Snakes in Hogwarts

After buying the textbooks, Andros and his party walked towards the robe shop. After passing the drugstore, they stopped by and bought a standard first-grade magic material.

This is for the potions class. These materials will be kept together with their cauldrons in the lockers in the potions class classroom.

These things are not second-hand, Andros had to fetch Jin Jialong from his pocket honestly.

I don't know if it's because the potions that freshmen need to configure are relatively simple.There are not many types of magic materials, and the price is not too expensive. It cost Andros a golden gallon and ten silver sikes.

Compared with the dragon whip, which is more than a hundred gold gallons, it is far cheaper.

After pulling the reluctant Mr. Granger out of the pharmacy, Andros and his party went to other shops in Diagon Alley.

They bought a lot of things, a brass crucible, a new set of crystal bottles, a large bundle of parchment paper, and a few quill pens with long white feathers.

Except for the crucible, these are not too valuable things, and Andros no longer chooses second-hand goods, because the quality of these second-hand goods is really worrying.

Especially the crucible, the second-hand ones are so thin and terrible, it feels like a hole can be buckled with a light touch.

If you use such a cauldron in the potions class, it would be weird if there is no problem.

Andros didn't want to be included in the list of key observations by a bat spirit who didn't wash his hair in the first class.

"If you don't have to order robes, you can pick out suitable robes in a second-hand robes shop." Professor McGonagall said to Andros at the entrance of Mrs. Morkin’s robes shop.

"I'd better go here. I just saw the robes in that store. Many of them are gray and some are still patched."

No matter when it is, the image is very important, even in poverty, but Andros has always upheld this point. Although his clothes look old, they are all very well-fitted and clean.

"Well, it's up to you."

Mrs. Morkin is a short and chubby lady who looks so naive and naive. She often smiles kindly at Andros and Hermione, giving people a kind and warm feeling.

"Whenever I see you new faces, I can't help but start to miss that time in school." Standing on the high stool, Andros and Hermione listened quietly to Mrs. Morkin's words.

The latter was surrounded by them, measuring their waist circumference, shoulder width, sleeve length and other body data with his hands and feet dexterously.

Well, this is definitely a complete Hufflepuff, kind, honest and good at business.

In the magic world, shopkeepers with too many excellent stores are graduates of Hufflepuff, and Hufflepuff College has always had the most graduates of the four colleges.

To be honest, these obscure little badgers are the cornerstones of the magical world. Without them, the magical world would not recover so quickly after experiencing the Wizarding War.

"Three sets of black work gowns, a total of nine jinjialongs, four jinjialongs for winter cloaks, one jinjialong for each of the black peaked caps and protective gloves, a total of fifteen jinjialongs.

With a painful expression on his face, Andros left Mrs. Morkin's robe shop, these clothes were really expensive.

"For the first time in history, I hope that my body will grow slowly, so that I don't have to come here every other year to change a suit."

It was one o’clock in the afternoon when I came out of Mrs. Morkin’s robe shop. As there were no restaurants in Diagon Alley, the hungry people had to return to the Broken Cauldron Bar.

The wizard’s food is roughly the same as that of Muggles, and old Tom’s craftsmanship is also pretty good.

After drunk the butterbeer in the glass, Andros left the bar contentedly. This meal only cost five silvers for the butterbeer. The food in the wizarding world is not expensive.

"Next we are going to buy the most important thing for wizards, a magic wand. With it, you can better mobilize the magic power in your body to release spells."

Along the way, Professor McGonagall told them the importance of the magic wand.

"And, let me say, it's not you who choose the wand, but the magic wand to choose the wizard."

"But, Professor McGonagall, does the wand still have its own thoughts?"

"It can be said, Miss Granger. When you choose the wand, you will understand that although you can't talk to the wizard, the wand has a certain sense of perception. Okay, that's it, here we are." Professor McGonagall used Pointed to a shop not far away.

It was a small and run-down store, so dilapidated that even the golden sign hanging on the store door had peeled off.

Ollivander, who has been making sophisticated wands since 382 BC, is the only thing that can barely be seen on that golden sign.

Through the glass window, there is a magic wand placed alone on the faded purple cushion, and then looking inside, it is a long and narrow paper box that fits into the ceiling.

If you compare the wand to the guns of Muggles, this is definitely the largest arms dealer in the magical world in the UK.

