v2 Chapter 410： make wand

"...He's going to be a teaching assistant in herbal medicine next, and Professor Sprout should be very happy."

Professor McGonagall introduced the new batch of teaching assistants, and soon the last one arrived.

"This gentleman is Max Dawson." The young man named Max Dawson has a gloomy face and a tall stature, but one of his hands hangs unnaturally on one side. There is also gauze on the head.

"Mr. Dawson is from Durmstrang, and will be teaching assistant in the Charms class - Mr. Dawson, how did you become like this? Did something happen? You were in very good shape during the interview a few days ago. Good." Professor McGonagall pushed his glasses and looked at Max Dawson, who seemed to be beaten.

Sean, who was beside him, also turned his attention to the past. This new assistant was actually from Durmstrang, which was a bit rare. Of course, Sean doesn't have any opinion on the graduates of other schools, he just simply doesn't like Karkaroff, the principal of Durmstrang.

Dawson looked gloomy, but his voice was not gloomy at all, but he sounded a little annoyed.

"Something went wrong...Professor McGonagall."

"Is there a need for Hogwarts? Or, your thinking has changed." Professor McGonagall asked.

Dawson shook his head: "No, it's my honor to pass the Hogwarts interview, I just met some..."

He gritted his teeth in annoyance and shame: "After passing the interview, I went back to Durmstrang—"

The looks of others looking at Dawson suddenly became strange.

Dawson waved his wounded one. "Don't get me wrong, I didn't tell anyone about my upcoming appointment at Hogwarts—I just wanted to get a note."

Having said all that, Dawson, who was worried about other people's misunderstanding, simply opened the box.

"That's my personal notes from my Durmstrang studies, combined with manuscript material in the Durmstrang library, mostly on Charms. When I graduated, I took that note I gave it to a junior student who has a good relationship with me - I shouldn't need it, but I got the job, so I decided to bring back this basic note as a reference for teaching. "

As he said, his face was a bit ugly: "Before the time disappeared in that year, my younger brother was a seventh-grader, so taking back the notes has no effect on him, and it is true, he is very He received me warmly, and gave me back after hearing my intention, but I didn't expect..."

"After I finished talking with him, I suddenly wanted to go to the dormitory where I lived for seven years. After all, I haven't been back to school for so long—" After speaking, there was obvious anger in Dawson's eyes, "I don't know. What is the school doing, it stands to reason that the location of the dormitory is right there, but I didn't find it?!"

"Or, I'm not looking for the wrong place, it's just that the original bedroom area has been remodeled, and it's become a strange room - I didn't even want to go in and see, after all, I'm already a graduate. But! As soon as I got close to there, senior students at school attacked me right away!"

"Those few...that group of **** attacked me directly with magic in the school. There are too many of them!" Dawson's face flushed slightly, and he didn't seem to be very confident in his defense.

It seems that not many attacked him, but this Mr. Dawson was obviously defeated... Sean on the side thought to himself.

Otherwise, Dawson wouldn't look like this, and when it came to the number of attackers, he didn't elaborate, and he passed it over.

How strong are Durmstrang's seniors?

Sean carefully looked at the new assistants when he came in. He had a lot of dealings with the powerhouses, so his judgment of strength was fairly accurate. The strength of this Max Dawson should be able to steadily enter the top three among the new teaching assistants, and the conditions for Professor McGonagall's selection have always been high.

"And then?" Professor McGonagall asked, frowning.

"After... I left Durmstrang..." Dawson grunted.

Looking at this picture, it should not be the so-called "leaving", but after being disarmed and beaten, the posture of leaving is probably very mellow.

But these are not the point. Durmstrang's attitude is very strange. Unless this Dawson is not telling the truth, otherwise, a graduate of this school wants to see the dormitory, which is definitely not a reason for being beaten.

Kind of weird...

Professor McGonagall thought for a while. "Mr. Dawson, is there anything I need help from Hogwarts?"

Dawson blushed, he repeatedly waved his hand and accidentally touched his injured neighbor, grinning in pain.

"No, no need... I have left a letter to Principal Karkaroff, and those lawless **** will be punished."

"That's good—by the way, Mr. Dawson, maybe you can consider going to our school doctor, Madam Pomfrey, she, uh—" Professor McGonagall hesitated, and she saw it too, the Max. Dawson is pretty good-natured.

Sean continued: "Mrs. Pomfrey is currently experimenting with a new tonic potion. She urgently needs a new experimental subject with mature magic power and a strong body. Of course, this drug has no side effects."

Dawson hesitated for a while, and finally walked out indifferently: "Then I'd be more than happy to help with this."

After everyone else had left the staff lounge, Sean, who remained, asked Professor McGonagall, "That Mr. Max Dawson, are you okay?"

Professor McGonagall nodded: "For those who are recruited normally, the recommenders are also very reliable adult wizards - I have tried the compound decoction test and the Imperius Curse test during the interview, and there is no sign of disguise or being controlled or Suspect."

Sean squinted his eyes, and he really didn't see anything wrong with Max Dawson, but in the current situation, Durmstrang's principal Karkaroff is probably not a good thing, so Kaka The possibility of Love and returnees contact is very high.

If this is the case, then Durmstrang's true face is hard to say.

"But that was all tested during the interview, right?" Sean asked.

"That's right... Sean, do you think Max Dawson might be controlled by some bad guy in Durmstrang?"

"The possibility is not high. After all, he is still injured and it is easy to be noticed - but I think it is better for everything to be safe. If he does not suspect that he is coming, we can still act in advance."

