The years of welding at Hogwarts

However, Dumbledore disagreed with this, as he apparently had some knowledge of wand making.

"Metal will hinder the conduction of magic power. You can delay the conduction of magic power by nailing metal products into the wand, thereby reducing damage to the wand."

Moreover, from an outsider's perspective, he can actually come up with a more appropriate solution than Ollivander, the traditional wand maker who is temporarily unable to make his way around.

Ollivander's eyes lit up as he listened to Dumbledore's story.

"In this way, we don't have to use the combination of iron birch and fire dragon nerve cord! Instead, we can use other more flexible and lightweight combinations!"

He dashed into the private workshop deep inside the shop, leaving only his fading voice in the air.

"I need a moment!"

……

In the end, Noah was unable to get his wand from Ollivander.

The design and production of a new wand takes a long time. It is not something that can be done by simply nailing a few nails on an ordinary wand.

But Noah couldn't just leave the wand shop empty-handed, after all, the wand was a wizard's most important companion.

He needed a wand, even if he could just get one from the store to make do.

So after obtaining Ollivander's consent, Noah took the two-meter-long iron birch wand away.

Ollivander didn't even bother to collect the money.

According to him, the spear he inherited from his father had been in the shop for three centuries.

It has never been sold because it is simply not salable.

Who in their right mind would use that thing?

Normal wizards can't use it, and if they want to use it on a troll, it's too thin and it's difficult to even use it to pick teeth.

Whatever Noah can use is naturally the best, it’s free and free.

Ollivander's professional wand-making shop is the last stop of Noah's trip to Diagon Alley.

After buying all the school supplies, he would go to Hogwarts under the guidance of Dumbledore to meet his future guardian.

As for older cat girls, even though they may seem serious and rigid, they shouldn't be difficult to get along with, right?

It seems not good to come empty-handed when meeting someone for the first time. In this case, what gift should I give?

Dried fish?

Cat teaser?

Catnip?

Following Dumbledore's advice, Noah finally did not choose those suicidal things, but instead chose a set of shampoo that is relatively rare on the market.

This shampoo costs five gallons a bottle, which is ridiculously expensive.

You know, the price of the wands sold by Ollivanders fluctuates between five and thirteen Galleons, although this is based on subsidies from the Ministry of Magic.

But there is a reason why it is expensive.

This shampoo is said to contain extremely precious bird snake eggs as raw materials, which has an excellent nourishing effect on hair, removing dandruff and softening the hair while caring for the hair.

For a witch, smooth, shiny hair is obviously extremely attractive.

Even if the other person is an elderly lady.

However, when Noah was paying, he was completely unaware of the strange look on Dumbledore's face, which seemed to be watching a show.

……

Standing in the Leaky Cauldron, a look of unexpected embarrassment flashed across Dumbledore's face.

It was a mistake. He shouldn't have let Noah take the crappy stick from Ollivander's.

He never imagined that just as he was about to go to his headmaster's office through the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron that was connected to the Floo Network, he would be tripped by a broken wooden stick.

That two-meter-long wand didn't look like it could fit into the small fireplace, so it didn't look like it would go to Hogwarts with Noah.

It's not that he couldn't take some other ways to get to Hogwarts.

But that was only when he was alone.

The amount of mana consumed to perform Apparition Teleport increases with factors such as the distance teleported, the size and mass of the teleported object, etc.

The straight-line distance from London to Hogwarts is several hundred kilometers, and for Dumbledore it has to be divided into several sections and teleported multiple times.

Not to mention that he has to bring Noah, who can't show up as a follower, so the mana consumption will increase exponentially, and the teleportation process will be more dangerous.

Since we can't use the Floo Network or Apparate, there are not many options left.

The portkey needs to be reported to the Ministry of Magic in advance. Given the efficiency of the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore would have returned to Hogwarts on his broomstick in that time.

Moreover, it is unlikely that Dumbledore, who is already old, would ride a broom in the sky like an old will-o'-the-wisp and carry Noah across hundreds of kilometers.

As for the Hogwarts Express, it is too slow. It would be more appropriate to call it the Slow Train.

Then for Noah and Dumbledore, the only option left was the Knight Bus.

The Knight Bus is an emergency passenger transport service run by the British Ministry of Magic for wizards in distress.

The way to summon it is also very simple. Just stand on the side of the road and raise the magic wand. With a deafening bang, the car will suddenly appear and take you to anywhere on the land you want to go.

Standing on Charing Cross Road outside Diagon Alley, Noah wanted to raise the stick in his hand after listening to Dumbledore's introduction, but the old wizard with quick eyes and hands grabbed his arm.

Given the length of Noah's magic wand, it would be fine if the car was driving towards them from the side.

They were afraid that the car would come straight towards them from the front, and Noah would probably hit the driver to death with a stick in the driver's seat.

Chapter 16 Deng is currently...committing a crime?

Hogwarts Castle, Scottish Highlands.

The huge castle is surrounded by rolling mountains, and next to the castle is a vast lake, sparkling in the sunlight.

Occasionally, a huge black shadow of a behemoth would emerge from the bottom of the sapphire lake, with several extremely thick tentacles dragging behind its body.

Because it was a holiday, the usually bustling Quidditch field was only filled with the sound of the wind blowing through the green grass.

The whole campus is immersed in a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

But a deafening explosion broke this precious peaceful atmosphere.

A huge vehicle appeared in the thin air as it roared towards us. The violent wind pressure caused by its high speed blew up a pile of fallen leaves on the dirt road.

