Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 346 The Secret Passage to Hogsmeade
Fred and George ran to Mrs. Pomfrey to have their beards fixed. After that, older students came and dropped strips of parchment with their names on them into the Goblet of Fire.

There were others among them who wanted to take shortcuts, but without exception, they were all thrown out of the age limit, just like the Weasley twins, and then ran to the school hospital with their newly grown beards on their faces.

Moreover, due to some special reasons, there were quite a few such people, and the school hospital quickly became overcrowded, with many people even standing in the outer corridors.

As the instigator of all this, Xilun had no intention of trying it out at all, and simply watched with great interest from the sidelines.

"Should we... still try?" Ron asked softly, clutching a piece of parchment in his hand.

Influenced by Siron, he and Harry also had the idea of ​​running for champions, and after racking their brains all night yesterday, they came here full of confidence early this morning.

Harry planned to have Hedwig help him put his name into the Goblet of Fire, while Ron brought a long pair of fire tongs.

He had already tried it in the common room yesterday; as long as he used tongs to hold the paper, he could touch the Goblet of Fire even if he was standing outside the age line.

It must be said that both of their ideas were quite good, but Dumbledore had obviously thought of them as well.

Therefore, the age limit he set not only applies to wizards, but also to owls.

Before Harry released Hedwig, someone had already tried this, but the owl got lost as soon as it flew in and then wobbled out again... No matter how many times they tried, the result was the same.

The same applies to Ron's plan with the fire tongs. People have tried using long bamboo poles and levitation spells, but no matter which method they use, the parchment strips cannot reach the Goblet of Fire. It's as if they are blocked by an invisible wall, and no matter how hard they try, it's useless.

It seems that this wall will only disappear once you cross the age line.

“I told you long ago, you couldn’t possibly succeed,” Hermione said, a hint of smugness in her voice. “Look at Siren, he’s already given up.”

“No, Hermione.” Celen shook his head and said, “This is the only chance to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, and I have no intention of giving it up so easily.”

When he said this, Sirius did not lower his voice, and many people around heard it, including Dumbledore, who had just come out of the Great Hall.

“But you can’t even get your name submitted,” Hermione said, frowning.

“I’ll figure something out… before the Goblet of Fire selects a champion tonight,” Siron said.

He glanced at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore didn't say anything, but instead gave him an encouraging look.

“I believe…” he said softly, “that your beard is certainly more handsome than Mr. Weasley’s.”

"I'll definitely take a picture to remember it," Xilun said with a smile.

Just then, Beauxbatons' students crossed the field and walked in from outside the door.

Ms. Maxim and Fleur de la Cullton, who were walking at the front, immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Taking this opportunity, Xilun got up and walked out of the hall.

Hermione saw this and quickly followed.

“You must be joking, right?” she asked.

“A joke? Of course not!” Siren said. “I’m serious.”

He then looked at Harry and Ron, who were chasing after him from the other side, and said, "If you still want to participate, I can share the method with you."

“Um, thanks… but I think I’ll pass.” Harry hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

He had previously wanted to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, represent Hogwarts, win the trophy, and gain honor. I believe that not only him, but every student had this thought.

But when he learned from Hermione how dangerous the competition was, he already had second thoughts. The serpentine beast, one of the most dangerous 5X magical creatures, went berserk during the competition, killing two warriors on the spot and seriously injuring all three headmasters.

Harry felt that his small frame was no match for the headmaster of the magic school.

Even if they don't use dangerous magical creatures like the serpentine gorilla this year, but instead choose the relatively weaker 4X magical creatures, Harry doesn't think he has a chance of winning.

For example, he saw two magical creatures with similar names in the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"... Unicorn and Venomous Horned Beast, both of which are 4X magical creatures certified by the Ministry of Magic.

They can be found in the Forbidden Forest of Unicorns. According to Hagrid, their long horns can easily pierce through the skin and scales of a dragon.

As for the venomous horned beast, Harry had never seen one, but he had seen pictures of it in books. It was a magical creature that looked like a rhinoceros but was larger than an African elephant.

Harry was well aware of his own limitations; he couldn't defeat either of them.

"Where are you going later?" He quickly changed the subject. "We've decided to visit Hagrid. Do you want to come along?"

“Next time.” After a moment’s thought, Xiren shook his head. “I need to think carefully about what to do.”

“That’s true,” Harry said.

After that, he left the castle with Ron Hermione and headed towards the cabin where Hagrid was.

Siren went up to the eighth floor, but instead of returning to the Gryffindor common room, he turned and went to the fourth floor, stopping in front of a statue of a hunchbacked witch.

The students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrived at the castle one after another, drawing most of the students to the foyer, where the fourth floor was deserted.

Siren tapped the hunchbacked witch statue with his wand and whispered, "Separate left and right."

The witch's hunchback opened, revealing a pitch-black hole.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xilun immediately jumped in.

This is a secret passage that leads to the basement of Honeydukes Candy Shop in Hogsmeade Village on the other side.

As the only remaining wizarding village in Britain, Hogsmeade has always been popular, and it is never short of customers even when there are no Hogwarts students shopping there.

While the shopkeeper was giving change, Xilun came out of the basement and, under the cover of the crowd, went outside.

Then Xilun followed the main road and skillfully arrived at the Three Brooms, pushed open the door and went inside.

Of course, Siron didn't come to Hogsmeade through the secret passage just to have a butterbeer; he had arranged to meet someone else there.

I don't know if the other party has arrived.

As he looked around, Xilun quickly found his target.

In the far corner of the store, a witch wearing a wide-brimmed sun hat and scarf was so conspicuous.

This kind of concealed attire, if it were black, would be standard at Pighead Bar, but nobody does it at Three Brooms.

Xilun immediately went over.

“Hello.” He smiled and sat down opposite her. “This must be our first meeting, Ms. Rita Skeeter. It’s an honor to have you accept my invitation.”

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(End of this chapter)