Chapter Twenty-Seven: Wand Detection
On Thursday, Harry and Daphany were called away from Potions class.
It was Gryffindor's Colin Creevey, a little Harry fan. It takes courage to get a Gryffindor into Snape's classroom. This kind of courage is rare even for Gryffindor, which is known for its courage. Apparently, though, being able to inform Harry of the news was more tempting to Colin than to Snape.
"What's the matter, I'm halfway through my potion." Daphne complained, she was very interested in potions now, after all, she was already the world's top supplier of low-to-medium potions, the boss behind the potions factory!
"Yes, it's Mr. Bagman, and a couple of Your Excellency Headmasters!" Although Colin is a die-hard fan of Harry, he doesn't dare to be rude to Daphany: "I don't know the specifics. However, it seems that I want to take pictures! ”
"Well, I knew I should have done some makeup!" Daphany grumbled.
"The eldest sister is already very beautiful!" Colin said very doggedly. Daphany gave him a blank look, ignoring him. To say that Daphany can indeed be said to be a beautiful girl, but among the warriors, it is really not obvious! Meng Yuchen is a cute little Lori, Angelina is the master who can capture more than a dozen love letters, and her appearance is not to be said. Although Shen Yalan doesn't know what her strength is for the time being, her appearance is quite good. As for Fleur and the girl from the Sillyax family, they are even more top-notch beauties, especially Fleur! That's really a 360-degree goddess with no dead ends!
Harry didn't speak, he looked a little nervous.
When the three of them came to the door of a small classroom, they happened to meet Angelina, who also came from the class.
"Harry, come on! Big sister, come on! Sister Angelina, come on! Colin clenched his little fist to cheer the three of them on.
Angelina happily rubbed Colin's head, messing up his hair, and the three of them pushed the door open and walked into the classroom.
Most of the desks in the classroom were piled up at the back, leaving a large open space in the middle. But there were four or five desks facing each other, in front of the blackboard, covered with a long piece of velvet. Behind the velvet-covered desk, there were several chairs, one of which sat Ludo Bagman, who was talking to a witch in a red dress.
The other eight warriors had all arrived, and they were all sitting together in pairs, but all the boys' eyes unconsciously swept over the Beauxbatons duo from time to time. No way, the two long-haired girls, one gold and one silver, are so attractive.
A pot-bellied man with a large, slightly smoking black camera in his hand was facing the Beauxbatons sisters.
Mr. Bagman, who had been listlessly talking to the witch beside him, quickly stood up and jumped forward when he saw Harry and the three enter, "Ah, here they are!" Warriors of Gryffindor! Come in, come in...... There's nothing to worry about, it's just the ritual of detecting the wand, and the other referees will be there soon~"
"Wand detection?" Harry was a little confused, and Angelina looked confused. Daphany vaguely remembered such a link, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
"We have to check that your wands are fully functional and in good working order. Because in the future, the wand is your most important instrument. Bagman said, "The Expert is upstairs, with Dumbledore. Then it's time to take a few photos. This is Rita Skeeter," he said, gesturing to the magenta-robed witch, "she's writing a little article about the tournament for the Daily Prophet......"
"Maybe it's not a small article, Ludo!" The witch, Rita Skeeter said, looked at Harry and Daphany. When she looked at Harry, her eyes were full of greed, but when she looked at Daphany, there was a faint sense of jealousy.
"Well, before we start, can I talk to the poles. Especially three young players? Rita asked.
"Oh, yes, no problem!" Bagman exclaimed, "Only, they agree, yes, if they agree." ”
"I'm not interested!" Daphany shook her head, "I don't want my name to appear on any messy article. Ms. Skeeter, I think you know what I mean. ”
"Of course, of course, of course I understand, as you wish, Miss Lestranz!" Rita Skeeter nodded repeatedly. At the beginning of this year, Daphany took a stake in the Daily Prophet and is one of the major shareholders. If she doesn't agree, Rita Skeeter doesn't even want to publish an article.
"Then ......" Rita looked at Harry and Meng Yuchen again, Meng Yuchen also shook his head, and in the end, only Harry was embarrassed to refuse, and Harry regretted this very much afterwards, which is a later story.
Harry looked blank as he was called out of the small partition on the side. Daphany thought it was funny, and it was probably disgusted by Rita.
