#6 - Second-hand ones are also very fragrant
Madam Malkin's suggestion was really great!
Before today, Moon had never thought about buying second-hand items for school.
In Xilin Town, everyone wears clothes for a very long time, and only when they are torn will they be altered for the younger children in the family.
However, things seem very different in Britain. Here, there are not only specialized second-hand robe shops, but also second-hand bookstores and thrift stores...
Seeing that there were many people in each second-hand shop, Moon sighed that in addition to spending less money, he also felt that wizards didn't seem so aloof.
Moon spent only 9 Galleons and bought all the clothing, including robes, pointed hats, gloves, and cloaks.
In addition, he paid 10 Silver Sickles to have the shop owner alter the sizes.
Looking at the shop owner's figure, which was the same as Madam Malkin's, Moon curiously sized her up.
"Don't look, child, we are sisters."
Moon was not angry because Madam Malkin recommended her family's shop. He now liked buying second-hand items.
In the second-hand bookstore next door, Moon bought all the textbooks, as well as some necessary parchment paper, ink, and quills, for 5 Galleons.
Seeing Moon come back with a stack of books, the second-hand robe shop owner also packed the clothes.
"Child, you can go to the thrift store to buy a suitcase first. You can also buy a cauldron and brass scales for brewing potions there. The boss is very nice, but you must remember to buy a wand at Ollivanders."
Moon was good at taking advice, but the price still had to be negotiated.
In the end, he spent a total of 47 Galleons and got all the school necessities except for the wand, including a second-hand suitcase.
Although the suitcase was second-hand, Moon had been picking it for a long time.
The fat shop owner said that this suitcase could not only reduce weight, but also expand and contract space, so even if all the school luggage was put in, there would still be half the space left.
Carrying the suitcase, which weighed about the same as a dozen wood carvings, Moon once again felt the magic of magic.
"Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C."
This should be the oldest shop Moon had seen today.
The shop didn't look big from the outside, and it was very quiet inside.
Only one white-haired old wizard was carefully examining a wand.
Looking at the thousands of long boxes densely packed behind the old wizard, Moon knew why the second-hand robe shop owner would persuade him to come here.
There were more wands here than there were hazel trees in the hazel forest he guarded.
"Good afternoon, are you here to buy a wand? I must say, child, you've come quite late."
Seeing Moon nod, Ollivander directly picked up a ruler and walked over.
"Are you usually right-handed?"
"That's right."
A tape measure with silver graduations measured Moon all over, first from shoulder to fingertip, then from wrist to elbow, shoulder to floor, knee to armpit, and finally head circumference.
When measuring his arm, Moon noticed Ollivander frowning at his scarred hand.
After measuring, Ollivander directly pulled out three long boxes from the wand wall.
"Try these first."
"Fir wood..."
"Acacia wood..."
"Vine wood..."
...
When he tried the seventh one, the wand in Moon's hand finally reacted.
He just waved it gently, and wisps of gold stars emerged from the tip of the wand, and then several long boxes on the wall began to jump.
"Oh, good, sir!"
Ollivander snatched the wand back and put it back in the box.
"Twelve inches, made of willow, with a unicorn tail hair core. You know, it is the wand that chooses the wizard. May I ask your name?"
If Professor McGonagall and the second-hand robe shop owner hadn't recommended that he come here, Moon would have suspected that the white-haired old man in front of him was a liar.
Waving the wand a few times could determine that the wand had chosen him as its master. Moon felt that it was a bit too outrageous.
"Moon Scarlet, Mr. Ollivander, then why did this wand choose me?"
"Well asked, sir. Unicorn hair cores are more likely to faithfully reflect the essence of magic and are not interfered with by other magic.
Willow is an extremely rare wand wood with extraordinary healing powers. It usually chooses wizards with great potential."
Moon didn't know if what Ollivander said was true or false, and there was still a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Ollivander seemed to have noticed, and he stared quietly into Moon's eyes and spoke again.
"Of course, for you, sir, those who use willow wands often have a very long journey."
......
Sure enough, the wand shop that has stood for more than two thousand years has real capital.
Moon didn't know if the other party could really see something, or if the wand could tell the other party some secrets.
Coming here from Xilin, Moon should have a farther journey than most people.
This time without bargaining, Moon took out 7 Galleons and took the wand box wrapped in brown paper.
......
After leaving Ollivander's Wand Shop, it was already afternoon. Looking through a clock hanging on a shop, Moon knew that he hadn't eaten anything for more than ten hours.
After buying everything, the passion for exploring the magical world for the first time could no longer suppress the surge of hunger.
At an ice cream shop called "Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour", Moon bought wizarding desserts, two Cauldron Cakes and a special ice cream.
This was Moon's reward to himself, because he had saved a lot of money today.
Finally, he bought food for Bouncy at a magical animal shop.
Now he has 52 Galleons left, plus 50 pennies.
As dusk approached and some shops planned to close, Moon left Diagon Alley with the crowd.
Hiding in the crowd was also the safest way for him to leave.
......
Back in the bridge hole, Moon handed a box of unknown dried insects to Bouncy, and then couldn't wait to open the textbook and read it.
"Cheep~"
"I bought it especially for you, it must be delicious."
Moon glanced at Bouncy, who took a bite of the dried insect and waved the magic wand toy, and then began to read "Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1" under the light of the street lamp.
He had seen many wizards waving their wands and chanting spells today, and then magical things would happen, which made him very yearn for it.
Moon took out his mysterious willow wand and waved it, and then stuttered the spell.
Nothing happened.
......
September 1st, the weather was still clear.
Although the ticket was for eleven o'clock, and the bridge hole where Moon lived was very close to King's Cross Station, he still got up very early.
Taking the only knight sculpture he kept, he came to the zoo's employee cafeteria. He wanted to thank the chef who had taken care of him for two months.
At the bottom of the sculpture, Moon engraved the fat chef's name.
"To Uncle Gaia"
"Look! Amy, this is just too exquisite, I'm going to collect it."
The fat chef shook the wood carving in his hand to his colleagues, and then turned to look at Moon.
"Child, I don't think you would mind a delicious steak from Scotland."
Moon ate his first steak in his life, which was the end of a small bond with this place for three months.
He didn't know when he would be back, so he didn't want to leave any regrets here.
