Chapter 314: The New Wand "Press Conference"
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This is the easiest and most effective way to do this, and Cornelius Fudge is a bad guts, but as a politician, he is worthy of recognition for his ability to reach the position of Minister of Magic.
The Ollivander family is a well-known presence in the entire wizarding world, and the wand that is indispensable to wizarding is sure to attract everyone's attention, just like the emergence of a new weapon in the Muggle world, which will attract all kinds of attention without publicity.
In any case, since the date has been set, it cannot be changed, and Bruce and Ollivander can do "overtime and rush work". According to the rules of the Ollivanders, before the new wand was sold, the wand maker had to demonstrate three types of magic in front of everyone: common spells, combat spells, and forbidden spells.
This is to show all wizards the reliability of the new wand.
However, the frequency of wand replacement is too low, and the most recent one was a "press conference" held by an elder of Ollivanders more than 100 years ago to reform the wand core. Although this wand reform is more breakthrough and the "press conference" is more necessary, with the character of Ollivander, he will definitely not "take the stage" in public, so this responsibility falls on his only student, Bruce.
Although Bruce was forcibly "pushed" and did not have such experience, fortunately, he had seen a lot of various press conferences "before", and the wizards present had never seen what the "wand press conference" was like anyway, so Bruce simply followed his own feelings.
On the last day of July, the first day of the new wand went on sale, Harry and Ron came to the wand shop early to help Bruce.
"Bruce, Harry, come and help me." Ron shouted as he dragged a large suitcase.
The two hurriedly walked to pull the suitcase down in the open space in front of the wand shop, Ron wiped his sweat with relief, and vomited, "I really don't understand why you don't let magic be used, Bruce, you've never been so honest." ”
Bruce said, "Now that the people from the Ministry of Magic are out there, you have to pretend to be honest if you are not honest. ”
"Merlin!" Ron slapped his head and cried, "Then when do we have to prepare, we know that George and Fred are here." ”
George and Fred are 17 years old and can use magic outside of school, but this is not a good thing for the Weasleys, as they can finally use magic to make trouble "in the open".
Bruce laughed, "Don't worry, I don't need your help. ”
Harry said, "Don't worry, we won't leave you alone, if there's anything else you want us to help with." ”
Ron said, "I'm talking about playing, Harry and I will definitely help to the end."
Bruce laughed, "I know, it's really done." ”
"Huh?" The two looked at the big suitcase in surprise, and Harry asked curiously, "Don't you tell me it's just this big suitcase?" ”
Ron said, "He must be polite, afraid of tiring us." ”
Bruce quipped, "I'm not kind to you, that's really all there is." But that's enough, trust me it was a successful launch. ”
Harry said, "I'm really looking forward to it. Oh yes! Zhang Qiu will also come over later. ”
"I'll go, okay!" Bruce quipped, "It's going to take a month to get hold of her schedule." ”
Harry blushed and said shyly, "Actually, we originally came together, but there was something delayed at her house. ”
Bruce patted Harry on the shoulder and said, "Come on, we'll all have our back." ”
Harry laughed, "It's supposed to be our support now, hasn't Hermione come back yet?" ”
Bruce said helplessly: "No, it's still in Wales." Wrote to me yesterday. ”
Ron laughed; "It's okay, we'll be there for you. By the way, go for a change of clothes, preferably into a dress, so that you can be handsome enough. ”
Bruce said, "No, that's it, look close." ”
"Are you sure?" Harry asked, looking at Bruce's clothes.
Bruce didn't even wear a robe and jeans underneath, and it was really casual to wear a shirt on top. In England, especially in the wizarding world, etiquette is very important, those nobles will wear formal clothes whenever they go out, even ordinary wizards will wear traditional robes, and Bruce's appearance is easily reminiscent of "rudeness".
But Bruce didn't care, you must know that this dress is paying tribute to "Joe's help", thinking that when Bruce saw Apple's press conference, Joe's casual clothes were really handsome.
Gradually, more and more people gathered at the entrance of the Ollivanders wand shop, the Weasleys, Zhang Qiu, Cedric, and Hogwarts classmates all came, and the most surprising thing for Bruce was that Dumbledore actually brought a group of professors to "cheer", and then several ministers of the Ministry of Magic also arrived at the scene.
There may not be a "launch" of the wand in a hundred years, so everyone wants to see it for themselves. At this time, the real owner Ollivander was still calmly making wands at the table, and he promised the Ministry of Magic to release a new wand in advance, which did not mean that they would be birded. So Bruce can only greet everyone personally, but he is really nervous looking at this lineup.
