There seemed to be some disagreement over the dragons' allocation, forcing Garrick Ollivander to change his original plans and remain at the sanctuary for a full three days. Silvan naturally stayed with him.
With Charlie, a diligent and responsible guide, Silvan was not bored during those days. He visited quite a few interesting places.
There was just one thing: Charlie always seemed rather off to him.
Was a dragon keeper really that free? He had time to accompany Silvan around for three whole days.
And whenever Silvan told him to go handle his own business and that he did not need looking after, Charlie would become nervous for no apparent reason.
It was as though he really did not want Silvan acting alone.
Though Charlie explained that he was afraid Silvan might encounter danger, that excuse might fool Neville, but no one else.
Leaving aside the sanctuary's own defenses, Dumbledore was here as well. Silvan had heard Alastair say as much to Garrick.
There were also more than a dozen elderly wizards, including Newt Scamander. With that lineup, even if Voldemort resurrected on the spot, he would not dare return to his old ways until after everyone here had left.
Silvan even felt that the dragon roars coming from the sanctuary had become much quieter over the past two days.
Silvan had every reason to suspect Charlie was lying, but he could not figure out why. It could not be that Charlie was worried he had designs on the dragons, could it?
But that made no sense.
His grandfather had enjoyed decades of good cooperation with the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary and had an excellent reputation. Silvan himself was only a second-year Hogwarts student... No, before term began, he did not even count as a second-year yet. He was still a