Snakes in Hogwarts

"Andros Lobach, just call me Andros, besides, I am used to using my right hand."

"Lobach? A fairly rare surname, but I seem to have heard it somewhere."

What Andros didn't expect was that after hearing his name, Ollivander frowned, seeming to remember something.

"Do you know my parents?"

"No, I just have some impressions of this surname. It seems that I am really old and can't remember things."

Forget it, anyway, for his cheap parents in this life, Andros has no feelings in his heart.

"It's okay, let's get started."

Seeing the tape measure flying up and down around him, Andros thought about it or asked a question that he had been puzzled since just now.

"How do you determine which magic wand is suitable for a wizard? I mean, how do you determine that he will be selected by the magic wand? Is this data?"

Ollivander stopped and continued searching for the wand on the shelf. He turned his head and stood on the ladder looking at Andros with a very surprised look.

"Very few wizards of your age pay attention to these things, what do you think? What use are these sizes?"

"Probably, those tall wizards are better suited to use longer wands?"

"Right or not." Ollivander babbled like a certain divination professor who lived in the West Tower of Hogwarts all year round.

"Whether it is the length, material, or core of the wand, each length and each material has its unique properties. Unicorn tail hair is suitable for those loyal and decent wizards, and those who pursue powerful and gorgeous magic. It is easier to be recognized by the heart of the fire dragon.

Ebony wood is more suitable for casting brilliant transformation and offensive magic, while Willow has a soft spot for healing magic.These characteristics are intertwined to form the characteristics of the wand, or, I prefer to say, the character of each wand."

"character?"

"Yes, just like a person's character, each wand has its own character, so they will choose the owner who most imagines their character."

"Then Mr. Ollivander, what kind of character does the vine tree correspond to?" Hermione looked at the wand in her hand.

"Those people with extraordinary vision are more likely to be favored by grapevine wood. Many wizards who held grapevine wood as magic wands in history have finally achieved great things."

Ollivander's words moved Hermione's heart. After knowing that she was a wizard and was going to study in a magic school, the little girl was actually worried about one thing.

What if you are an idiot who can't release any magic!

Ollivander's words were a reassuring pill, gradually calming Hermione's nervousness.

The girl clenched her fist secretly, she can accomplish a great career!

"So, can you infer the character of a wizard based on the data you measured?" After listening to Ollivander's explanation, Andros also vaguely had some guesses in his heart.

"I don’t rely solely on these data. I actually started to observe you after you entered this room. Let’s try this one. Eleven and three quarters of an inch, walnut, fire dragon’s heart nerve, generally In other words, those wizards who can invent brilliant spells often use walnut wands." Ollivander handed Andros a dark brown wand.

Andros waved lightly, and the rectangular boxes on the shelf flew out one after another.

It seemed that he hadn't had the luck that came to his soul like Hermione.

"Okay, give it to me." Hastily snatched the wand from Andros, and then Ollivander continued to explain to Andros.

"This is normal, because people's hearts are complex and changeable. It is very difficult to capture the strongest emotions in the heart."

So, is this saying that you are more complicated than Hermione's silly and sweet?

"But the magic wand is different. In my impression, there has never been a case of a magic wand choosing the wrong wizard. I tried this one, twelve and one-third inches, hawthorn wood, and Phoenix tail feathers. Complex but quite loyal to what has been chosen."

After breaking a water glass, the wand was also put away by Mr. Ollivander.

In this way, Andros took over the wands that Ollivander handed over one by one, perhaps because Andros was more pleasing to the eye. When Ollivander took out each wand, he would briefly introduce this one. The character of the wand.

"Very picky customer." After taking away the wand from Andros, Ollivander wiped the sweat from his forehead. He looked a little tired. After all, he is such an old person, just on and off the shelves. It can be called high-intensity exercise.

However, his mental state is very high, as if the customer is more picky, the more happy he is.

"Don't worry, every guest who comes to the Ollivander Wand Shop will not leave empty-handed. Wait for me here, and I will be back soon."

After speaking, Ollivander walked towards the back room, which might be the warehouse or the place where he usually made the wand.

"Don't worry, every wizard will find a suitable wand here."

