Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 78 Six in a Row
Walking on the cold and damp ground of Knockturn Alley, Xi Lun sighed helplessly.

To be honest, the method they used was not particularly clever, at least there was a big problem at this time.

No one except Dark wizards would enter Knockturn Alley at night.

Unfortunately, Xi Lun was fooled and stepped into this crude trap... or for some reason, he subconsciously ignored the danger of walking into Knockturn Alley at night.

"Based on this, can you guess that our target is the wand shop?" A cold and hoarse voice came from behind.

"You couldn't have gone through all this trouble just to capture some random Hogwarts student. It must be because of me."

Xi Lun took a deep breath and smiled, "If there is anything special about me, it's probably that my last name is Ollivander."

"Maybe you can also add your smart brain." The man said slowly, sounding like praise, but his tone was full of teasing... as if a beast was praising its prey for being energetic.

"Can you tell me your purpose?" Xilun asked, subconsciously clenching his fists, as if ready to fight to the death at any time.

"Of course it's for the wands." A tall man on the right suddenly became excited. "Last time, it was because those wolf cubs lacked wands that we didn't kill that damn Potter! Lord Dark Lord..."

"Shut up, idiot!" A sharp shout interrupted him, and then the voice became the same as before, without a trace of emotion.

"You are very smart, but I also have a way to make your brain empty. Do you want to try it?"

Xi Lun knew very well that these words were spoken to himself.

"Don't be like that, I'm just trying to help you." He quickly explained, "A wand chooses a wizard, it's not something you can just take away and use. You should know that."

The other party didn't say anything else, obviously determined not to answer any of Xilun's questions.

But he also quickened his pace.

This seemed to be a signal, and several people around him began to move closer to Xilun, and subconsciously tightened their wands in their hands.

After noticing this, Xilun immediately stopped where he was and did not move.

"Are you finally going to resist?" A wand was placed against his head.

"That's Borgin and Burke's up ahead," said Siren. "I can't go past that shop."

"It's not up to you."

"This is unfair." Siren turned around and looked at him. "There are six of you, all adult wizards, and you actually lied and attacked a first-year student like me. Are you Death Eaters?"

"Yes, this is a Death Eater." The man said without hesitation.

Xi Lun's tone paused. He didn't expect the other party to admit it so shamelessly.

No, why didn't this guy play by the rules? Shouldn't he give me a chance to fight him one-on-one?
"Since you don't want to leave, let us do it for you... Is the Polyjuice Potion ready?"

"It's been prepared long ago." The old witch that Xiren met at the beginning said in a shrill voice, looking at Xiren's head and fingers greedily.

"Let's get started." She grinned, revealing her uneven teeth, and her laughter became even more unbridled. "The taste of fear...how sweet..."

"Soul..."

"Avada Kedavra!"

A person's sharp roar could be faintly heard in the void. The sound seemed to come from people's hearts. It was clearly unclear, but it drowned out all the sounds in the alley.

Then, a strange green light appeared out of thin air in Xilun's hand.

No one knew better than the Death Eaters what it was—the Killing Curse. But it was different from what they remembered. It was like countless chains intertwined, like a hungry venomous snake, frantically splitting and entwining in the air. The first person to be hit was the Dark wizard who had intended to use the Imperius Curse on Siren. He didn't even have time to finish the spell before the Killing Curse pierced his chest.

His pupils suddenly dilated, his life was taken away in an instant, and before his body fell, the green lightning had already turned towards the second target.

The old witch, who was still staring at Xiren's head, didn't even have time to react before she was hit in the throat and her body collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.

The remaining wizards saw this and tried to fight back, but they underestimated the speed of the Killing Curse and overestimated their own abilities.

There was still fear in their eyes, but the wands they had been holding tightly in their hands had loosened. The wands slipped from their fingers and hit the wet stone slabs with a hollow sound.

“Bang…bang…bang!”

Six bodies hit the ground almost at the same time, and Knockturn Alley fell into deathly silence.

Xi Lun's face turned extremely pale in a short moment. He stood there, feeling his fingertips numbing, his ears buzzing, and his vision infinitely stretched.

Is this the Killing Curse? It's easier than crushing a bug with your foot.

However, before Xi Lun could recover from the shock, things took a new turn.

The green light of the killing curse did not dissipate after piercing the sixth apprentice's chest. Instead, as if sensing something, it changed direction again and drew a strange arc in the air.

The green light became a little weaker, but still carried a deadly chill as it swept across the damp alley wall and penetrated a rotten wooden door next to it.

There was a muffled sound from behind the door, followed by the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

Xi Lun looked in the direction of the sound and vaguely saw the faded sign of Borgin and Burke on the door.

His legs were a little stiff, as if he was standing on two pieces of stone fixed to the ground. No matter how hard Xi Lun tried, he couldn't take a step forward.

Until he reached into his pocket and touched the silver bristle of his wand.

A warm current quickly spread from his fingertips to his whole body. Only then did Xilun feel his body again and took a trembling step forward.

He hadn't expected the consequences of using the Killing Curse to be so terrible. At that moment, it seemed as if all the hatred, anger, and murderous intent in the world rushed towards him, drowning him like waves, and then those waves condensed into pale hands, trying to drag him into the depths.

Xi Lun gripped the silver mane of the magic wand tightly.

"Fluorescence."

A silver-white halo lit up, completely dispelling the coldness in Xilun's body.

Of course, it wasn't the Illumination Charm that was working, but the wand itself.

[Purification]: When using magic against curses and dark creatures, the restraint effect is increased by 100%.
That feeling just now should be considered a kind of curse...

probably.

Anyway, after using Silver Mane to cast an illumination spell, Xiren's body was completely restored.

But every time I see the six Death Eaters on the ground, my stomach still feels churning, and it seems that even the unicorn tail cannot dispel this feeling.

So after being able to move freely, Siren changed his position as soon as possible. He did not leave Knockturn Alley in a hurry, but followed the light of the Illumination Spell and pushed open the door of Borgin and Burke's.

This is where the killing curse finally disappeared.

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(End of this chapter)