Professor McGonagall pondered for a while and nodded: "You are right. I didn't think about it carefully. I will find a way to check Dawson's transformation now."

"Um."

Two days later, Professor McGonagall approached Sean, and the two chatted about Dawson in her office.

"After checking, Dawson doesn't show any signs of being controlled, and he didn't try to go to some unoccupied places. He's quite honest and quiet," Professor McGonagall told Sean.

Sean dragged his chin and thought for a while, then said slowly: "I also asked someone to investigate. Durmstrang seems to have no inexplicable actions recently, at least on the surface."

Are you really too suspicious? After all, although it's strange, Durmstrang's actions don't seem to affect the direction of the entire wizarding world. It may just be a simple transformation of a secret room, and then just as Max Dawson tried to enter, it was guarded. The students were beaten.

Sean and Professor McGonagall discussed it for a while, but in the end they didn't get much useful information.

In desperation, Sean could only think that he was too suspicious.

Of course, the necessary monitoring is still indispensable. If there is really nothing wrong after that, then cancel it.

Under this circumstance, another month passed quickly, and the atmosphere at Hogwarts became unprecedentedly dignified.

The final exam is approaching, and this time the exam is much more difficult than in previous years, which makes many students nervous.

Also, with two grades taking O.W.L.s at the end of the semester, students in both grades are busy.

During this period, Sean has been teaching Transfiguration while guaranteeing his other courses - with great results.

For example, the first-year freshmen who have not been in school for half a year have completely followed a whole year of courses under the guidance of Sean, and many of them even performed exceptionally well.

Sean estimated that among the first-year freshmen he brought, a few talented students could even barely keep up with Hermione's progress—of course, this was without considering Sean.

The progression here is analogous to Hermione without Sean by her side.

The current Hermione, a super scholar plus all kinds of victories, her progress was much faster than that of a normal fourth-year student, and her strength naturally didn't need to be said.

In other courses, because of the addition of teaching assistants, the workload of professors has been greatly reduced.

Charlotte and Colton should be the two best assistant coaches besides Sean.

The two of them "joined forces" and almost robbed Lockhart of the remaining fans. Now, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts officially hired by Hogwarts, Lockhart, has basically been put on hold, Charlotte and Colton Talking is much better than him.

And Max Dawson, whom Sean and Professor McGonagall have been vigilant about, also performed well, at least as an assistant.

Sean plans to monitor until the end of the semester. If nothing happens, then there is no need to continue to trouble the other party.

It wasn't really a hassle, just checked every now and then to see if he was in the potion, if he was under the Imperius Curse, etc.

At present, although the atmosphere of Hogwarts Castle is tense and anxious, it is also a good place to learn and improve.

…

In the room of responsiveness, Sean was looking at the oddly shaped wand in his hand.

After winning the honor of the golden prize staff maker, Sean made several attempts. After all, even if the Wallup family lacked others, there would be no shortage of Golden Galleons.

However, the difficulty of this embedding was somewhat unexpected to Sean.

Wandmaker's Glory (Gold): Within ten hours after use, you will gain keen observation of the wand wood and core material, and gain the ability to [Embed], with a cooldown of one natural month.

[Embedding]: You can embed a second magic material into an already-made wand, and the wand's power and control will be improved, depending on the fit between the second material and the original wand.

At the same time, you can embed a variety of wand cores for a new wand embryo (wand without a wand core), and the number of embedded wand cores is related to the material of the wand wood and the fit of the various wand cores.

Tip: rash insertion may cause the wand embryo and wand core to be destroyed together, please be careful.

This is the purpose of the golden prize. Since the cooling time is a full month, it cannot be wasted.

Sean is going to use a lot of powerful magic materials as the main material for his new wand. Of course, the materials are better, and the wand should be strong and easy to use.

Before this meeting, Sean turned on his abilities and tested them one by one. But he found that even though the glory of the wand maker gave Sean his unusual senses, he couldn't fit a variety of wand cores into the wand blank very well.

And this brand new wand in his hand is Sean's first successful wand so far.

The material of the wand is made of oak, which can sensitively perceive the owner's emotions. This wood is very loyal to the owner, and also provides different levels of magic output due to the owner's emotional changes.

If you have low air pressure recently and a lot of negative emotions, then oak seems a little weak. If you're in a positive mood, oak can be more powerful than other wand woods.

Of course, what is more critical is the core. With the [Embedding] skill, Sean boldly chose two cores, Phoenix tail feathers and unicorn tail feathers.

Unicorn tail feathers are known for their stability, and Phoenix tail feathers are more like a talented but rebellious genius.

In addition to the previous attempts, Sean scrapped more than a dozen of the ready-made wand blanks, and the core of the wand was burned at the same time.

This is the first successful product.

Unlike other oak wands, Sean's wand has an obvious thick bottom, and then shrinks rapidly in diameter as it goes up.

The surface is smoother and brighter than ordinary wands, but Sean has a good feel in his hand.

The phoenix tail feathers and unicorn tail fur give this wand a fantastic feel, and it also takes on a silver and red mix at the tip.

Sean held back the excitement in his heart and cast a spell seriously.

"Burning Flames (

A graceful and warm flame spewed out, the beating flame was as proud as a phoenix, but in front of Sean it was as smooth and gentle as a unicorn.

The casting speed has been improved... the power has been improved a lot... and the controllability has increased a lot...

Sean, who often changed wands, immediately gave an accurate evaluation. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the first wand he created was stronger than Grindelwald's branch wand, no, to be precise.

This wand is stronger than every wand Sean has used before!