Chapter 5: The Wand
The wand chooses the wizard, this is a famous quote from Ollivander.
When Carl had tried more than a hundred wands, even he couldn't help but yawn.
Looking at the mountains of wand boxes around him, Carl admired Ollivander a little. The old man was so old, after helping him test so many wands, he still took the wand from the shelves with great interest, and his legs and feet were sharp, and he didn't look tired at all.
Karl even wondered if the price of the wand was determined by the number of wands tested, which is why the old Ollivander was so happy.
After a moment's hesitation, Ollivander took a box from the shelves inside and took the wand inside.
"Try this one. ”
This time, Ollivander didn't specify the material of the wand, but just handed it to Carl.
As soon as Carl touched his wand, he felt a heat in his fingertips. With a casual wave of his hand, he saw a red light erupt from the tip of his wand, shining like fireworks.
"Haha! that's great!" Nick shouted happily. Louise also looked at Carl with a proud face.
Only Ollivander's face was not quite right, and he looked at the wand in Carl's hand in a daze.
"What's wrong?" Karl noticed Ollivanders' face.
"Incredible, incredible. Ollivander exclaimed, looking at Karl and then at the wand in his hand.
"What's incredible?" Carl didn't feel right.
"I remember every wand I sell, Mr. Cooper. I remember every wand - the two tail feathers of the same phoenix, one for this wand and the other for the other wand. ”
"And the owner of the other wand," Ollivander gave Cal a meaningful look, "I think Dumbledore must have mentioned to you the man, the man who couldn't even be named. ”
"I made it myself," Ollivander looked at the wand in Carl's hand with emotion, "Holly wood, phoenix feathers, eleven inches long, nice flexibility, a good wand." I thought ...... , but I didn't expect ......"
He didn't say why, just shook his head with infinite emotion.
I see.
Carl looked at the wand in his hand, it was Harry Potter's one.
After thinking about it, Karl shoved his wand back into Ollivanders' hand.
"I don't want it!" Karl said firmly.
Ollivander was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Why refuse? ”
"I don't want it!" Karl repeated, his eyes darkening.
This is the first time he has shown such an expression since the crossing, and since the crossing, he has always behaved like a child, even if he is talented and acts in a childish manner, looking ahead and looking ahead, because he does not want to live so tired.
Saving the world was Harry Potter's job, and he didn't want to have anything to do with Voldemort.
"Honey, what's wrong with you?" Nick and Loise were taken aback by Carl's expression, they had never seen Carl like this before.
Ollivanders was also taken aback, he couldn't imagine that an eleven-year-old child would have such an expression.
He had to put away the holly wand and take a box from the inner shelf.
"Okay, okay, try this one, it's Dumbledore's deposit, it's my grandfather's work, and I don't know the material. ”
Carl took the wand, and suddenly, an indescribable shiver ran through his body. He raised his wand above his head, and with a forceful swing, a whirlwind rose from him and swept through the entire Ollivanders wand shop.
From Carl's own point of view, the buzz of thousands of wands in the entire wand shop became surprisingly consistent at this moment, and the sound of thousands of wands resonated, like the cry of a chick, tactfully and high-pitched.
After paying ten Galleons, Carl took possession of the wand for good, and Ollivander bowed and sent Carl's family out of the store.
As soon as she left the store, Louise asked, "Why refuse that wand, my dear, and your father and I can buy both for you." ”
"I don't like it. ”
Carl shook his head, not elaborating.
In fact, aside from the fact that he didn't want to have anything to do with Voldemort, could the twin wand be used casually. Besides, a wand that is based on Voldemort, and no one can kill anyone, what use do you want it?
......
After following the list of brass scales, two tin pots, a basic potion ingredient, a set of glass bottles, a telescope, and a series of other things needed for potions class, herbs, and astronomy classes, the Karl family visited Madame Morkin's robes store.
Truth be told, Carl didn't pay much attention to these things, and due to the influence of his previous novels, he had always felt that things like potions that required a long time to prepare were not part of his own strength. He also didn't like cooking, let alone boiling Chinese medicine, so he wasn't interested in potions at all, as was herbal medicine and astronomy.
Of course, it only refers to astronomy in the wizarding world.
At the same time, he didn't have any requirements for his appearance, so Carl was unsurprisingly out of the box when he visited the shops, and he didn't even notice that a few red-haired boys were walking in with their parents.
At this time, Karl was helplessly letting Mrs. Morkin fiddle with him, and Nick and Louise watched with interest.
Things that could have ended quickly, but at the behest of Nick and Louise, Madame Morkin tried one thing after another for him.
What made Carl even more devastated was that Mrs. Morkin was not dissatisfied with such a request, and was enthusiastic to help Carl try on clothes.
In the end, Carl couldn't help it, so he had to speak: "That, Hogwarts only allows you to buy school robes and cloaks on the list, why do you want to try on dress robes for me." ”
"For your future, of course, dear. Louise replied with a smile, her eyes full of anticipation, "Your dad and I are looking forward to seeing you at your prom." ”
Seven years later, Karl rolled his eyes and sneered. Besides, he had never heard of any prom at Hogwarts, and by then the clothes had long since come to an ill-fitting place.
"This one is very good!" Louise said suddenly, pointing to the short black tuxedo robe that Carl was wearing, "it fits your eyes well, darling." ”
"Yes, yes, I think it's good, too!" Karl nodded quickly, he didn't want to try any more.
Beside Carr, Mrs. Morkin was so pleased that she even said to Louise, "Can I hang a picture of this boy in front of the store? ”
"Of course!" Louise said happily, with smug writing on her face.
"Hey, you'll have to ask me about this, right?" Karl rolled his eyes again.
He's almost fed up with this face, and since he was a child, he has attracted a lot of attention because of this face.
It's not his fault that he's handsome.