94 hp Diagon Alley

, and three seconds of blank eyes.

"Stop talking nonsense, Ollivander." Snape was fiddling with the weird collection on his shelf. From Gwen's point of view, even if he didn't teach potions this year, there was still a lot of bad things on that shelf. s material.There was also the aftertaste of an unfamiliar potion in the office.

Gwen took out a slender parchment roll directly from her schoolbag, and unfolded it to reveal the familiar wand.

"Fox's feathers are not stable," she decided to speak for herself, "and I'm not skilled enough, so I'm afraid I won't be able to use this wand a few times, Professor."

Snape scrutinized the wand, and without uttering any criticism - thankfully in Gwen's view - he just moved his lips again, "How many times?"

"I think it can only be guaranteed three times." Gwen said conservatively.

Snape was still staring at his wand, running his hand over it.

"Also, Professor." Gwen suggested cautiously, "If you have to use a spell...I'd suggest stunned...the green is just right enough to cover the...uh...white flash of the stun spell." She couldn't help it Look at Snape's face.

The black-haired and black-eyed professor stared at her again, and after a long silence, he said word by word: "A piece of advice, Ollivander. Never think that your wisdom is too ordinary." Then he Raising his head, Gwen's goosebumps rose from his cold gaze, "You can't afford the price of being smart."

He didn't say a word after that, and lifted his chin slightly towards the door, signaling Gwen to get out.

Gwen was planning to run away with her schoolbag in her arms, but her good upbringing made her hesitate before going out and said, "Thank you for the protective spell." She was referring to the magic wand shop. spell.

The Head of Slytherin tapped his fingers on the table without even raising his eyelids, as if wondering why this annoying student was still in his office.So in the next second, Gwen ran out from the door full of snakes.

Facing the empty underground corridor, Gwen sighed. In the past, there was always a guy waiting for him at the door—especially after Professor Snape's punishment was over.She put her right hand in her pocket and pinched the chubby ears, feeling that she had missed George a little.

Unbeknownst to Gwen, after she left.Snape immediately and silently wasted his chance at a new wand.His stinging lips didn't move an inch, and if he did use the Stunning Charm, the fake wand immediately shot a piercing green light, accompanied by a howling sound piercing the air.

Snape looked again at the identical wand in his hand, and stuffed it into a slim pocket on the inside of his black robes.

He has a complex expression, looking at the sky with his eyes blank, and muttering to himself. "Twice more, I hope it's enough."

malfoy and opal

When Gwen threw out the wand, the hot potato, on the first day of school, she was relieved.In addition to concentrating on studying several NEWTs courses, she even managed to arrange an information exchange meeting with the Savior team - Gwen is now teasing Harry, Ron and Hermione - in the Room of Requirement.

"That's what happened." Gwen sat cross-legged on the thick carpet, holding the dog in her arms, and it was stretching its neck to sniff the smell of Crookshanks on Hermione.

"I'm a little confused." Ron sat numb, hissing and hammering his calf, "On the day you just left Diagon Alley, Mr. Ollivander was captured by Death Eaters? Correct me if I'm wrong - it sounds like Dumbledore and the Order are hoping You-Know-Who will take a Master Wandmaker?"

"You're getting smarter, Ron." Gwen was not stingy with her compliments.

"Why? I mean, is there anything Voldemort needs in Ollivander? After all, the wand shop is still open." Harry looked very confused.

"That's why I'm looking for you." Gwen scratched her cheek, "Although Dumbledore didn't say anything, I think..."

"Wait a minute." Hermione was the closest to the door. She seemed to hear footsteps outside the door, and immediately put her finger in front of her mouth and raised her wand.

The people outside the door walked back and forth three times, but they couldn't find the correct entrance-this was of course because four students had already occupied the coming and going room.The man then stomped away in frustration.

Hermione worriedly added a few more soundproof spells on the door. After Umbridge's surprise visit last term, they should have been more cautious.

Gwen then continued, "I think You-Know-Who wants to get some information from Garrick about your wand."

Hermione let out an exclamation, covered her mouth and looked at Harry with a worried look on her face.

