Chapter 8: The Wand Apprentice
The next morning, Bruce woke up and washed up and went downstairs, there were no customers in the bar, but Tom was already standing at the bar and wiping his glasses. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After seeing Bruce come down, Tom immediately greeted with a smile: "Bruce, good morning!" How did you sleep last night? ”
Bruce smiled and said, "Good morning, Mr. Tom!" Had a very comfortable night's sleep yesterday and the bed here makes you feel at home! ”
The sycophants are so accurate, so Tom is very useful for such a compliment!
"Haha! Thank you! Tom laughed and said, "That's a great saying, I think I can advertise with it!" Yes, it will definitely attract a lot of guests! ”
Bruce walked to the bar, and Tom immediately brought him a breakfast and a glass of hot milk, and said with a smile, "Come, let's eat!" I asked you for this glass of milk! ”
"Thank you! Mr. Tom! Bruce said with a smile.
Bruce hadn't eaten much last night, and as soon as he smelled the smell of breakfast, Bruce's hunger immediately came up, and it didn't take long for him to settle the breakfast.
"Oh! Bruce, is it still needed? Tom asked.
Bruce laughed and said, "No, I'm full!" Thanks for the breakfast, Mr. Tom! Is there anything I need to do now? ”
Tom smiled and said, "Not now, you just need to clean up the chair and bench when the door closes at night, and the rest of the magic will help us!" ”
"It's amazing!" Bruce exclaimed, "I really can't wait to go to Hogwarts right now!" ”
"Haha!" Tom smiled and said, "Dear Bruce, you'll have to wait a few years before you can!" ”
Bruce smiled and said, "I wish time passed soon!" That's right, Mr. Tom. Could you please open the door to Diagon Alley for me later, I'm going to visit Mr. Lower Ollivander, and you know I haven't thanked him yet! ”
Bruce hadn't used magic since he used magic at Ollivanders until he was 11 years old. Just kidding, if you become a squib, you don't have tears if you want to cry!
Tom nodded and said, "No problem! ”
After breakfast, Tom opened the door to Diagon Alley, and Bruce walked straight towards Ollivander's wand shop.
After pushing the door in, Ollivander was still as elusive as yesterday, but this time Bruce was mentally prepared and not frightened.
"Good morning! Bruce! Ollivander greeted with a blank face.
Bruce smiled and said, "Good morning! Mr. Ollivander! ”
Bruce exchanged a few words with him and then went straight to the point, saying, "Actually, I'm here to learn wand making from you, Mr. Ollivander!" Maybe it's because I was born in the Muggle world, so I'm interested in the principles of wands! ”
To Bruce's surprise, Ollivander did not refuse this time but happily agreed.
"Of course you can, but you can only be an apprentice now, you can only help me and not participate in the making of wands!" Ollivander said.
Bruce replied, "Of course, I would be honored to help Mr. Ollivander!" ”
Ollivander nodded and led Bruce to the "studio" at the back of the house. Unlike the messy wand shops, this place looks neat. Not even a trace of dust could be found, the shelves on the left were filled with all kinds of wood, and on the right were boxes of all sizes.
Ollivander doesn't usually talk much, but when it comes to wands, he talks a lot.
Straight to the point, he gave Bruce a brief introduction to the process of making a wand, and began his work without looking up.
Bruce stood silently and watched Ollivander's wand making process, during which he only asked Bruce to help him get a phoenix's tail feather. That is, the chests on the right side of the room, which contain all kinds of materials for making rod cores.
Now in Ollivander's hand was a half-finished wand, and he had already made the prototype of the wand and engraved it with a script, almost embedded in the core of the wand!
But even if the wand in front of him is half-finished, it is much different from the wand that Bruce saw, because it is too rough and does not look as beautiful as those wands in the movie.
Ollivander carefully embedded the phoenix's tail feathers into his wand. At this moment, a miracle happened, and I saw a silver light coming out of the wand at the moment when the wand core was embedded. When the light faded, a shiny black wand appeared on the table, not at all as ugly as it had just looked.
