#42 - The first magic wand
October 5, 1991, Saturday evening.
In Greenhouse One, behind Hogwarts Castle.
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A wand with the scent of fresh wood was born.
Wand Wood: Willow.
Wand Core: Unicorn Tail Hair.
Length: Eleven and three-quarters inches.
The expected joy and satisfaction did not arrive on schedule.
Mune only felt uneasy now.
He couldn't even re-enter the trance-like state he was in while making the wand.
It was a magical state; Mune was immersed in it, with only the wand on his mind.
Mune even felt that all his movements slowed down in this state, giving him enough time to operate each step.
But Mune knew that in reality, his movements hadn't slowed down.
"This is truly a strange and wonderful magic."
After exclaiming this, Mune carefully observed the wand in his hand.
The new wand was shorter than the one he bought from Ollivander's, and it still had a noticeable greenish dampness.
"It seems there are no problems now, but I still need to test it."
Putting the wand into his wizard robe, Mune picked up Bouncing Ball and walked out of the castle.
Now he was going to perform the final step in wand making: verification.
When buying a wand at Ollivander's, Mune clearly remembered the scene when testing the wand.
At that time, he just waved the wand casually, and all the wand boxes in Ollivander's shop jumped up.
Such a scene must not happen in the greenhouse, otherwise Mune would face more than just a deduction of points.
......
The scenery outside the school was very beautiful in the evening, and Mune ran into three pairs of older students along the way.
It wasn't until he followed Bouncing Ball's instructions to the Black Lake that no one else bothered him.
"Chirp!"
"So, this is where you catch fish."
Mune looked around and found that this was indeed a blind spot, and only the tall buildings of the castle in the distance could see here.
After confirming that there would be no hindrance, Mune let Bouncing Ball run into the grass in the distance.
Mune had no confidence in the 'wand opening test' for the new wand.
For safety reasons, he could only let Bouncing Ball hide far away.
Holding the new wand that still had a damp aura, Mune waved it gently.
Uh~, there was no reaction around.
Try again.
Still no response.
"Alas, it seems it still doesn't work." Mune turned his head in disappointment.
Just as he was about to call Bouncing Ball out to go back and make the next wand together, the little guy ran out of the grass chirping.
Its little paws kept pointing behind Mune.
At this time, Mune also noticed the abnormality, and he heard the sound of waves lapping on the shore behind him.
Splash~
Splash~
Mune turned his head sharply and saw that the originally calm Black Lake was rippling in layers.
"Could it be a success?"
Mune still couldn't believe it, he picked up the wand again and cast a transfiguration spell on the scattered dead branches on the ground.
A silver needle appeared.
"It really works!"
"Chirp!"
Mune couldn't remember how he returned to the castle that night, he only remembered that the 'firefly shimmer' emitted by the new wand illuminated the road in the darkness.
......
However, the 'wand opening test' of the new wand was not over.
Not long after Mune left the Black Lake, a huge black shadow emerged from the water.
A huge squid searched for a long time where Mune had just stood, and it didn't reluctantly return to the bottom of the lake until the special magic power had dissipated.
Not only the squid was disturbed, but the leader of the Merpeople also protested to the school that night.
However, Mune didn't know all of this.
After testing the wand, he went straight to the auditorium.
At this time, some young wizards who were eating late were still dining, and Mune joined their ranks.
After eating a portion of jam pudding, Mune was about to put down his cutlery, but his hand stopped in mid-air.
From the reflection in the silver spoon, Mune found that his wizard bar had exceeded half a grid.
Bringing the spoon closer, after carefully confirming, he picked up the golden plate and looked at it carefully.
At this time, Mune dared to confirm that his wizard bar had indeed exceeded half a grid.
Looking back at Malfoy at the Slytherin table, Mune found that his wizard bar was as long as the other party's.
In other words, a month after entering school, his magical strength had caught up with the second tier of freshmen.
"What are you looking at, you poor boy!"
Malfoy's voice came, interrupting Mune's thoughts.
"Nothing, good night!"
Mune had no interest in arguing with anyone today because he didn't want to spoil the great joy he had now gained.
"He... is he sick!"
Malfoy was also a little caught off guard by Mune's answer.
......
All day Sunday, Mune didn't do anything else, he quietly completed all the transfiguration and potion homework in the library.
The great sense of joy did not overwhelm Mune's reason, he knew that he had to adjust his state to the best next.
This way, he can ensure that he completes another wand making in Xilin as well.
At dinner, Mune gave the remaining magical wood to Cedric.
It wasn't until a while after Mune left that Cedric recovered from his astonishment.
"No... way~"
In fact, Cedric had long been prepared not to receive the wood before Christmas.
Because he never believed that a first-year student could make a wand.
But now he was holding a willow wood in his hand that was intact, which could only mean that Mune had succeeded.
Cedric, who returned to the Hufflepuff common room, didn't sleep well all night, he decided to ask Mune tomorrow.
However, Mune could only give Cedric the answer he wanted in seven days.
......
That night, Mune returned to Xilin's wooden house, and he was relieved to confirm that the branches given by the Great Willow Tree were still there before he went to sleep.
In the next two days, while waiting for Brad's news, Mune polished three wand blanks.
The proportions were completely polished according to the appearance of the wand he bought from Ollivander's.
Just as he was about to start cutting on the third day, Brad arrived with a map.
"This map was really hard to find, I searched the old house all over, and finally found a booklet in the cellar, and the map was sandwiched inside."
Brad said, sitting on Mune's small bed, and picked up a sweet potato roasted on the fire.
"This is too abstract."
After opening the map, Mune's joyful expression disappeared.
Because he found that this map was not only very tattered, but the content inside was also very...
The rivers and mountains drawn on it were still recognizable, but what were the dense black dots?
There are also △, Y, (◉ ◉), ♪, ►, three...
These strange symbols are everywhere on the map.
"This is a doodle map drawn by my grandfather at will."
Doodle, that's right.
Mune remembered that the last time he saw this style of work was on his cousin Sophia's textbook.
"But I don't understand it at all." Mune threw the map back to Brad.
This little horse groom obviously valued the map very much. Seeing the paper flying over, he quickly released the sweet roasted sweet potato in his hand and steadily caught the map in his hand.
"Be careful! This is the secret of our Mustang family, of course, outsiders can't understand it."
Although he has become a horse-raising servant of the monastery, Brad is obviously very yearning for the past of his family.
"Brad, I really need to know where that group of mysterious wild horses is."
"I know."
"Then why are you giving me this kind of thing!"
"But didn't I come in person?"
