Ollivander is a character in the "Harry Potter" series who specializes in providing wands. He has the habits of a businessman but also the persistence of an artist. He is known as one of the three masters of wand making in Europe. The wand shop he opened is in Diagon Alley.
, but this business is somewhat of a monopoly. After all, he is the only wand shop in Diagon Alley.
Yu Hongshi, Lani and Gong Er entered Diagon Alley after noon. When they entered the wand shop, it happened to be the time when there were the most customers. Of course, the so-called maximum number was only two or three people.
Yu Hongshi stood aside quietly. He knew that Ollivander was not in a good mood at this time. After all, he had just received Grindelwald last night and was questioned by people from the Ministry of Magic all morning. He was probably angry at this time.
when.
At this point, I must mention that Grindelwald is a principled person, and I don’t know where he got the gold galleons. Anyway, he didn’t rely on robbing as Yu Hongshi said.
However, this also allowed Yu Hongshi to get to know Ollivander from the side. This guy obviously has no sense of right and wrong. Even if you are the Dark Lord, he can still provide you with a wand.
"Okay, three guests, how can I help you? I like well-behaved guests!"
After all the customers in the store left, Ollivander finally came to entertain them.
Yu Hongshi pulled Gong Er over and said, "This child will enter Hogwarts this year. I heard that Ollivander's wand shop is the best in the wizarding world, so we came."
"Oh, what you heard is correct. Come on, kid, let me measure you first. You must know that every wizard must understand himself first, and then he is qualified to choose a wand!"
Gong Er rolled his eyes cryptically. If what this guy said by 'knowing himself' meant the size of his mouth, the length of his arms, etc., then that would be really superficial.
While Ollivander was measuring the size of Gong Er, Yu Hongshi and Lani were looking at the wands around them. The wands here were piled randomly on the ceiling, and they didn't know that the wand maker didn't cherish them.
It's really just a personal style.
Soon Lani's voice came softly, "It turns out that the magic wand in this world is like this."
"What's your comment?"
"Very versatile! Since the human body in this world has great limitations on mental power, when holding a wand, it is equivalent to artificially creating a conduit for the mental power in the body, and then casting various spells to achieve the effect. For example
It's like a sealed cup of drink. Normally you can't drink the juice unless you break it, but when you insert a straw, you can suck the juice through the straw."
Yu Hongshi suddenly realized that the principle was so simple, "I can understand the materials used to guide the magic, but what is the mystery of the structure of the wand core?"
Lani picked up a seemingly useless wand, "Trees symbolize life, just like golden trees, so wood is also a good material for guiding magic. Therefore, most wands in basically every world are made of wood. But
The texture of wood is natural and will not change because of your artificial polishing. It can conduct magic power, but it will not direct the magic power to the target you want according to your ideas. Therefore, you need a wand core.
Help with orientation!”
Yu Hongshi also reached out and took out a wand, nodded and said: "Well, although the wand core is also a magic-guiding material, the main function of the wand is wood, and the wand core is used for positioning. The difference between the wand core is
Because of what?"
Lani shook her head, "Let's take another look. It seems there are some mysteries in it, but... the staff-making technology in this world seems not as good as mine."
"Shh, look again."
Ollivander on the other side has already started to choose a staff for Gong Er. It has to be said that this is a physical job. Seeing the old man climbing up and down, he tried no one knows how many staffs he tried. At the end, he started to fall off.
I even found a suitable hair.
Lani looked at the setting sun outside and reminded: "Try the cherry blossom wood and phoenix tail feathers." She then reached out and took off a box from the wall.
Ollivander was stunned for a moment and was about to scold him when he saw that after Gong Er took out the wand from the box, there was a faint glow covering the wand, as if another layer of protective paint had been applied to the wooden wand.
"Wow, the wand core of cherry blossom wood with phoenix tail feathers is eleven inches long and is very delicately made. It's really... surprising!"
Yu Hongshi looked at Ollivander's strange expression and asked curiously: "Is there something wrong? Is there something wrong with the cherry blossom wood, or is there something wrong with the phoenix tail feathers?"
"Is there a problem? No, there is nothing wrong with my wand, it's just that... the phoenix is a very spiritual bird. The wand will choose its owner, and the phoenix is even more picky. Almost all wizards who use phoenix tail feathers as the core of their wands, in the end
They will all have extraordinary contributions in some aspects. Well, in some aspects..."
Ollivander's hesitation confused Gong Er, but Yu Hongshi understood. He remembered that Harry Potter and Voldemort's wands were both phoenix tail feathers. Their magical talents were undoubtedly excellent, so
, Gong Er’s magic talent is extremely good?
"I thought the phoenix's tail feathers were a very precious thing, but they don't seem to be rare."
Ollivander looked like an old-timer in popular science, "The phoenix is indeed a very rare magical animal, but it also has the habit of losing its hair, so the phoenix's tail feathers are not rare to a certain extent. They are somewhat similar to humans.
