The sixth chapter of the wand and the study of knowledge
"The wand chooses the wizard, kid. By the time he said this, Ollivander had already walked into the box with his wand.
The tape measure on Joe's body also shrunk into a ball and spread on the ground as he spoke, "Next, Joe, try this." The heartstrings of the oak and Chinese fireball dragon, 10 inches, excellent and flexible, take it and try to wield it. “
Joe took his wand and waved it a little awkwardly. Ollivander immediately took it back.
"Grapevines and phoenix feathers, 9 inches are extremely stretchy, try it. “
As soon as Joe raised the wand, Ollivander took it back.
"No, no—this purple shirt and unicorn hair, eight and a half inches, stretchy, go ahead and try. “
Joe tried it over and over again, he didn't understand what Mr. Olivendus was waiting for, but recalling the original Joe estimated that probably everyone who came to buy a wand would be tortured by Ollivander. The wands that had been tried were already piled higher and higher on the chairs, but the more wands were taken out of the shelves, the happier Mr. Olivendes seemed to be.
"Don't worry, tough customers, we're sure to find one here that suits you, and by the way, why not - an unusual combination - mahogany and phoenix feathers, 11 inches stretchy, will be very powerful in transfiguration. “
That's what you said when you helped Harry Potter find the holly wand at the end. Damn, you must have done it on purpose. Joe complained silently in his heart.
I don't know if Ollivanders was idle and deliberately let customers try a lot of wands for entertainment, but the wand Ollivanders brought this time was very reliable. When Joe took the wand, he immediately felt a warm current rush up the tips of his fingers. A stream of red, golden flames seemed to emerge from one end of the wand, and the dancing sparks formed a bird, which then flew away.
Ollivander exclaimed, "Great! Congratulations on finding your wand." "Thank you. Joe bowed politely in thanks, "How much?" “
Joe pulled out 9 Galleons and paid them to Ollivanders. Ollivander bowed and sent him out of the wand shop.
Back home, Joe looked at his wand repeatedly. The red wand is mixed with the texture of the wood itself, and the polished and smooth wand has a feeling of blood connection every time it is touched, as if the wand is a part of the body.
Joe lay on the bed, his arm raised, his wand pointing to the ceiling. He scrutinized the wand of his own, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
"Good brother, we will fight together in the future. Joe whispered. As soon as he finished speaking, a string of orange sparks erupted from the tip of his wand, as if he was happy to be able to fight side by side with Joe in the future!
The next day, Joe got up in good spirits. He picked up the wand beside the bed and put it in his arms, washed up and had breakfast, and went straight to the basement. There's plenty of space here, enough for Joe to practice spells and concoct potions.
Everything is ready, and the next thing is to study day and night.
Joe opened the Hogwarts textbook first, after all, the knowledge in the textbook is the most basic. Thousands of high-rise buildings rise from the ground, and it is not possible to lay a bad foundation.
While laying a good foundation, read some extracurricular books to increase your knowledge. In this way, we can not only do a good job of the foundation, but also greatly improve efficiency. Moreover, the Blotted Bookstore sells all elementary wizard books, and after the foundation is done, there is no particularly complicated and difficult knowledge.
Speaking of the Blotte Bookstore, it's really just famous, except for some basic books that are very comprehensive, ・・・・・・the rest, hey!
Joe had also searched carefully, hoping to find something different. Results・・・・・・
There is not even a "Powerful Potion" that records the Compound Potion! Is the Polyjuice Potion very foul? Any wizard family has its formula!
Sure enough, there is no difference between the bookstore that sells textbooks, reference books, and practice questions at the entrance of the high school and a few idle books!
I made the mistake of generalizing! My previous life taught us to look at problems objectively and fairly! At least Joe remembers that the store outside the school still sold genuine manga of "Naruto" and "One Piece". Joe dares to bet 5 cents, there is absolutely no in this Blotte bookstore!
So there is a difference between the two・・・・・・
Too much nonsense, off topic!, and then Joe's study.
Originally, Hogwarts students had to learn the content for seven years, but how long did it take to gnaw through the bridge?
The correct answer is - a year and a half
What are you kidding me, you're forcibly opening the protagonist, some readers must think so. But in fact, the author I am really an objective and fair person who conforms to the ・・・・・・ reality (10,000 words are omitted below). I believe that readers can also see it with their keen eyes・・・・・・
It was really scary to finish the seven-year course in that year and a half!
Hogwarts starts on September 1st, the day most British schools start. The holidays are the same as ordinary schools, Easter and Christmas, these two holidays are long holidays, and even last weekend is about 3-4 weeks. And, of course, winter and summer vacations. Compared with the painful holidays of Chinese students, the summer vacation in the UK can be said to be super invincible, why is Harry depressed every time he has a holiday in the original book? Because June, July, and August are three months off, and his birthday has to be spent with the Vernons. Compared with the summer vacation, the winter vacation is relatively shorter, only about 1 month, of course, the original book did not mention that Hogwarts has a winter vacation, let's not add up to Hogwarts about 4 months of vacation throughout the year, Hogwarts is a seven-year school, and a total of 28 months in seven years, that is, two years and four months of vacation, and Joe has not wasted a day of magic learning in this year and a half.
And through the original book, it can also be found that although there is a lot of schoolwork at Hogwarts, I am afraid it is only more than the British, at least Harry has been in love with Voldemort and Malfoy for 6 years and wants to kill, and by the way, he died to an old bat, while studying, and he didn't read at all in the 7th grade, and finally completed his schoolwork, although it is not ruled out that defeating Voldemort to become a big hero has extra points, but it can also prove that Hogwarts's schoolwork is not as much as imagined. And Joe's side took out the momentum of the college entrance examination that year, and if nothing else was done every day, the time spent on studying alone was definitely twice as much as Harry's. This is my **** student, I dare not say anything else, but the hard work for the college entrance examination is not comparable to the British, so that Anna and David were frightened for a while, of course, with the passage of time, they gradually got used to it.
However, Joe found that every meal at home contained more protein and energy. This is the love of David and Anna, although it is plain, but it is touching. That's right, Joe was moved.
It's far away again・・・・・・
When it comes to learning, Joe has a knack for cheating. Remembering to make a subject like the history of magic a piece of cake that needs to be memorized, just move your fingers and flip through the book to memorize it all. The quick learning made it a lot easier for him to learn potions, spells, and transfiguration. So taken together, the results of the past year and a half just sound shocking. In the course of his studies, Joe discovers that his wand is indeed very powerful in transfiguration, as Ollivander said. Maybe I could be like Sirius and teach myself to be an Animagus while I was at Hogwarts!, Jo thought to himself.
In the past year and a half, Joe has gained a lot, and the whole person is not the little white who only knows a little about the wizarding world based on the original book. It's a bit of a shame that the science of magical creatures and the science of herbalism are limited to books because they don't have those magical beasts and no place to grow herbs. But the other subjects, as long as they are covered in the textbook, Joe is definitely thorough.
But Joe wasn't satisfied. Because this year and a half is about studying, it's more like making up for evil and reading to death. Subjects such as charms and potions are just a little more basic knowledge, but the most important thing is to apply and innovate flexibly, isn't it?
Joe thought as he wrote at the end of the letter:
I've been able to configure some simple potions. It's been a long time, I really miss you, let me visit you at your house that day!
Joe El Gul
October 16, 1987