The time was approaching, and Bruce was about to go back to prepare after simply saying hello to everyone, and now the field was getting more and more crowded with people outside the street.
At this moment, suddenly there was a "bang", two ceremonial flowers bloomed in the air, and a colorful rain of petals bloomed, and the spell was issued by Dobby and Twinkle, two house-elves, although Hermione could not be present in person, but still "personally instructed" Bruce not to forget to promote the Fujin Society.
Then Bruce walked out of the store in casual clothes, and in the eyes of the "crowd", Bruce's outfit was a bit nondescript, but he still clapped his hands very face-saving.
Bruce smiled and walked into the clearing, and everyone's curiosity returned. There wasn't even a table here, just a big bag that I didn't know what it was for. Just when everyone regretted the simplicity of this "press conference", what happened next made their attitude change 360 degrees.
As Bruce's spell struck the chest, the suitcase opened and countless pieces of wood swarmed out and landed in an orderly manner on the clearing. Bruce rose into the air for more than ten seconds, and the wood was assembled into a beautiful platform.
"Wow!"
"Beautiful!"
Bruce's hand was immediately applauded, and a new wand was shown off.
Bruce bowed to the crowd and smiled, "Thank you, thank you for coming to the Ollivanders Wand Shop." I beg your pardon for not being the owner of this great shop. But there is no way that the customer's desire to buy is too enthusiastic, and my teacher, Mr. Ollivander, is still making wands in the store for more than a month, and I am worried about his health. But it's also a good thing, see who is lucky enough to get their hands on Mr. Ollivander today. ”
"Hahaha!"
The audience immediately erupted in loud laughter, and the black humor of the British sometimes sounded very excessive to outsiders, but they were very fond of such jokes.
Bruce smiled and said, "Just kidding." Oh, I almost forgot. Today, wands can not be sold, but they must be thanked by the leader, which is a time-honored rule. ”
The sarcasm amused the Ministry officials, but Bruce did have to thank them. It stands to reason that Bruce can't use magic at will, but Ollivander has claimed that he will never show up, so they have to give Bruce the privilege of a day.
Bruce continued, "With the kind words done, I'll get straight to the point." Everyone is here for the new wands, but there are so many people today, and my teacher, Mr. Ollivander, is rushing to make them every day, but there are still not many of them, only 1,000 new wands, so you should seize the opportunity. Reservations will be made after the presentation. ”
"You've seen me show my hand just now, seriously! After practicing for a long time, the effect is not bad. But I don't think people are too happy to feel at ease, because no one wants their wand to be a bad product. I'm going to show you how the new wand works. I've also noticed that some of the most respected wand makers are also on the scene, and I think you can put away your shorthand quills, I won't tell you how to make them, and expect him to marry a wife! ”
Several old people in the audience put away the shorthand quill with blushing faces, originally they were very excited to hear that it was a little guy who came forward to demonstrate, thinking that they could find out how to make the new wand, but they didn't expect Bruce to play cards completely out of common sense and directly cut off their thoughts.
Then there was Bruce's "limelight time", several demonstrations made the audience exclaim, and some spells that only senior and even adult wizards could master Bruce came easily, especially a forbidden spell that made the audience exclaim again and again. and also made a cameo appearance as a professor to talk about his skills, walking around the stage from time to time, and that posture really had a bit of the style of "Joe's Gang Leader" in the wizarding world.
Of course, everyone is most concerned about the wand itself, especially some of the clever wizards in the audience. Unfooled by Bruce's sneering, they soon discovered the merits of the Ring. The spell can be cast much faster than a traditional wand, which is enough to make many people's hearts flutter. Harry Ron in the audience also acted as a "melon-eating crowd" very dutifully, leading the way to cheer and applaud to give Bruce face.
However, Bruce, who was talking on stage, didn't notice that the beautiful eyes in the audience were staring at him intently from the beginning.
Fleur came early, and she wanted to say hello to Bruce but didn't dare. She fell in love with Bruce, and from simple curiosity at the beginning to gradual contact with understanding, this boy a few years younger than him was deeply attracted to her. Looking at Bruce, who was talking confidently on stage, Fleur's heart was uneasy!
She was a beautiful and very intelligent girl, and she could see that Bruce was indeed a little attracted to her, but Fleur was not happy. Because she knew that the girl Bruce wanted most was always Hermione, not her.