"Ollivander Wand Shop, rest assured, this shop has a long history, and Mr. Ollivander is also the best wand maker in Britain."

So, is he a professional rod maker?

Putting away the random thoughts in his mind, Andros followed Professor McGonagall into the shop.

The space in the store is not large. Except for a bench, there are only the rectangular paper boxes stacked to the ceiling in different categories. Before they came in, there were no other customers in the store, except for the doorbell caused by the opening and closing of the door. There were no other sounds in the shop.

The feeling was very strange, it was like coming to a quiet library, making people involuntarily hold their breath for fear of a little noise.

"Good afternoon." A slightly feminine voice came from behind the long paper box with the wand, and she frightened Hermione. Then, a slightly thin old man came out from the corner of the shelf.

The old man has a pair of silver-white eyes, shining in the dim shop.

"Hello, Mr. Ollivander, let's buy the wand."

"Ah~Yes, yes." Ollivander looked utterly nagging, causing Hermione next to him to shrink back."Everyone who comes here has the same purpose as you, choosing a magic wand that fits. But let me say that it is not the wizard who chooses the wand, but the wand who chooses the wizard."

"I see you again, Minerva, nine and one-half inches, cold wood, it's very easy to use." Ollivander looked at Professor McGonagall, who smiled. Head.

"Time flies, every time I see these young faces, I realize that I am one year older. Well, ladies and gentlemen, whoever of you chooses the wand first, of course, I mean , Selected by the wand."

"Ladies first." Looking at Hermione who was hesitant, Andros gently pushed the girl from behind, which made her staggered a few steps and came to Ollivander.

"What's your name, little girl?" Mr. Ollivander took out a long tape measure with silver graduations from the pocket of his jacket.

"Hermione, Hermione Granger."

"Which hand are you used to?"

"I think~right~right hand."

"Don't be nervous, here you can definitely choose the most suitable wand for you, of course, it is the wand that chooses the wizard, you should understand what I mean."

To be honest, Andros really doesn't understand why so many dimensions are needed to choose a wand.

From shoulder to fingertip, from wrist to elbow, from shoulder to sole, even head circumference?

What does it mean?

See how big the brain is?

When he saw Ollivander measuring the distance between Hermione's two nostrils seriously, Andros couldn't hold back anymore, but the former was still operating seriously.

"Each Ollivander wand has a super magical substance. Generally speaking, I will use unicorn hair, phoenix tail feathers or the heart nerve of a fire dragon. Of course, there are some special circumstances. Let’s try this one. , Nine and one-third inches, grapevine wood, heart nerve of fire dragon."

Ollivander took several long boxes from a shelf not far away, then opened one of them and handed the wand inside to Hermione.

From the perspective of Andros, Hermione experienced a certain change that is difficult to describe in words immediately after receiving the wand. Her expression, initially confused and nervous, gradually turned into something visible to the naked eye. happy.

She raised her arm gently, and bunches of colorful ribbons ejected from the tip of the magic wand.

Is not it!

Really or not, it succeeded once?

Is it so unscientific?

"It can be seen that it likes you very much. There are twelve Jin Jialongs in total. It's up to you next, this little gentleman whose name I don't know yet."

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Vines and wood wands are relatively rare varieties, and their owners are almost always those wizards and wizards who have noble pursuits, have a vision beyond ordinary people, and always shock those friends who think they know them........

Generally speaking, the heart nerve of the fire dragon can make the most powerful wand and can display the most gorgeous magic.

This kind of wand usually learns faster than other kinds of wands, but if you win them from the original owner, they will change the object of allegiance and are always the closest to the current owner.

A wand made from the heart of a fire dragon is often the easiest to transform into a black magic wand, although it does not tilt in this direction by itself.It is also the most accident-prone of the three cores, and it looks moody.

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Most wands are between 9 and 14 inches in length, but very short (less than 8 inches) and very long (longer than 15 inches) wands also exist, but they are very rare.

However, unusually short wands usually choose people who lack personality, rather than short people (many short wands are chosen by longer wands.)

In my experience, longer wands may be suitable for taller wizards, but they are more likely to be attracted to wizards with powerful personalities and a broader and more eye-catching magic style.

More dexterous wands prefer to cast elegant and delicate spells.

However, none of the components of the wand should be considered separately.The wood, core, and elasticity of the wand may enhance or weaken the characteristics of the wand’s length.

Arturo Cefa Robles "Wand Studies"

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