There are a lot of diamonds in the world, but there are not many large and good diamonds. The same goes for phoenix tail feathers, there are not many that can be used to make wand cores."
"How much will it cost if you are educated?"
"Twelve gold galleons."
"Okay, please keep it."
Ollivander took the gold galleon and put it away very elegantly. Yu Hongshi admired the old man a little. Who knows how he performed the action of "collecting money" so elegantly.
However, just when Yu Hongshi was about to leave, Ollivander suddenly spoke, "Sir and Madam, don't you want to choose a wand? It seems to me that you don't have a wand."
Yu Hongshi was slightly surprised. There was something about this old man. During this time, there were many Muggle parents bringing their children to buy wands, but he was able to tell that they had magic power even though they did not have wands.
Yu Hongshi thought for a while and said happily: "Why not? Then I'll trouble the old gentleman."
The process was still maddening. Maybe Ollivander himself thought he was very skilled, but Yu Hongshi felt that he was messing around. After trying the fifty-seventh wand, he finally found his wand, Dragon Grasping Locust Wood and Dragon Heartstrings.
, twelve inches.
But when it was Lani's turn, it went much smoother, because it was Lani who chose the wand herself. It was basically a one-time hit. Even Ollivander praised her for her good luck.
Cedar wood, unicorn hair, eleven inches, looks gray all over, quite nice.
So after paying another fifteen gold galleons, Yu Hongshi took Lani and Gong Er home. In fact, he originally wanted to buy robes and pets, but who knew he wasted so much time there.
By the time the three of them returned to No. 18 Privet Drive, Grindelwald had already transformed the home into something retro, deep, and very aristocratic.
"It seems that you are in a good mood after getting the wand. Do you want me to remind you that there are many wizards hidden around here?"
Grindelwald raised his eyebrows and seemed to have recovered from the previous blow. He said calmly and calmly: "You are indeed not simple, and your intentions are very big!"
Yu Hongshi's face was expressionless, but he had dozens of questions in his mind. Did this guy misunderstand something?
"I have recently discovered the hidden wizards nearby. They always observe the family at No. 4, Privet Drive, intentionally or unintentionally. I used a little trick to get to know the family. Guess who the child of that family is.
?Haha, it turns out to be the famous Harry Potter!"
Grindelwald's eyes flashed crazily, like a child who has discovered a favorite toy. Yu Hongshi frowned, "Do you still care about the so-called savior?"
Grindelwald snorted disdainfully: "Voldemort is just a simple thug. This is the kind of person I despise the most. However, I still recognize his strength. What interests me even more is that, as far as I know,
Voldemort went to kill Harry Potter because of the prophecy, but he didn't expect to be killed because of it. This proves the wonder of fate. However... I made another prophecy, and there will be another storm sweeping the entire magical world in the future.
, and the center of the storm this time is exactly that child!"
Yu Hongshi frowned, feeling a little disdainful in his heart. Storm? Even Voldemort's little trouble in the UK is considered a storm?
She shook her head and stopped talking to him. Instead, she lowered her head and fiddled with her wand, vaguely able to comprehend something from it.
Grindelwald watched Yu Hongshi treat the wand as a toy and didn't pay attention. This was a very scary guy without a wand, and the wand might actually be a toy to him.
Gong Er was dazzled by what he saw, "Are you trying to pull out the magic wand? Why are you shaking it there?"
Lani put her hand on Gong Er's shoulder to stop her from continuing, "The same thing has different effects in the hands of different people. He is not playing but exploring the original mystery inside the core of the stick."
The secret of the origin?
These words attracted everyone's attention as soon as they came out. Yu Hongshi took a long breath and put the wand casually on the table, "It seems that you have also found the secret. The magic here is... interesting!"
Lani nodded and placed her wand on the table casually, "The material and the wand core itself are not important, the choice of the wand core is important. Human beings are a very strange species, and other species can more or less do it."
Preferring some of the prehistoric times, but human beings are like an insulated species. They are not related to any one, but any one can practice. But this state of human beings has not always been like this. With different education, different ideas, and different contacts,
Depending on the environment, human mental fluctuations will gradually move closer to a certain primitive state. And the materials used in the cores of these wands tend to tend to a certain primitive situation, so when human mental fluctuations and wand core materials are
When the tendencies are consistent, there will be a so-called 'fit' situation. Although the wizards in the magic world do not understand the subtleties, they rely on the accumulation of experience to choose wands. I have to say, there is something!"
Grindelwald blinked. To be honest, he didn't understand!
Gong Er, however, looked at Yu Hongshi again, "So he...is experiencing the so-called essence of the ancient world?"
Lani's eyes looked at Yu Hongshi more solemnly, "The core of his staff is a dragon's heartstring, and the path he takes is also a dragon, so he will have some understanding. But... I advise you to give up and go.
There are countless people who have taken the path of the dragon, but no one has passed it so far, because... the side effects of this path are too great, if you make a slight mistake, you will turn into a dragon!"