Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 191 Sirius Black Petrified
As with every year's Halloween dinner, the auditorium was now decorated with hundreds of jack-o'-lanterns with lit candles.

This year, Hagrid no longer needed to use magic secretly, so the pumpkins grew even bigger, each one resembling a carriage.

Because they arrived late, the long table was already full, and there were only three seats left near the teachers' seats.

"You guys go ahead, I'll sit in the back." Xiren took the initiative to sit at the very back of the long table, right next to the auditorium door.

“But if you’re in this position, you’ll probably have a hard time seeing the performance later,” Hermione said.

“It’s okay, I’ve never been interested in ghost shows anyway,” Celen said. “Remember? I saw those last Halloween.”

Despite his insistence, Harry and his two companions nodded and walked forward.

Pumpkin-flavored foods are a Halloween staple and are incredibly delicious. Even those who already had their bellies full of Honeydukes candies had a serving of each.

Xilun ate very quickly, finishing a pumpkin pie in just a few bites, and occasionally looking down as if he was looking at something.

At the teachers' table, Lupin was chatting enthusiastically with Flitwick, while Professor McGonagall, with a stern face, was talking to Dumbledore.

The banquet concluded with a performance by the Hogwarts ghosts, and everyone's attention was focused on the front... At that moment, Nick, who had almost lost his head, was reliving the scene of his beheading.

Xilun continued to stare at the map.

Finally, a name appeared before him.

Sirius Black, he's in the castle!

Xilun immediately stood up and secretly left the auditorium.

He was already sitting at the very back, and with everyone focused on Nick, who was almost headless, no one noticed that someone was missing from the auditorium.

Upon arriving at the foyer, Xiren immediately quickened his pace, running into a corner without any portraits. Then, a black cat leaped out from the other side, nimbly navigating the stairs to the second floor, and then reappeared on the third floor in the blink of an eye.

With the black cat's agility and familiarity with the castle, Siren reached the eighth floor from the foyer in just one minute.

After passing through another corridor, you'll reach Gryffindor's common room.

"May good fortune shine upon you!"

Xilun heard a hoarse voice, as if it hadn't spoken in a long time, and it was indistinct.

Then came the fat lady's voice.

"Who are you... You're not a Hogwarts student, are you? I can't let you in!"

"Damn it... hurry up... open the door!" A roar like that of a wild beast echoed in the empty corridor on the eighth floor.

"That's rude! You... wait, you, you're Sirius Black!" The fat lady seemed to recognize the other party and screamed.

Xiren heard the sound of the canvas being torn.

Sirius went berserk and slashed the canvas of the Fat Lady's portrait with his sharp fingernails, while the Fat Lady screamed and ran away.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t do that. The fat lady is very responsible. You shouldn’t have ruined her painting.”

Sirius's movements suddenly stopped, and he stiffly turned his head.

He saw a familiar little wizard standing leisurely in the corridor, looking this way.

"It's you……"

“You know me?” Siren raised an eyebrow. “Let me introduce myself, Siren Ollivander. It’s an honor to meet you here, Mr. Black.”

"You're not afraid of me?" Sirius instinctively took a step back. "Get out of my way before I kill you."

"Afraid? Would you be afraid of a thousand Galleons?" Sirius laughed, took out a camera, and snapped a picture of Sirius.

"The Daily Prophet recently published a new wanted poster. Anyone who can provide you with specific clues will receive a reward of 1,000 Galleons. That's no small sum."

The salary of an ordinary employee of the Ministry of Magic is about fifty Galleons a month. A thousand Galleons would require them to save for twenty months without eating or drinking, which is quite a lot. Sirius Black was taken aback when he saw the young wizard in front of him trying to grab him. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately pounced on Sirius.

He can't get caught, at least not before the Ministry of Magic finds him!

As for the little wizard in front of us, we can only let him be quiet for now, and hopefully Boss Tom won't blame him.

However, at that moment, a book suddenly appeared in front of Sirius.

It was a book floating in mid-air, its pages rustling as they unfolded. You could clearly see that each page contained a complex drawing.

Before Sirius could figure out what was happening, he was struck by a blinding red light and was sent flying backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily into the wall.

Repelling spell?
That book can actually cast a knockback spell!
Sirius couldn't believe what he was seeing, but he didn't have time to think about it anymore. The banquet could end at any moment, and then he really wouldn't be able to escape.

He immediately stood up and ran to the other side, intending to use his familiarity with the castle to shake off Siron.

Sirius was certain that no one knew the castle better than him, especially since the other party was a third-year student.

His idea was good, but before he could even take two steps, the book reappeared on the other side.

Another knockback spell struck Sirius, sending him rolling uncontrollably in front of Sirius.

"Still want to resist?" Xilun asked with a smile.

"Get out of the way!" Sirius Black got up again.

The sound of students talking could be heard downstairs; the banquet was over.

At this point, Sirius no longer cared about being exposed. He instantly transformed into a large black dog and pounced on Sirius.

At the same time, Sirius transformed into a small black cat and easily dodged Sirius's clumsy attack with a light leap forward.

[Soul Weapon Codex] flew to Xilun's feet and caught him.

This was Xilun's first time trying this maneuver, and he was a little clumsy, but fortunately the black cat wasn't very big, and the [Soul Weapon Codex] only wobbled a few times before coming to a steady stop.

Before Sirius could regain his footing, Sirius once again manipulated the [Soul Weapon Codex] to stand directly in front of him.

Sirius instinctively turned his head and happened to see an orange-yellow eye.

Xilun felt the magic power within his body suddenly become restless, pouring out like water from an overturned bucket.

A few seconds later, the big black dog stopped moving and stood there stiffly.

Xilun also uncontrollably transformed back into his original form, sitting there panting heavily.

So this is what it feels like to attack an adult wizard with [Snake Eyes]? Well, it feels like all my magic has been drained, and my head is spinning.

And just then, the mischievous ghost saw him in his current state.

"Oh, it's Ollivander, you little devil. You ran into Sirius Black too?" It sat cross-legged and excitedly spun around in mid-air. "I just met the Fat Lady. She said Sirius came to the castle."

Xilun wanted to speak, but the dizziness intensified.

As his eyelids grew heavier, Xilun struggled to muster a little energy, placed his hand on the petrified black dog behind him, and used the last bit of magic he had left to open the deformed lizard skin bag.

Then, the black dog disappeared and was put into the shape-shifting lizard skin bag.

Normally, the lizard skin pouch cannot contain living creatures, but Sirius, after being petrified by [Snake Eyes], cannot be considered truly "alive".

After doing all this, Xilun uncontrollably slumped to the side and fainted.

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(End of this chapter)