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"Wand, Ollivanders...", walked to the last shop in Diagon Alley, small and broken, the gold sign on the door peeling off, and the inscription: Ollivanders: A well-made wand since 382 BC. Seeing this, Holly knew that she had reached her destination, and that it was also the meeting point for her and Snape.

When I walked into the store, I heard the jingling of bells from somewhere behind the store.

The shop was small, with nothing but a bench. Holly randomly turned his attention to the thousands of narrow cardboard boxes that reached almost to the ceiling.

"Good afternoon. A soft voice said, causing Holly to turn her head quickly in the direction from which the voice had come from, and at the same time there was a loud clicking sound telling her that the owner of the voice was coming.

An old man stood in front of Holly, his big light-colored eyes like two shining moons in the dim shop.

"Hello!" replied politely.

"Yes, red hair, brown eyes. Well, I think I know who your parents are, but I haven't heard of your existence before, and I don't think I would have guessed your identity if I hadn't checked your parents' records yesterday when they came to buy wands. Well, your hair is the same as your mother's. It was like yesterday that she had come here to buy her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, made of wicker, fluttering and rattling, it was a good wand for magic. My father was different, he loved mahogany wands. Eleven inches long, flexible, and stronger, it's perfect for Transfiguration. I said your father liked it - actually, of course, it was the wand that chose its wizard nickname. ”

"Okay, what's your name, come on, let me see which wand I'm going to choose for you. Ollivander pulled out a long tape measure with silver scales from his pocket.

"Which hand do you usually use to do things?"

"My name is Holly, Holly Parker. This one. Holly held out his left hand.

"Parker, I think it's ***," Ollivander defended. "Well, let's call you Miss Parker for now. ”

"Put your arms up, okay. He measured the circumference of the head from the shoulders to the fingertips, then from the wrists to the elbows, the shoulders to the floor, the knees to the armpits, and finally the circumference. As he measured, he said, "Every Ollivanders wand has a super-powerful magical substance, and that's the essence of it, Mr. Potter. We used unicorn fur, phoenix tail feathers, and dragon nerves. Every Ollivanders wand is unique, as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are exactly the same. Of course, if you use a wand that is supposed to belong to another wizard, you will never have such a good effect. ”

When measuring the distance between the nostrils, Holly suddenly realized that it was the tape measure that was operating automatically. Ollivander was shuttling through the shelves, busy picking out some long boxes to move down.

"Well, Miss Parker, try this one. Made of beech wood and snake nerves. Nine inches long and very flexible. You give it a try. Holly took it for a moment, and a row of boxes flew around like a tornado.

"Oh no, try this. Another wand with a maple phoenix feather seven inches was handed over.

"Try this. An eight-and-a-half-inch wand made of ebony and unicorn fur was handed over.

"Oh no, fussy customers, I like it. As the wands he tried grew taller and higher, so did Ollivander's enthusiasm for his work.

"Try this, holly, phoenix feathers, eleven inches long, it has something to do with your background. ”

Picking up the wand, Holly instinctively felt uncomfortable, as if there was a thorn on it, and put it aside without even waving it.

"Oh, it looks like it's a property wrong. ”

"Then try this one, werewolf blood soaked unicorn tail feathers, yew wood, twelve and a half inches, will surprise you at the play of the spell. Ollivander came from behind with a purple-black box full of dust.

Holly took the wand and felt a sudden heat in his fingertips. With a wave of his hand, a six-petaled blood-red rose emerged from the tip of the wand, darker in color than it had just been.

"Not bad, not bad. "Applause came from outside.

"Severus, are you her guardian?" asked Ollivander as he saw Snape pushing the door in.

"yes, that's it?" again without a superfluous reply.

"Uncle Snape, are we going to buy books or potions?"

"Buy the book, I've already prepared the potion for you, and I've sent you your confirmation letter. Also, you'd better not get any A's or lower in my Potions class. You don't have much time. By the way, Mr. Ollivander... For the sake of safety... Forget about it. ”

The two walked out of the wand shop and were confronted by the combination of the big man they had just seen at Gringotts and the skinny boy next to them.

"Hello, Professor Snape, I'm here to accompany Harry to do some shopping. With that, the big man patted the boy next to him to attract attention. As everyone knows, that highlights the boy's malnutrition and thinness.

"Oh, Hagrid. Nothing else, then I'll go. ”

The two bought all the textbooks they needed to go to school at a bookstore called Lichen. The shelves here are filled with books, up to the ceiling, from leather hardcover books as large as paving slabs, to stamp-sized silk books, some filled with strange symbols, and a few wordless.

Birthdays always go by quickly. As the setting sun stains the sky of West London, Holly returns to the door of the orphanage after another apparition. Reluctantly looked at Snape.

"Your birthday present, go back and see again. Snape tossed Holly a brown paper-sealed bag, turned around, and disappeared into thin air.

Walking back to the orphanage, Holly returned to his room. The eleventh birthday passed like this, and that's it... When I opened the vellum bag, there were several books and a ticket - the Potions Book, which looked to be some years old, and the name of the book's owner was a name I had never heard of before - Erin Prince.