"Professor Dumbledore?!" Rita Skeeter saw Dumbledore, pretended to be happy, stood up and stretched out her hand to Dumbledore: "How are you!" I don't know if you read my article about the International Council of Wizards Congress in the summer? ”
"That's awesome!" Dumbledore was always smiling: "I love to read the passage where you describe me as an old madman who speaks, and it describes me vividly!" ”
To the admiration of everyone around him, Skeeter didn't look embarrassed in the slightest. Smiled and said, "I just think that some of Your Excellency's views are a bit outdated. Professor Dumbledore, there are a lot of wizards out there...... "The River Source Book."
"I'd love to hear your frank reasoning, though, Rita." Dumbledore smiled and even bowed slightly, "But I don't think it's the time to talk about that. The wand detection ritual is about to begin. We can't afford to delay others too much! ”
"Of course!" Skeeter nodded, not speaking.
Seeing that all the warriors had arrived, Dumbledore smiled and said, "Please allow me to introduce, Mr. Ollivander." Our best wand expert in the UK is going to check your wand to make sure it's in good shape before the game! ”
Of course, the three British warriors all knew Ollivanders, and most of the others had heard of the Ollivander family. Their family was the first to start making wands, and they are well-known throughout the wizarding world.
"So, which one will come first?" Ollivander sat there with a smile.
Dumbledore's gaze fell on the girl from the Helyaxes family in Beauxbatons, "Miss Audreyna Hiliax, how about starting with you?" ”
"Of course!" Audreyna Hilliex smiled gracefully and handed over her wand.
"Hmm!" Ollivander turned his wand, and the wand spun around his fingertips quickly: "Fun and funny, ten inches whole, cherry wood and dragon nerves, very classic combination!" A wand that's perfect for spellcasting! Very good condition! With that, he cast a spell and handed it back to Audreyna Silliax.
Since it started from Beauxbatons, the second Fleur took the initiative to hand it over. The wand-core Eva's hair and Fleur's bloodline caused a low exclamation. Daphine is a little envious of Fleur's grandfather, doing indescribable things with a beautiful baby, it's exciting to think about!
Then there are the two of Durmstrong, Krum's wand is nothing special, and the hornbeam wood and the dragon's heart tendon cord are classic.
It was the Asian man named Cumin Ray, whose wand turned out to be using the nerves of a two-headed demon wolf.
"The Twin Headed Demon Wolf is an extremely rare and powerful black magic monster! I've never used materials from this creature, but ......" Ollivander deftly cast a spell: "No problem, it's very manipulative!" A very powerful wand...... Well, it seems that the production of the double-headed demon wolf has a great blessing for black magic. ”
"Yes sir, you have a good eye!" Lei Kaiming smiled and bowed his head.
After that, there were the two of Ilvermorny, the werewolf Jacob's wand was decent, and Meng Yuchen's wand turned out to be the feather of the Thunderbird as the core of the wand!
"Ptarmigan feathers, wonderful choice, but it seems. Well, it works great. Maybe I should try it if I have the chance! Ollivander nodded with satisfaction and handed it back to Meng Yuchen.
When it came to the Hogwarts trio, their wands were all made by Ollivanders, so he was naturally very familiar with them. It's just that when they got Harry and Daphany's wands, they both sighed.
The two of Nagud Inave were last in line, and they were already waiting impatiently.
The look of annoyance on Markov Horton's face was particularly heavy, and when he saw that he had finally arrived in line, he handed his wand out.
"Well, an ancient legacy wand. It's been a few years, but it's ...... Well, very well maintained! The core of the silver birch is very tough! The core is ......" Ollivander paused suddenly, and then looked at Markov Horton with an incredulous expression, and his tone was a little hesitant: "If I'm not mistaken, is it a mermaid......"
"Yes, the tendons of the sea merfolk!" Markov Horton said proudly.
As soon as these words came out, most of the students from the other academies changed their faces slightly. Only Harry didn't know why.
Sensing that everyone's faces were wrong, Harry was a little puzzled, and gently pulled Stephanie along, "What's wrong?" Daphine. ”
"The merfolk are intelligent beings that the International Council of Wizards forbids hunting!" Daphany said simply.
"This wand is a legacy wand, and Australia has not yet joined the International Confederation of Wizards at the time!" Horton said with a nonchalant expression. He didn't care about the obvious disgust on the faces of the others.
"Well, indeed, this wand is inherited...... Well, it should be more than a hundred years...... Well, no problem. A wand that's perfect for water-related magic! Ollivander lowered his wand back with an unnatural expression.
After that, that Shen Yalan also tested the wand, and it was decent. It's just that everyone still can't help but peek at Horton from time to time, or rather at the wand in his hand.