Amid a tangle of falling leaves, the words "Knight Bus" were clearly visible in gold letters on the car's windshield.

Before the rolling wheels had completely stopped, a conductor in a purple uniform jumped out of the bus.

The man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pair of big fan-shaped ears and a few small pimples on his face.

As a conscientious conductor, the first thing he would do after getting off the bus should be to solicit customers who need a ride.

But today he was acting out of character, crawling out of the car, and then struggling on the ground to a big tree beside the dirt road, and then...

"vomit!"

Sitting in the driver's seat was an elderly wizard wearing glasses with thick lenses.

He glanced with contempt at the miserable appearance of the young ticket seller who was vomiting outside the car, and his eyes revealed deep disdain.

Young people are unreliable and can't withstand such a small bump.

It’s too lame. It’s really too lame.

Back then, he hadn’t been promoted to driver yet, and was just an ordinary ticket seller…

Before he could recall his bravery of the past, a feeling of nausea suddenly rose from the bottom of his stomach, and Ern Plan's old face turned from red to green in an instant.

Fortunately, the nausea wasn't enough to make him vomit.

Standing on the solid mud ground outside the car, Dumbledore, with a slightly unsteady step, looked at the towering green mountains in the distance, and a feeling of relief for surviving the disaster emerged in his heart.

He made up his mind that he would never take the Knight Bus with Noah again in his life.

This thing was already going very fast, but that little bastard Noah actually bribed the driver to press the accelerator to the floor.

He also asked the driver to take a complicated route.

According to Noah, it would be too unskilled to drive such a high-end car in a straight line from London to Hogwarts, a distance of hundreds of kilometers.

Being fast on a curve is the real speed. Who doesn’t know how to speed up on a straight line?

Is this something a human can say?

Dumbledore couldn't help feeling helpless.

Along the way, he felt that not only his breakfast this morning, but also his brain was shaken.

Just riding the bus can cause trouble. What will happen if he learns magic?

Fortunately, this trouble will be passed on to others.

Dumbledore couldn't help but feel fortunate for his foresight. It seemed that his decision to find him a reliable guardian was extremely wise.

However, when he thought about the fact that this destructive kid would have to go to school at Hogwarts for the next seven years, Dumbledore couldn't help but feel a headache again.

What I'm saying is, since Minerva has worked so hard and conscientiously for Hogwarts for so many years, isn't it time to consider making her a full-time employee?

It would be a good idea to be a vice-president or an honorary principal.

Noah did not notice the complex expression in Dumbledore's eyes that changed back and forth beside him. All his attention was attracted by the scene in front of him.

At this moment, they were standing in front of an elevated stone bridge built in the mountains. A few steps forward, there was a deep mountain stream under their feet.

The howling mountain wind made their robes rustle.

The Hogwarts Castle in the distance was bathed in the midday sun, with green vines climbing along the edges of the blue-gray brick walls.

The sunlight reflected from the diamond-shaped or round window glass on the tower formed small dazzling spots of light in Noah's field of vision.

Even though he had seen such scenes countless times in movies, when the dreamlike towering castles really appeared in his eyes, Noah couldn't help but be a little dazed.

"Is this Hogwarts..."

Hearing the admiration in Noah's tone, a proud smile appeared on Dumbledore's face, "Welcome to the wizarding world."

He led Noah along the viaduct, and the two of them walked through the quaint yet majestic entrance courtyard and up the luxurious marble steps in the auditorium foyer.

The two of them walked around in the castle. The extremely complicated staircases made Noah suddenly feel that his brain was not enough. Having lived for three lifetimes, he was actually half a directionally challenged person.

The reason why I say half is because he is not like other people who are completely directionally challenged. At least when he goes out, he can understand the map and navigate in real time so that he won't get lost.

The magic portraits displayed on the walls on both sides of the corridor cast curious glances at the strange boy who appeared in Hogwarts Castle during the holidays.

They have nothing to do in the portraits every day, and their only remaining hobby is gossip.

They were really curious about what was so special about this young man, or whether he was a descendant of Dumbledore's family who had the honor of being personally received by Headmaster Dumbledore.

Just when Noah was about to get goosebumps from being stared at by the gossipy eyes of the group of portraits, Dumbledore finally stopped in front of a huge and extremely ugly stone monster statue.

"Here we are."

"Are we there yet?" Noah took a look at the iconic ugly statue and immediately knew where Dumbledore was going to take him.

"My office," Dumbledore replied simply, then turned to the statue and said, "Fizzy Bee Candy."

This is obviously a command.

As he finished his words, the monster statue jumped aside as if it had come alive, and the wall behind it cracked, revealing a spiral staircase at the back.

If Noah remembered correctly, Dumbledore's headmaster's office should be on the eighth floor of the castle.

And where they are now is only the third floor of the castle.

The two people who stepped into the spiral staircase rose higher and higher in the rotation until they finally arrived at a shining

In front of the bright oak door, there is a brass door knocker in the shape of a griffin.

The griffin on the door knocker automatically opened its eyes the moment Dumbledore approached, and then the wooden door opened automatically, revealing the room behind.

It was a big, beautiful, round room filled with all sorts of funny little noises.

The first thing that caught Noah's eye was a table with long and thin legs placed in the center of the room. On top of it was a crystal tower that seemed to be carved out of a whole piece of crystal, which was very eye-catching.

As he got closer, Noah discovered that this crystal tower, which was shining brightly under the carved chandelier on the roof, was actually a large rotating candy box.

It is the kind of candy box that families will take out and place on the coffee table during the Chinese New Year.

A cry like a song came from behind Noah.