Why did he choose so long?

Hermione was a little unconvinced, thinking that the child's thinking was so changeable.

Obviously, just now because of Ollivander's words and the fact that he had chosen the magic wand all at once, he felt happy, and his face changed in the next second.

The little witch instinctively felt that the longer she chose the wand, the better.

Without letting them wait for a long time, Ollivander quickly walked back with a large pile of gray rectangular paper boxes. The paper boxes were covered with dust. I don't know how long it has not been opened.

"Maybe, the three magic substances I often use as stick cores are not suitable for you, so I just went to the warehouse and took out some of my earlier works.

At that time, I finally discovered through thousands of experiments that unicorn hair, fire dragon heart nerve, and phoenix feathers are the three most suitable materials for British wizards. Therefore, these are the most commonly used materials for making magic wands. of."

Ollivander took out a handkerchief from his shirt pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"However, my young suit is also obsessed with some weird combinations. When I traveled the world earlier, I met a few excellent rodmakers from other places.

Through communication, I found many more interesting combinations. Let’s try this one. Ten and a quarter inches, aspen, wetland werewolf hair, a very powerful magic wand, can easily display a powerful magic. curse."

boom!

"Ah~~~!"

"Enough, kid! Put it down quickly and let us try something else!"

Is this magic wand so bad-tempered?

Andros was also a little dazed at the moment. Just after he took the wand, a powerful force erupted from the tip of the wand and directly smashed a shelf.

Fortunately, no one was injured, because Professor McGonagall waved his wand in time and flew to their boxes one by one.

To use an unsuitable analogy, before Ollivander had all small pistols on the shelves, this time he suddenly handed Andros an rpg, and the most important thing was that the fire escaped!

After realizing that the power of these wands was amazing, Andros was more careful. The feeling of shooting in the arsenal was very bad.

Fortunately, with the exception of the first wand which had a grumpy temper, although the other wands did not recognize Andros, they did not make a big move.

Seeing the number of rectangular wooden boxes gradually decreased, Andros felt a little irritable. He had already spent too much time here.

Wouldn't you have to try all the wands again?

"Wait a minute, maybe I am thinking in the wrong direction. You are not suitable for these wands with complex characters. Maybe, try this one, thirteen and one-quarter inches, snake wood, long-horned water snake horns. ."

"It's quite a pure combination. This is the most unusual wand I have ever made. Because snake wood is another European rod maker, Grigovich’s favorite wood, and long-horned water snake horn is a kind of Very popular rod-making material."

This is a black wand with wavy patterns. At the moment of seeing it, Andros's heart throbbed for no reason. Perhaps it was this one.

He took the wand, it was a completely different feeling from before, not obscure, but a sense of blood connection, as if the wand originally grew in his right hand.

Andros raised his wand, and a blue light burst from the tip of the wand to illuminate this dim and narrow wand shop, like a gem that constantly refracts the light that blooms in the sun, shining, gorgeous, but not dazzling .

"It seems that it chose you. This kind of pure combination, which I should have thought of long ago, is really amazing! Your future will definitely do a lot."

Ollivander seemed a little incoherent because of his excitement.

"Thank you, how much is this magic wand?"

"Twenty-four Jin Jialong, thanks for review."

"Ah good."

Andros stretched out his hand to take out the money from his pocket.

"Wait?"

"You just said, how much does this wand cost?"

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The long-horned water snake is a kind of magic snake that is distributed in many parts of the world and widely exists in North America. Like its name, it has long heads and horns, and some of its foreheads have gems, which can be released. The dazzling light corresponding to the color is a very precious magic material.

According to the collection of ancient animal fables, we can boldly speculate that long-horned water snakes should have appeared in Western Europe. However, the long-horned water snakes on this land have long been hunted and killed by wizards who chase medicinal materials.

In the remote and mysterious East, a large number of long-horned water snake samples have been captured. According to my guess, this creature should be the dragon in the myths and legends of the Far East, because those legendary creatures are very different from our fire dragons. It is somewhat similar to this creature.

And those long-horned water snakes with gems on their foreheads do have magical abilities like hiding and flying.

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Newt Scamander "Where are Fantastic Beasts"