Snakes at Hogwarts

"Andros Lobach, just call me Andros. Besides, I'm right-handed."

"Lobach is a very rare surname, but I seem to have heard it somewhere."

What Andros didn't expect was that after hearing his name, Ollivander frowned, as if he was remembering something.

"Do you know my parents?"

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

Forget it, Andros didn't have any feelings for his cheap parents in this life anyway.

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

Looking at the measuring tape flying up and down around him, Andros thought for a moment and asked the question he had been wondering about since just now.

"How do you determine what wand a wizard is suitable to use? I mean, how do you determine that he will be selected by the wand? Is it through these data?"

Ollivander stopped rummaging for wands on the shelves. He turned back and stood on the ladder and stared at Andros with a very surprised look.

"Few wizards your age pay attention to these things. What do you think the use of these dimensions is?"

"Probably, tall wizards are more suitable to use longer wands."

"Yes or no." Ollivander muttered 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 upright wizards, those who pursue powerful and gorgeous magic. It is easier to get the approval of the fire dragon's heart and nerves.

Ebony is more suitable for performing superb transformation and offensive magic, while Willow has a special liking for healing magic.What these qualities interweave together is the character of the wand, or, I prefer to say, the personality of each wand. "

"character"

"Yes, just like people's personalities, each wand has its own personality, so they will choose the owner who best matches their own personality."

"Mr. Ollivander, what kind of personality does the grapevine wood correspond to?" Hermione looked at the wand in her hand.

"Those who have extraordinary foresight are more likely to be favored by grapevine wood. In history, many wizards who held grapevine wood as their wands eventually achieved great things."

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

What if I am an idiot who can't cast any magic?

Ollivander's words were like a reassurance, gradually calming down Hermione's originally nervous heart.

The girl secretly clenched her fists, she could achieve a great career.

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

"It's not all based on these data. I actually started to observe you after you entered this room. Let's try this one, eleven and three-quarter inches, walnut, fire dragon's heart nerve, generally Generally speaking, wizards who can invent clever spells often use walnut wands." Ollivander handed Andros a dark brown wand.

Andros waved gently, and the rectangular cartons on the shelf flew out one after another.

It seemed like he didn't have the same luck as Hermione.

"Okay, give it to me." Ollivander hurriedly took the wand from Andros's hand, and then continued to explain to Andros.

"This is normal, because people's hearts are complex and changeable, and it is difficult to capture the strongest emotions deep inside."

So, does this mean that I am more complicated than Hermione, a fool?

"But the wand is different. In my memory, there has never been a case where the wand was chosen by the wrong wizard. Now I'm trying this one, twelve and one-third inches, hawthorn wood, phoenix tail feathers, very... Complex but very loyal to what he has chosen.”

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

In this way, Andros took the wands handed over by Ollivander one by one. Perhaps because Andros was more pleasing to the eye, Ollivander would briefly introduce each wand when he took it out. Wand character.

"A very picky customer." After taking the wand away from Andros, Ollivander wiped the sweat from his forehead. He looked a little tired. After all, for such an old man, he just went up and down the shelves. It can already be called a high-intensity exercise.

However, his mental state was very high, as if the more critical the customers were, the happier he felt.

"Don't worry, every customer who comes to Ollivander's Wand Shop will not leave empty-handed. Just wait for me here and I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Ollivander walked towards the back room, which might be the warehouse or the place where he usually makes wands.

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

Why did it take him so long to choose?

Hermione thought a little unconvinced that children's thoughts are so changeable.

He was obviously happy just now because of Ollivander's words and the fact that he had chosen the wand, but his expression changed immediately the next second.

The little witch instinctively felt that the longer she took to choose a wand, the better it would be.

Without keeping them waiting, Ollivander quickly came back with a large pile of dusty rectangular cardboard boxes. The top of the cardboard box was covered with dust. It was unknown how long it had been since it had been opened.

"Perhaps, the three magical substances I often use as wand 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 nerves, and phoenix feathers were the three most suitable materials for British wizards, so these were the materials I most commonly used in making wands. of. "

Ollivander took out a pair of handkerchiefs from his shirt pocket and wiped the sweat that was dripping from his forehead.

"But my younger self was equally obsessed with strange combinations, and in my early travels around the world I met several excellent staff-makers from elsewhere.

Through communication, I found many more interesting combinations. Let's try this one. It's ten and a quarter inches, aspen wood, wetland werewolf hair, a very powerful wand that can easily cast powerful magic. curse. "

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"Ah~~~"

"That's enough. Put the child down quickly and let us try something else."

Is this magic wand so temperamental?

Andros was also a little confused at the moment. Just after he took the wand, a powerful force burst out from the tip of the wand, directly smashing a shelf.

Fortunately no one was hurt, as Professor McGonagall waved her wand in time to deflect the cardboard boxes flying towards them.

To use an inappropriate analogy, Ollivander's shelves were previously filled with small pistols. This time he suddenly handed Andros an RPG, and most importantly, it misfired.

After realizing that the power of these wands was astonishing, Andros became more careful. This feeling of shooting in an arsenal was not good.

Fortunately, except for the first wand, which had a bad temper, the other wands did not acknowledge Andros, but they did not make any big noise.

Seeing the number of rectangular wooden boxes gradually decreasing, Andros became a little impatient. He had spent too much time here.

Do you want to try all the wands?

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

"A very pure combination. This is the most unusual wand I have ever made. Because snakewood is the favorite wood of another European wandmaker, Gregovich, and long-horned water snake horn is a kind of wand found in America. Very popular staff-making material.”

This was a black wand with a wavy pattern. The moment he saw it, Andros's heart palpitated for no reason. Maybe it was this one.

He took the wand, and it was a completely different feeling than before. It was not obscure, but a feeling of blood connection, as if the wand had originally grown in his right hand.

Andros raised his wand, and a blue light burst out from the tip of the wand, illuminating the dim and narrow wand shop. It was like the light of a gem that continuously refracted under the sun. It was shining and gorgeous, but not dazzling. .

"It seems that it has chosen you. This pure combination, I should have thought of it earlier. It is really amazing. You will definitely have a great future."

Ollivander seemed a little incoherent due to being too excited.

"Thank you, how much is this wand?"

"Twenty-four gold galleons, thanks for the review."

"Ah good."

Andros reached for the money bag in his pocket.

"Wait a moment"

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

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The long-horned water snake is a magical snake distributed in many parts of the world and widely found in North America. As its name suggests, its head has horns, and some have gems on their foreheads, which can release gems. The dazzling light corresponding to the color is a very precious magic material.

According to the ancient bestiary, we can boldly speculate that the horned water snake should first appear in Western Europe. However, the horned water snakes in this land have long been hunted down by wizards chasing medicinal materials.

In the distant and mysterious East, a large number of horned water snake samples have been captured. According to my speculation, 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 the magic-like abilities of hiding and flying.

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