Chapter 678: Ollivander (Crazy for Book Lovers)

While Ryan and the others were listening to the radio and drinking black tea, a skillful Mr. flew down the stairs. It came to where Ryan was sitting, and said in a peculiar mechanical voice, "The guest named Ollivander yesterday is awake now, and he wants to see the man who rescued him from that prison yesterday." ”

"Okay, let's go up. Ryan nodded at the round robot, then waved his wand off, turned off the radio, and stood up with Hermione and walked upstairs.

After following the stairs all the way up to the second floor, and after taking a few steps into the hallway to the left, the brown wooden door of the guest room appeared in front of them. Ryan stepped forward to the door and knocked lightly, answering them with a faint "Please come in!"

When the door was opened, a wooden single bed was placed by the window of the room, and Ollivander was now half-lying on the bed with a pillow. At this time, the curtain was halfway opened, and with the help of sunlight, Ryan could see that he was in much worse shape now than he was back then. He looked haggard, the bones on his face were protruding, and his skin was yellow. The large silver eyes are sunken deep in the sockets, making them even larger. The hands on the thin quilt looked like skeletons.

According to Hermione's examination yesterday, Ollivander has not been sunless for at least a year, and has been tortured several times. That's why he looks so bad right now.

Before Ryan and the others came in, Ollivander had been looking through the window at the small garden downstairs, but now he turned his head and looked at Ryan and them with those silver eyes.

"Mr. Ollivanders, I'm glad to see you sober, but I think you'd better rest again, because you're not in great shape. Ryan admonished Ollivander as he was half-lying on the bed.

"My dear children," Ollivanders' voice was weak, "you have delivered us. I thought we were going to die there. How can I thank you...... How can I thank you...... It's not enough. ”

"We're happy to be able to help you. Hermione said, "We'd do anything that would weaken the Mysteries or the Death Eaters, but you're too weak to call us in to thank you." ”

"Ah, of course. I'm not asking you here to thank you, but to tell you what the Mystics did to capture me and Grigovich, and I think that would help you in defeating the Mysteries. ”

"That's really good news. Leon and Hermione looked at each other and said, "Yesterday when we entered the house you were in, I found out through the loot that you seemed to be making something. ”

"Yes, we do make something. Ollivander nodded slowly. "The Mystic Man has asked us to make a wand, a wand that will defeat Headmaster Dumbledore. ”

"Because his wand has been completely destroyed. "So he blamed it all on the previous failures, so he kidnapped me to make him a powerful wand." ”

Ryan immediately thought of the purple wooden wand belonging to Voldemort that was burned by himself with wildfire with Peter Pettigrew on the day of Voldemort's resurrection, and it seems that this should be the reason why Voldemort abducted Ollivander in the first place after his resurrection.

"So, did you make that wand?" asked Hermione. "It's the kind of powerful wand that the mystery man asked for. ”

"Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't be like this. Ollivan said with a wry smile. "Over the course of the year, I've experimented with thousands of wand and core combinations, even using some pure-blood treasures. Like the bones of the Titans, like the scales of real dragons, I swear I've never seen them beforeβ€”"

"But I still don't know why I can't make the wand that the mystery man needs. Olivander looked a little desperate. "I've tried all wand-making techniques, even the oldest staff. It does fit the mystery man, but I don't know why it still doesn't reach that old-" As he spoke, Ollivander's voice suddenly became smaller.

"What is ancient, sir?" Seeing that Ollivander seemed to be lost in thought, Ryan had to interrupt his musings.

"Oh, yes, an old wand. After being reminded, one of Olivan's spirits awoke from his contemplation. Then he leaned back along the head of the bed. "A little over a month ago, the Mystic went out with the most powerful wand I've ever made, but when he returned, he was so angry that he tortured me with the Drill Heart Curse for a nightβ€”"

"I'm sorry, sir, I think it's because I'm trying to cover Harry Potter's confrontation with Mysterio. Ryan said in a somewhat guilty tone. After all, the old man in front of him was tormented because of his victory.

"Kid, you didn't lie to me, did you?" Ollivanders' eyes widened, and he couldn't care about what he had just said. "If I'm not mistaken, you just said that you and the mysterious man went head-to-head more than a month ago. ”

"More than that, Mr. Ollivander. Hermione said. "Not long ago, Ryan stopped another conspiracy of the Mysticians in Hogsmeade, and even forced them back. ”

"Hermione, you're a bit of a flatter. Ryan smiled and shook his head. "It's Headmaster Dumbledore who really pushes the mystery man back, and if he delays me too much, the Headmaster will be here soon. ”

"That's pretty good, kid. Ollivander said. "Being able to confront the Mysterio head-on at your age is a miracle in itself, and that should be the best news I've heard today. ”

Ollivander was thrilled by the news, and it took him a few minutes to calm down before he could move on to the topic he had just asked. "If things are the way you just said, then after another failure, the Mystic began to ask his subordinates for information about various powerful magic items, and then captured Grigovich a week ago. ”

At this point, Ollivander paused, "Grigovich was arrested because the mysterious man found out that he had ever possessed the strongest wand, the Death Rod, the Destiny Staff, or the Elder Wand, so they went to him. After torturing the whereabouts of the Elder Wand, the mysterious man imprisoned him with me for some reason. Since then, he has asked us to make a wand that rivals the Elder Wand. ”

"That's one of the things I can't understand. Ollivander said in a confused tone. "The history of the Elder Wand continues throughout the history of magic, and although there are hiatuses in between, there are always reappearances. It has certain recognizable characteristics that will be recognized by those who have studied wandology. There are some written notes, some very obscure, that I and the other wandmakers have studied specially. There is a certain authenticity to those records. ”

"So I know very well that this wand is the tail feathers of the Thestrals, the body of the elder. At this point, Ollivander's eyes sparkled. "It's a powerful combination, but it's definitely not top-notch in terms of materials. It could even be argued that this combination was only slowly developed more than 1,500 years ago after those excellent and rare wand materials disappeared with those powerful magical creatures. I couldn't figure out why such a combination was so powerful that I could have made it from powerful and ancient materials in the old way. ”

"I think that in addition to the materials, the production method of any magic prop should not be overlooked. Thinking about the process of making his Rose Madonna, Ryan seemed to understand something. "If I'm not mistaken, the reason why you can't make a wand like an Elder Wand is because of your own lack of skills. ”