Chapter 18: The Wizard Chooses His Wand

Carrying the suitcase, Rove quietly followed Claire into a long rococo hallway.

At the end of the hallway was a large wooden door, and Claire pushed it in, turning her head and saying:

"This is my office, if you have something, you can come to me directly."

Rove thanked him and followed Claire into the office.

The room is large, with a cream-white marble floor, lifelike frescoes on all four walls, a huge chandelier hanging overhead, and a row of curved windows through which the sunlit Wizard's Square can be seen in panoramic views.

Claire sat Rove down, poured him a cup of tea, sat down and said:

"I received a letter from the French Minister of Magic, Abel, saying that you have captured two prisoners, where are they now?"

"They were put in a safe place by me." Rove picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and said:

"I'll hand them over to you as soon as possible, but I'll have to give me some time."

"Oh." Claire glanced at the young man, her eyes flickered, "They were locked in a box by you, you are in front of me, it's not good to take them out, right?" ”

Even if Rove's acting skills were excellent, he was almost unfazed, so he had to blink his eyes and look at Claire in confusion, looking like he couldn't understand what she was saying.

Claire looked at this seemingly innocent, but in fact very dishonest teenager, and said with a serious expression:

"Compared to those two prisoners...... Mr. Scamander, I care more about your boxes.

I got information that you brought a box of magical creatures to Germany, is there such a thing? ”

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Seeing that the young man was a little dazed for a while, Claire sneered and said, "Don't be nervous, kid, I'll tease you...... By the way, how is your grandfather doing lately? ”

"It's okay." Rove raised his eyebrows and asked cautiously, "Do you know my grandfather?" ”

"Hmm." Claire nodded, "I only graduated from Durmstrang more than twenty years ago and worked in the Division of Magical Biological Management and Control.

Once, I came across a sudden case...... A goblin kidnapped a little wizard, and it was Mr. Scamander who helped me pacify the elf and free the child to keep my job. ”

Evil elves are magical creatures that resemble elves, they are larger than goblins, standing an average of three feet tall, with long pointed faces, and are particularly fond of eating small children.

In order to solve the problem of the flood of evil spirits, Newt lived in the Black Forest in Germany for a period of time and happened to help Claire.

Hearing Minister Claire say this, Rove suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be an acquaintance...... You said it earlier, look at what scared him!

"I've been inside Newt's chest, and when I see the chest in your hand, I know there must be a bunch of magical creatures too."

Claire smiled, and she reminded, "However, it's been during the International Confederation of Wizards recently, so you must be careful not to let them escape. ”

"You can rest assured of that." Rove hurriedly assured: "I have never made such a mistake. ”

Compared to Newt's behavior of letting magical creatures run out at every turn, Rove is indeed much more cautious...... Of course, it may also be because he has too few "small animals".

Claire stood up, looked at the square that had been released from control, and said in a low voice:

"Rove, the news that you saved the floating dragon ship has not been announced yet, but it can't be hidden for too long, and the reporters will definitely harass you later.

During the period before Dumbledore came to Berlin, you could stay at the Ministry of Magic. ”

"I don't need to use this." Rove shook his head and refused, "Minister Claire, I already have a place to live. ”

"Where?"

Grigovich...... Wand Shop. ”

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Brandenburg Gate,

Located at the intersection of the Staße della Lime and the "17th of Junestrasse" in the heart of Berlin, it was originally a gate of the Berlin city wall, named for its leading road to Brandenburg.

At this time, on the street not far from the Brandenburg Gate, two figures appeared.

After handing over the prisoners, Rove left the Ministry of Magic and followed Karin here.

Karin is a native of Berlin, and there is really no need to trouble Minister Clare with her, even if she is an acquaintance of Newt.

Besides, Rove still has a lot of questions to ask Grigovich, so he took this opportunity to have a good in-depth conversation.

Karin looked at the Brandenburg Gate and said excitedly:

"This is the entrance to Lower Lime Street, on par with your Diagon Alley in London."

Diagon Alley in London, hidden places in Paris, and Untrophied Lime Street in Berlin are the three most famous wizarding shopping streets in Europe.

And Grigovich's wand shop is located here.

Walk through the square to a remote corner where there is a chariot of victory drawn by four bronze horses.

Glancing around vigilantly, Karin reached out to touch the bronze carriage and disappeared in place, followed by Rove.

When he opened his eyes again, there was already a cobblestone street that twisted and had no end in sight.

Surrounded by wizards, the road is lined with a variety of magical shops.

Karin takes Rove around the bend to a wand shop with a gleaming gold-lettered sign on the door:

Grigovich's boutique wand shop.

The shop is small, no more than three meters wide, and when you walk in, you will find two rows of tall shelves filled with wands.

At the very back of the shop, there was only a short and fat old man with snow-white hair and a fluffy beard, who was lying on a chaise longue, his eyes closed.

The old man held a folded fan in his hand, gently tapped his palm, hummed a little song, he heard footsteps, but did not open his eyes, but said lazily:

"The tape measure is on the table, and it will automatically measure your height for you...... The wand price list is on the wall, and you can choose the wand core and wood ......"

"Grandpa, it's me back!" Karin shouted.

The old man opened his eyes suddenly, and when he looked up and saw the girl, he was first happy, and then he quickly straightened his face and said:

"Karin, where have you been all this time?"

"I've been in Durmstrang." The girl trotted over and gave the old man a light hammer on the shoulder.

"Still lying to me!" Grigovich snorted coldly:

"I received a letter from Ollivander saying you went to him! I wrote to Karkaroff again, and he wrote back to tell me that you were fired from Durmstrang! ”

"Well......" The girl stuck out her tongue and laughed.

The old man exuded a dignified elder's expression, and said, "Let you settle down, and you will be expelled now......"

The girl pulled out a hand, waved it vigorously, and complained coquettishly: "I know, I know, grandpa, my ears are going to be calloused." ”

Grigovich looked at Rove again, and he said with a soothing face: "Who is this?" ”

"Hello, my name is Rove Scamander." Rove smiled.

"Rove is a friend I met in England." Karin hurriedly said:

"By the way, Grandpa, he admires your wand-making skills, so make him a powerful wand."

"Kid, show me your wand." Grigovich said.

Rove took his wand from his pocket and handed it to the old man.

Grigovich took the wand, flipped it over in front of his eyes, and examined it carefully.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is a Shikoba Wolf product?"

"That's right." Rove nodded, he wasn't using an Ollivander wand, but a product of Hikoba Wolfe.

He is one of the four major wand dealers in North America and an outstanding wand maker.

"Grandpa, how do you see that?" Karin wondered.

"Wolfe's wand is known for its fine carving, and he is particularly fond of using the Thunderbird's tail feathers as the core of the wand, which is the Thunderbird's tail feather core."

"I remember you saying that the Thunderbird Tail Feather Wand, though powerful, is difficult to master." Karin said.

"That's right, only gifted wizards would choose this kind of wand." Grigovich nodded.

Rove listened to Grigovich's words silently, and he suddenly frowned:

"Mr. Grigovich, I remember Mr. Ollivander always saying...... Wand chooses wizard. ”

"Wrong, kid, certainly not the wand chooses the wizard......" Grigovich retorted:

"It's always the wizard who chooses the wand."

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