193 Buy a wand
Broken Chen wanted to buy a wand, not mainly for the purpose of using it, but for the convenience of teaching students in the future, after all, the wizards here all use wands, and he can be regarded as following the local customs by doing so.
Ollivanders' wand shop is well-known in Diagon Alley and even in the European wizarding world, and although the store looks small and broken, the wands are really well-made.
Broken Star didn't know where the Ollivanders wand shop was, but he could just ask someone for directions. It's just that what makes him a little speechless is that now he is wearing a noble dress, which seems to attract more attention than the casual clothes he wore just now, but this time it attracted the eyes of some noble ladies and girls, and everyone understands the reason.
Walking past a magical pet shop called Chirp, Broken sees Hagrid's tall, muscular figure, who seems to be haggling with the shopkeeper for a snow owl.
"Boss Kutch, please don't be so stingy, okay? 10 gold gallons cheaper, and it's not a big loss. Please, this is my gift to Harry. ”
"It's not that I said you Hagrid, you obviously have money, why are you so unhappy, 10 gold gallons is not a small amount of money, I am also in business."
"This money is not mine, our new professor at Hogwarts asked me to help him buy textbooks, I can't use it."
Seeing that Hagrid and the shopkeeper were arguing, Broken Chen had no choice but to walk over and solve the siege: "Okay Hagrid, just buy it, even if this money is from me, it is a gift for Harry." ”
"Oh! Thank you so much, Mr. Drake! Hagrid said gratefully, "Harry will love it." ”
"Well, but Hagrid, you should call me Drake directly in the future, Mr. call me too raw."
"As you wish, sir, uh... I mean, Drake. Hahaha. ”
The two left the pet store laughing and chatted as they went to Ollivander's wand shop. The women and girls around who were quietly observing Broken Chen, seeing that such a noble and handsome person as him actually walked with a rude-looking half-giant, the expression on his face instantly became very strange.
"Drake, since I first met you, I don't think I've seen you take out your wand, could it be that the magic you used before was all wandless casting?"
Hearing this, Broken Chen shook his head with a smile: "I don't really have a wand, but it's not a wandless spell, I use this." He said. He shook his right hand with the ring in front of Hagrid.
Hagrid looked at it suspiciously for a while, then suddenly reacted and exclaimed in a low voice, "Magic Ring!" It turns out that the rumors are all true! ”
"Rumors? What rumors? Broken Chen asked with interest.
"That's right, Drake." Hagrid explained, "Legend has it that magic rings and wands appear at the same time, but wands can't compare to magic rings when it comes to rarity. Each magic ring requires the joint efforts of the best magicians and alchemists to be created. Therefore. Each magic ring contains a huge amount of magic and is highly sought after by wizards. However, because the conditions for making magic rings are too harsh, and the materials used are really difficult to find, the number of magic rings is extremely rare. Up to now. I've only heard that the Ministry of Magic has one in its collection, and the rest is basically in the hands of the heirs of the Supreme Merlin. These wizards with magic rings in their hands call themselves classical. ”
Speaking of this, Hagrid became excited: "It seems that the rumors are indeed true. The heirs of the Supreme Merlin really hold the magic ring. ”
Broken Chen smiled and shrugged, in addition to his own Skull Ring, he also had Balthazar's Hedron Ring. Veronica's Twin Serpent Rings and the strongest magic item, the Dragon Staff. According to Hagrid, he has a treasure that makes the entire wizarding world jealous.
Broken Chen didn't say much on this issue, he understood the truth that wealth was not exposed, although he was not afraid that someone would really come to rob him, but he didn't want to make trouble for himself.
With that, Broken and Hagrid had arrived at the Ollivander Wand Shop, and in the window at the door, there was a faded mat with a lone wand on it. Through the window, little Harry could be seen talking to an old man, who was holding a wand in his hand, and it seemed that he had already chosen his wand.
Jingle bells... The door was pushed open and the wind chimes on the door were touched, and the crisp sound made Harry and the old man look back to see Broken Star and Hagrid each walking in with something.
"Long time no see, Hagrid." The old man, Ollivander, beckoned.
"Long time no see, Mr. Ollivander, I'm here to pick up Harry." Hagrid finished and brought the cage containing the snow owl to Harry, "Happy birthday, Harry, this is a gift that Drake and I bought for you." ”
"Wow! Thank you Hagrid, thank you Mr. Drake. Harry looked at the snow-white feathered owl in the cage with joy in his eyes.
