Chapter 006
“anyone there?”There seemed to be no one in the store, so Ives shouted into the store.
“Good morning, child.”A soft voice came from behind the counter, and an old man walked out slowly. What was amazing was that his hair and eyes were emitting a hazy white light.
Ives bowed slightly,”Hello, Mr. , I am Elvis Evans, a new student at Hogwarts, and I want to buy a wand.”
Hermione stood behind him and said imitatively:”I am Hermione Granger, and I am also a new student at Hogwarts.”
What a polite boy.” Ollivander raised the corners of his mouth slightly, took out a tape measure from his coat pocket, and asked:”Which one of you will come first?””
“Ladies first,” Ivis made a gesture of invitation to Hermione.
Hermione hummed softly and walked briskly to Ollivander.
“My child, are you more left-handed or right-handed? asked Ollivander
“Right hand.”When Hermione finished answering, the tape measure in Ollivander’s hand was wrapped around Hermione’s right arm like a snake and began to automatically measure the data.
“Extend your right hand flat,” Ollivander reminded,”Yes, that’s good.
While taking advantage of the tape measure to measure the size, Ollivander took out a few boxes on the counter behind him,”The wands produced by the Ollivander family all contain super powerful magical substances. This is its essence.” Every wand is unique, and if you use a wand that belongs to someone else, it will never work as well as it did.”
“Let’s try this one,” Ollivander took out a wand from the box and handed it to Hermione.”The wand has a grapevine wood body and a core made of the heart nerve of a fire dragon. It’s ten and three-quarters of an inch long and hard.”
Hermione took the wand and waved it, and something magical happened. A stream of fireworks shot out from the tip of the wand, and colorful sparks shot out and hit the wall.
“Amazing, so amazing……”Ollivander pretended to be mysterious and whispered, and it seemed that a strange change had occurred in Hermione’s body.
“Very few customers find the one that suits them the first time they try out a wand.” Ollivander stared at Hermione with burning eyes and began his trick of deception (mistake)
“The owners of grapevine wands have great ambitions and extraordinary ambitions, coupled with the dragon heartstrings of the powerful fire dragon, a magical combination!”Ollivander admired,”Obviously, you can become a great wizard.”
Ives was a little embarrassed when he saw Hermione’s excitement. He said this to everyone, you believe me!
Next was Ives’ turn. Before Ollivander could ask, he spoke. Said:”My dominant hand is my right hand, sir.”
Ollivander opened his mouth. It was obvious that he felt uncomfortable not saying his usual lines. After Ives stretched out his right hand to measure the size, Ollivander handed over a wand.
“Eleven inches, walnut with dragon heartstrings, give it a try.”
He gave the wand to Ives. The boy raised the wand and waved it in the air, but nothing happened.
Ollivander took the wand from Ives’ hand and quickly stuffed the other wand into his hand. One,”alder wood with unicorn tail hair, ten and one-half inches.””
After Ives waved the wand, it shot out a white light and knocked down a cardboard box on the wall.
Ives looked at the cardboard box that fell on the ground with some embarrassment, at a loss.
“It doesn’t matter,” Ollivander waved his finger and changed the cardboard boxes back to their original positions.
“I love picky guests.
“Ollivander murmured. He thought for a moment and said,”I know, it should be that one.”
Immediately, he turned around and walked into the depths of the store. After a while, he came out with a cardboard box,”Child, come and try this one. Eleven inches, apple wood with dragon heartstrings for a soft texture.”
After that, he took out the wand from the carton and handed it to Ives.
Holding the wand, Ives suddenly felt a magical power, as if the wand was an extension of his arm.
He waved the wand gently. A blue flower appeared on the tip of his wand, and a floral fragrance filled the air.
“Excellent!”Ollivander said excitedly,”The output of applewood wands is not large. They are very powerful and are most suitable for people with high goals and idealists. Its owners are said to be generally popular and long-lived, and I have noticed that clients who have been successfully matched with applewood wands are very charismatic.”
Ollivander looked mysterious again,”I bet you can become a powerful wizard!”
Mr. Ollivander used deception, Ives complained in his mind.
But he was very happy that he got a good wand.
“Mr. Ollivander, how much should I pay you? asked Ives
“Seven galleons, kid.”
In the wizarding world, every little wizard’s first wand is subsidized by the Ministry of Magic. If you want to buy more wands later, it won’t be so cheap.
Ivis and Hermione took out enough from their wallets money on the counter
“Cheng Hui,” Ollivander said happily with narrowed eyes.
Everyone stood at the door of Ollivander’s wand shop, watching the flow of people coming and going. Iris asked:”Where should we go next?
Before anyone could say anything, Hermione said excitedly:”The bookstore!””
Iris and Emily looked at Hermione helplessly, and they also understood Hermione’s character.
Iris looked at Ivis with questioning eyes, and Ivis shrugged indifferently,”Then go to the bookstore.”
The Flourish and Blott Bookstore is not far from Ollivander’s Wand Shop.
Hermione walked in the lead, and a huge moving poster at the door of the bookstore caught her eye. A handsome man with blond hair, smiling and showing big white teeth, He was also holding a book in his hand.
The poster read in luminous font: New book by Gilderoy Lockhart, an internationally renowned celebrity and author, three-time winner of Wizarding Weekly’s Most Charming Smile Award——《Gilderoy Lockhart teaches you how to get rid of household pests” is officially on sale!
Hermione stopped in front of the poster, her eyes attracted by Lockhart’s smile. Then she quickly glanced back at Ives, leaving him confused
“This isn’t handsome either……”Hermione complained to the poster.
Emily and Ina also showed disgusted expressions
“Where are you sissies?” Ives vaguely heard their whispers.
Without stopping at the door, everyone quickly walked into Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.
Huge bookshelves are everywhere in Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, and the bookshelves are filled with books. It even reaches the ceiling.
Among them are leather-bound books as huge as paving stones, small silver-covered books as small as stamps, books with countless strange symbols printed on them, and wordless books with nothing written inside. In front of the bookshelf There are several billboards placed on the counter, which read: books for first grade, books for second grade, third grade…
The textbooks required for each grade have been sorted out separately for the convenience of students.
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