Chapter 45: The Wand

Coming out of Gringotts, Hagrid brought him here.

"Now you can buy your clothes too." Hagrid led him to Madame Morkin's robes store, but Hagrid didn't seem to want to come in, and offered to go to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink.

What else could Zhao Lun say, he agreed directly, and then went in alone.

Lady Morkin is a stocky, kind sorceress dressed in lilac.

"Honey, is it Hogwarts school?" The skin-stiffening man was very enthusiastic, and without waiting for Zhao Lun to speak, he greeted him first, "There are a lot of beautiful clothes here, so you can buy a robe that you are satisfied with." ”

At this time, there was no one else in the shop, and Madame Morkin led him inside, and showed him the robes inside. Such as sequin, iron-free, decorative, slim, loose casual, elongated, thermostatic robe.

Zhao Lun asked for a non-iron, decorative, slim, loose and casual, constant temperature robe. Didn't forget Maria at home either, and also bought her a set and gave her as a gift.

When Zhao Lun came out, Hagrid was already waiting. He still had ice cream in his hand, and gave Zhao Lun one, which was filled with chocolate. The weather was a bit muggy, so it was nice to have an ice cream.

After eating the ice cream, continue shopping.

This time, they went to buy parchment and quills, and then they went to the Blotted bookstore.

It's a large wizarding bookstore filled with a lot of bookcases that reach up to the ceiling.

"Blotted Bookstore sells beginner wizarding books, and often provides study textbooks for Hogwarts students, even though Hogwarts classes require more books than they can sell." On the way, Hagrid would sometimes introduce him.

The shelves are hung from the ceiling, and there are books the size of paving stones decorated with feathers, and books the size of postage stamps with velvet covers. There are also books full of strange symbols, and some books that have nothing in them.

After coming out of the bookstore, I came to the Patch crucible shop, and according to the request, I bought a crucible, a folding telescope, and a brass balance. In addition, other crucibles were bought for backup. Then they went to Slug Giggs Pharmacy. This potions pharmacy is a charming place filled with all sorts of interesting things.

On the floor were rows of barrels of goo, and against the wall were all sorts of jars of powder and herbs, and bundles of feathers, fangs, and claws hung from the ceiling. The whole pharmacy was very unpleasant and smelled like a mixture of rotten eggs and rotten vegetables.

They followed the list of things, a set of small glass medicine bottles, and other medicinal herbs.

Zhao Lun was not satisfied, so he bought other seeds, packed them and took them away, and prepared to plant them in the kingdom of God after he went back.

Hagrid also advised him not to buy such things that he didn't need, and that instead of buying a pet, preferably an owl that could deliver letters. Zhao Lun didn't have any herbal seeds, and then went to the babbling owl store, bought a reddish-brown owl, and then gave it a name, Communication Soldier, nicknamed Xiaobing.

By the way, I bought two flying broomsticks - Halo 2000 next to it.

"Alan, the school doesn't allow freshmen to bring broomsticks, uh, it's enough to buy one, how do you buy two?" When Hagrid found out that he had bought broomsticks, and two more, his words of persuasion immediately turned into doubts.

"The other, I'm going to buy for my sister, Maria." Zhao Lun said.

"Your sister? Is she also a wizard? Hagrid was puzzled, "How do you know for sure?" ”

"I found that she had the same abilities as me." Zhao Lun said, and then paid for the broomstick. A lot of it, I have to say, they're pretty cool.

"In that case, you should buy a Comet Broomstick, it's not fast, but it's good for beginners." Hagrid suggested.

"Really?" Zhao Lun listened to his opinion, bought another light wheel, and finally bought a small light wheel that belongs to the toy model dedicated to the little wizard, looking at its introduction, although the speed is not fast, it can fly steadily, and there is a certain protective charm to prevent falling.

"......," Hagrid said, his mouth open, "why did you buy another one?" Aren't there already two? ”

"I decided, or give it to Maria. The small ones are practiced as toys, and the newly bought ones are collected. Zhao Lun looked at a few flying broomsticks and liked them very much, so he decided, one for use and general collection, and the other for Maria.

Hagrid was also speechless by his personality approach, and didn't react for a while, and finally threw a sentence, "You really know how to play." ”

Finally he needed a wand, and Hagrid led him to Ollivanders, but he didn't go in, as if he didn't want to.

Zhao Lun guessed some of the circumstances, and he didn't force him to accompany him, so he went in by himself.

Ollivanders Wand Shop, a wand shop run by Ollivanders, is the only wand shop in Diagon Alley.

This last shop is very small and dilapidated. The peeling gold letters on the door read: "Ollivander." "Since 382 B.C., he has been a good cane maker. In the dusty window, there was only a walking stick on a faded purple mat.

When he stepped into the store, a crisp bell rang out of nowhere.

It was a tiny place, with nothing but a chair, and thousands of narrow boxes containing wands almost up to the ceiling.

"Good afternoon." A soft voice said, and then his people arrived.

An old man stood in front of him, his large, blue eyes shining through the dim darkness of the shop, and the blue-silver glow of his eyes made people feel a little creepy.