"You're welcome." Broken Chen smiled and reached out to rub Harry's head, then looked at Ollivander and said, "Hello, Mr. Ollivanders, I want to buy a wand. ”
Hagrid beside him was stunned: "Drake, don't you have a magic ring?" Why buy a wand? ”
"Because when I teach, I need to use a wand to teach students, and I think this will be more effective, after all, students can't have magic rings like me, and they only need to wave their hands to perform magic." As soon as he finished explaining, his right hand was grasped by a pair of rough hands.
"It's really a magic ring! It really is! Ollivander grabbed Broken Chen's hand excitedly, looking almost excited, and people were worried about whether he would have a heart attack because of it.
"Mr. Ollivander, please calm down." Broken Chen reluctantly appeased Ollivander and withdrew his hand.
Ollivander calmed down a bit, but his eyes remained motionless at Broken Chen's hand, the magic ring on his hand to be exact.
"I'm sorry, I was too excited." Ollivander smiled apologetically at Broken Chen, and said, "I have been learning to make wands from my father since I was a child, and it has been decades now, and I have long heard my father say that in addition to wands, there is another item that has been passed down for a long time to release magic, that is, magic rings, I didn't expect that I was finally lucky enough to see it today." ”
Speaking of this, Mr. Ollivander kept silent, although he was very curious about the origin of Broken Chen, but he also knew that he could not take the initiative to inquire about other people's affairs, especially a mysterious person like Broken Chen.
"Sir, if you want to buy a wand, you can choose it yourself, I think it must be very convenient, and the wand you choose will definitely make you satisfied." Ollivander said.
After a moment's thought, he knew what he meant, so he raised his hand and waved, and the soft magic power was suddenly released, like a breeze gently slashing across the shelves full of wands, and soon a small worn-out box automatically flew out of the mountain of boxes and was held in his hand.
Broken Chen opened the box and took it out, it was a magic wand that was black all over, but glowing red, this wand was about thirteen inches long, which was a little shorter than Broken Chen's forearm, and the part of the handle was also carved with carvings, which seemed to be the image of a Western evil dragon.
Broken Chen found that this wand felt very comfortable in his hands, although it was far less than his own magic dragon staff, but there was also a feeling of blood connection. The material used to make this wand is like gold and wood, but it is surprisingly heavy, and Broken Chen feels that this small wand weighs at least forty or fifty pounds, and for a relatively weak magician, no one will choose to be so heavy that he can't even swing the wand.
Ollivander looked at the wand in Broken Chen's hand, and his eyes widened again: "It's actually a dragon's blood wand!" ”
Broken Chen tried to wave his wand twice, feeling quite comfortable: "Mr. Ollivander, please tell me the origin of this wand." ”
"Okay, I didn't make this wand, it was made hundreds of years ago by one of my ancestors, using dragon's bloodstone and dragon spirits, as well as the tail feathers of a phoenix. Dragon's blood stone is a plant that grows in the black dragon's lair, and after being watered by the black dragon's blood, it takes hundreds of years to grow into an incomparably hard crystal-like object, which is very precious. My ancestors thought that this substance contained great magical power, so they tried to make this wand with it, but unfortunately the wand was too heavy for a magician to use, so it was sealed, and one has been kept until now. ”
After listening to Ollivander's introduction, Duanchen felt more and more satisfied, and said, "It's decided that it's it, how much is this wand?" ”
"No money, sir." Ollivander replied with a smile, "It can find its own owner, which makes me happy, and it also makes my ancestors' hard work not in vain, so I will give it to you, please use it well." ”
"Thank you, then, Mr. Ollivander." Broken Chen thanked.
The wand was bought, or rather, it was in hand, because Broken Chen and Harry's wands, Ollivander did not collect money, and they were all given away for free.
The three of them left the wand shop and headed for the Cauldron Bar. Along the way, Harry was excitedly waving his wand and having fun. Harry had already bought all the things he needed, and Hagrid had ordered the materials for him, just waiting for the Blotted Books to be mailed directly to Hogwarts.
For the remaining month or so, they will need to stay at the Leaky Cauldron until the train to Hogwarts arrives.
Broken Star plans to spend a month in Diagon Alley, learning about the European wizarding world, and preparing to teach at Hogwarts.
As soon as he returned to the Leaky Cauldron Bar, he found two well-dressed people standing in the middle of the bar, as if waiting for someone.
As soon as the three of them came in, one of them gave him a letter with a smile on his face, and said, "Hello, Mr. Drake, I am the assistant to the Minister of Magic, Mr. Fudge, and the Minister has asked me to give you this letter, and he wants you to visit the Ministry of Magic." ”
…… (To be continued......)
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