"You mean, what's that word? I have the same wand core as Voldemort..."

"Twin cores." Gwen let Gouzi go, scratching her face anxiously with both hands. "According to your previous description, part of the reason why you were able to get out of the confrontation with him last time was because of the special connection between your wands—"

"It should be said that a large part of the reason -" Harry laughed at himself.

"It's not as big as you think, Harry." Gwen said matter-of-factly, "If you want to be honest, with such a disparity in strength between you and the You-Know-Who, the brother wand is definitely not the decisive factor that prevents him from defeating you." .Garrick and I agree that there must be other reasons why you escaped him twice. But the most important thing is..."

"The most important thing is what Voldemort thinks." Ron said in a deep voice, which surprised Gwen again.

"Indeed, if the mysterious man learns of the existence of the twin cores and thinks that this is the reason that prevents him from defeating you, then Garrick's purpose of existence is to help him solve this obstacle."

"Is there really a way to overcome the twin cores?" Hermione frowned and thought for a moment, then grabbed Gwen's hand suddenly, "If it is possible, Mr. Ollivander will probably be..."

Gwen smiled wryly and shook her head, "My views on wands are still very one-sided, and this knowledge should have been imparted to me by Garrick after I graduated—but using my brain, isn't the easiest way to just change a wand? ?"

As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the three people changed, especially Harry, who seemed to have lost a magic weapon close to him.

"Harry," Gwen said, shaking her hand in front of him, "get back together, Harry."

"A wand is no better than a wizard," said Hermione firmly.

Harry nodded resignedly, but thought in his heart that Hermione was wrong, his situation was different, she hadn't felt the wand spinning like a compass, shooting golden flames at his enemies.He had lost the protection of the twin core, and now that it was gone he realized how much he depended on it.

The most terrifying thing about witches is often their amazing insight and intuition, especially a witch who knows you very well.Hermione immediately looked at Gwen for help, hoping that she would tell Harry from the standpoint of the small wand shop owner - he was the one who was so wrong.

Gwen understands, which is why she went to the savior in the first place: "Only a bad wizard would blame the weapon for failure. If You-Know-Who naively intends to change a wand and kill you, then he is dreaming "Just think, Harry, you didn't have a wand in your hand the first time you beat him."

Harry opened his mouth, wanting to tell her that it was his mother who sacrificed her life and love to save him.But Gwen never gave him a chance to speak.

"Don't you understand? Dumbledore acquiesced to Garrick to bring this information to Voldemort," Gwen unconsciously said the name of the Dark Lord, completely unaware that her inner fear of him was gradually diminishing, "It is precisely because he also knows that your wands are not the key to victory at all."

Ron seemed inspired by these words, and he patted his friend vigorously, "I told you earlier, buddy! There must be something special about you, you beat him!" Ron's excited face Red, "Just like water is born to overcome fire, you must be born to overcome Voldemort! Don't use the wand as your reliance and trump card!"

Well, although Ron's words deviated a little from Gwen's imagination, the truth was right.

Merlin, why is Hermione looking at Ron with a flushed face?

"Anyway, I just want to remind you," said Gwen, "in case you are unlucky and run into him again one day, don't mess up. As for Garrick, Dumbledore promised that they would save him before things went bad." He comes out."

Hermione looked at Gwen suspiciously, probably wondering where Dumbledore had the confidence to reassure her. "What about Burns and Florin? Are they missing for that reason too?"

Harry choked on his own saliva and coughed for a long time.

"I don't see any connection between Florin and Ollivander," Gwen said, "I don't know why You-Know-Who needs a cold drink store owner, maybe to improve food for Death Eaters?"

Ron pictured old Malfoy eating ice cream with his nostrils, and choked, too, coughing with his friend.

Harry finally caught his breath and inexplicably changed the subject: "I overheard Malfoy's words on the Hogwarts Express."

Gwen's heart jumped, but she felt that the Savior team should not know about Garrick's relationship with Malfoy Manor.

Harry went on, "What mission did Voldemort send him. Maybe that's why he went to Borgin-Bock."

Gwen, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other, and found that they had the same idea about this matter——Voldemort could