Bruce looked at the wand in amazement, forgetting to ask his own question. But Ollivander seemed to guess Bruce's curiosity, and explained without raising his head: "The wand core is like the soul of a wand, and it is only a real wand when the soul enters the body!" ”
Ollivander then proceeded to make the next wand, and Bruce brought a piece of willow wood and placed it in front of him at Ollivander's instructions.
This time, Ollivander didn't get to work right away, explaining to Bruce: "Making a wand can be broken down into three steps. First of all, it is the easiest way to make the rod, and you only need to polish and carve it carefully. Of course, you have to be careful with your technique, because not all parts of the wood can be used as a wand. All you need to do is carefully polish out those extra parts! ”
Bruce listened with a pen and a notebook to record, the wizarding world with the help of magic to record words is often done by the brush itself, but Bruce can't use magic now, so he has to do it himself.
Ollivander continued: "The second is the seal carving, which is the most difficult part of making a wand, and without this step many people can become wand makers. You have to keep carving the magic text without the slightest pause, and you can't make mistakes! ”
"What happens if something goes wrong?" Bruce asked curiously.
Ollivander let out a sneer and said, "If you make a mistake, you have to be killed, or you will be killed by the leaked magical energy!" ”
"Doom!" Hearing this, Bruce involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then he asked, "Sir, the magic pattern of the wand is so long, if it can't stay for a moment, wouldn't it be difficult to hold on!" ”
Imagine that the next narrow piece of wood has to be carved with dense magic patterns, which is no less difficult than traditional Chinese miniature carving, even if it is a magical world, people need to rest!
Ollivander explained, "You understand that there is not one magic pattern in the wand, but many magic patterns together!" ”
"Oh!" Bruce suddenly realized, "I see! So this magic pattern is like a wandmaker's secret recipe! ”
"Yes!" Ollivander gave a rare smile and said, "You are very clever and have the right explanation!" Magic patterns are like words, and the wand maker is like putting them together in an article! ”
Bruce kind of understands that making a wand is like a science experiment, with different elements added together! That's why Ollivander said that anyone could become a wandmaker without a Seal Script. Not everyone can arrange the magic patterns as perfectly as the people of the Ollivanders!
Ollivander continued: "After the inscription is engraved, it is the final step, embedding the core of the staff! As I said earlier, the wand core is the soul of a wand. Therefore, the core of each wand must be carefully chosen, even if it is made of the same material, the wand will be different, just like there is no one in the world who is exactly the same! ”
Ollivander was a very serious man, otherwise he would not have become the greatest wandmaker in the wizarding world. Since he had Bruce as an apprentice, he would tell him everything.
After explaining the process of making a wand, Ollivander began to polish his wand. Ollivander had said that this was the easiest step, but Bruce was still taking it seriously, he was really learning how to make wands, and he hoped that in the future he would make his own wands.
In this way, Bruce lived a two-o-one life every day, waking up from the Leaky Cauldron to Ollivanders Wand, and going back in the evening to help Tom clean up some clutter and then go to rest.
The days were simple but fulfilling, and he also got to know many "famous" people during this time. For example: Hagrid, Professor McGonagall, and even met Snape once, but looking at the expressionless dead face Bruce thought it was better to stay away!
It is worth mentioning that he and Hagrid get along very well, this "half-blood" with giant blood is really simple, although he is very old, he is as innocent as a child.
The reason why the two met is also interesting. Mainly because Bruce was very fond of animals in his previous life, which is similar to Hagrid's "smelly smell". Ever since he lived in the Leaky Cauldron Bar, whenever he met someone, Bruce would ask them about the wizarding world and magic. When I met Hagrid, I naturally asked about those magical creatures.
didn't expect the two to talk very well in this regard. Bruce was more than willing to listen to Hagrid talk about those magical creatures, and Hagrid rarely met someone who shared the same hobby, and although he was just a child, he was more than willing to talk to Bruce. So the two became year-old friends who talked about everything!