"Hello." His eyes made Zhao Lun a little uncomfortable, "My name is Alan, and I am a freshman at Hogwarts. ”

"Hello, Mr. Allen."

"Don't have a wand?"

Ollivander came closer, and he pulled out a long ruler with silver markings from his pocket, "Which hand do you use to hold a cane?" ”

"Right hand." Zhao Lun said.

"Stretch out your arms, like this." He measured from Zhao Lun's shoulders to the tips of his fingers, from his wrists to his elbows, from his shoulders to the ground, from his knees to his armpits, and from his entire head.

"Every Ollivanders wand has a core, made of the most powerful magical thing."

"Mr. Allen, no two Ollivanders wands are the same, Mr. Allen, the hair of a unicorn, the feathers on a phoenix's tail and the heartstrings of a dragon, as if no two unicorns, phoenixes or dragons were exactly the same. Of course, if you use another magician's wand, it won't end well. ”

"Alright," Ollivander quickly measured it, and the tape measure was curled up and spread on the floor, "try this, Mr. Allen." Beechwood, the dragon's heartstrings, 9 inches, nice and tough, take it and try to wield it. ”

Zhao Lun held it, feeling a little heavy and a little uncomfortable.

Ollivander took it back.

"Birch and unicorn hair, 9 inches is extremely elastic, try it."

As soon as Zhao Lun got it in his hand, he took it away.

"Can't do it? Look at this, oak and dragon heart cord, eleven inches, powerful, sturdy, go ahead and try. ”

Zhao Lun tried one after another, and the wands he had tried had been piled higher and higher on the chair, but none of them made him feel good.

The more wands were taken out of the shelf, the happier Ollivander seemed to be. There are not many wands that can be selected for him, which makes Zhao Lun a little worried, if there is no suitable wand, it will be a big joke.

"Don't worry, we'll find one here that works for you." Finally, he pulled out a few delicate boxes from the corner, "Let's try these, unusual combinations." ”

Zhao Lun opened it and tried a few more, but it was still not ideal, until he got a golden-red wand. There was a warm current from the wand, and then the golden and red flames erupted, the flames were clear, gorgeous, surging, lively and powerful, and suddenly hit the shelf next to it, causing the shelf to explode and make the whole house dusty.

Ollivander clapped his hands excitedly: "Great! What a perfect masterpiece! It's the best scene I've seen this year! ”

"Ahem, hug, ahem, sorry, messed this up." Zhao Lun was choked by the dust, and at the same time he was embarrassed to cause him trouble.

Ollivander stared at Zhao Lun closely, his blue and silver eyes seemed to see him through.

"This wand is made of ancient sycamore wood, and the core of the wand is a phoenix feather, fifteen inches, and their materials are all from Huaxia......" he seemed to fall into memory, "Oh! It's been so long that I've almost forgotten it. ”

Zhao Lun didn't bother him, and continued to listen to him about the origin of this wand.

According to him, at the time of World War II, the Japanese invaded China, and finally the Japanese were defeated, on the eve of the dawn of surrender. Coming to this land, Ollivanders met a legendary creature of China, the phoenix.

She stopped on a tree, rested and groomed her feathers, and then chirped like a heavenly sound, attracting a hundred birds to the phoenix, and finally the phoenix went away to the rising sun. Ollivander took the sycamore wood where the phoenix stayed, as well as the feathers that were groomed, and preserved them to make a wand with Chinese characteristics.

The golden-red cane body has a picture of a hundred birds facing the phoenix and a phoenix rising to the sun. According to Ollivander, this picture was not carved by him, but it came with it, and it belonged to nature.

The pictures are vivid, simple but not simple.

This wand is very special, it took a total of eight years to make. It was the most time he spent making a wand, and it was also the work he was most satisfied with. It's a pity that no one has been able to get its recognition until now, and it wasn't until Zhao Lun arrived that there was today's scene.

"Mr. Allen, this is the most precious wand in the world, and I hope you cherish her well." Ollivander took out a box, handed it to him, and solemnly instructed.

"I will." After Zhao Lun heard this story, he also solemnly promised. Such a magical wand has made him like it, and he has more respect for Ollivander's attachment to the wand. Perhaps it was his dedication that made him a top wand master.

He paid 12 gold galleons for the wand and then bowed and left. Hagrid was already waiting for him in the distance.

The weather is not very good today, and it is more than half past the afternoon, and it looks like it is going to rain.

They took the package and returned the way they came, and when they came out, they were already back at the train station. Hagrid wants to invite Zhao Lun to dinner, Zhao Lun eats a hamburger, but he doesn't like it, and invites Hagrid to his house as a guest and invites him to a big meal.

"Alan, it's too late, I can't go today, and there is another student tomorrow who needs me to pick it up." Hagrid politely declined, handing him another thing, "Here's your ticket, don't forget, September 1st - I'm sure you'll have a very memorable time at Hogwarts." ”

Hagrid sent him to the train back to the town, watching him find his place, Zhao Lun opened the window, waved his hand to him, and said goodbye until the train slowly drove out until he couldn't see it.

See you on September 1st! Zhao Lun sat in his place and said silently.

ps: Thank you for the reward from the Demon Wind King, the second update.

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