Sure enough, just like Ani last time, Ollivander failed to help the girl find a convenient wand from noon to dinner.
There are quite a few that can be used, but the best fit is above average, which is still far from the threshold of superior, let alone the high fit like the previous one.
"Forget it, just let it be, it will only be used for a while anyway."
Ani no longer felt lucky, and persuaded Hermione to choose one at random, not to make a short-term decision at the last minute.
Hermione was already annoyed. After hearing Ani's words, she picked up the wand she had just put down.
If it were normal for him to fail to choose a satisfactory wand for the little wizard, Ollivander would definitely be extremely unhappy, but now that he has two good materials that he is addicted to, the old man would like to kick them out early.
Seeing Hermione carrying her bag and going to check out, Ani smiled and said nothing, girl, I'll let you know in a minute how much of a teacher Hogwarts is...
"Well, it's also a cypress wand, eleven inches, with a unicorn hair core..." The old man paused for a moment. Most people who can accept a unicorn hair wand will not be attracted by dragon heartstrings as the main material.
If you like the magic wand, it will naturally no longer suit you.
"I'll give you a 50% discount, and then erase the fraction and make it 260 galleons."
Hermione:(?｀?Д?′)!!
After returning to Hogwarts, the two of them had missed their meal, so they simply went down one floor and went directly to the kitchen to eat.
"Ah, Professor."
After scratching a certain pear that was a cat, Ani opened the door and caught a few busy little badgers.
"Ha, Cedric, are you preparing cat food?"
Watching the Hufflepuffs taking plates of chicken breasts from the elves, Ani smiled very happily.
Most of the children in the Badger Yard love small animals very much and have almost no resistance to the furry little cuties.
However, in view of previous painful lessons, dogs, especially certain wolf-like breeds, are strictly prohibited from being brought into Hogwarts. It stands to reason that cats that can get by by brushing their faces should be their first choice.
However, many times the appearance of a furry child is affected by its owner.
In view of Filch's "good" reputation, when wizards tell children about their experiences at Hogwarts, Mrs. Norris always appears as a hairy evil accomplice, so that little wizards rarely hug Filch.
A cat enters school.
Muggle wizards who have never heard of the legend of evil cats are often short of money and can only drool looking at the stuffed animals in the store. The cats in the Magic Zoo in Diagon Alley all have rare words hanging on them.
There are many magical creatures, and the price is really prohibitive.
Fortunately, after one year of teaching in Ani, the pet-raising culture in Hogwarts was brought into order, and the daily life with the cute and adorable Tom Cat made Hufflepuff's cat slave soul burn brightly again.
Ever since, in the autumn of 1992, the Badger Court welcomed twenty-seven cats, and the lounge where plants were king suddenly came to life and could be called a cat cafe on the ground floor of Hogwarts.
"Aini~"
After Cedric and others left, the little witch called pitifully. She really wanted to get a cat, but Ani had just given her the owl Sarin before, and Hermione was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take care of it.
"Haha, Hogwarts may have many more kittens in the next few months. You can adopt one."
Following him since he was a child, Tom is of course the most beautiful cub among the magical cats. Originally, Ani wanted to wait for Tom to kill the cat and give one to Hermione.
However, as can be expected, the naughty little one is already one year old and has not yet gone into heat. The growth period is longer than that of the purebred cat Nizi, but Aini judged that it will not be long before Tom will enter the mature stage.
When the time comes, choose one that is in good condition and buy it, it just happens to be a Christmas gift.
As for the pet Crookshanks in the girl's original trajectory...
It depends on the situation. After all, cats, whether they are pure blood or mixed blood, are very independent. That big ginger cat Hermione may not be able to control it.
"That's great, I will treat the kitten well." The girl smiled happily and put the steak into her mouth, feeling very happy.
With something in her stomach, Hermione felt much lighter.
I spent a long time trying wands with Mr. Ollivander, and the girl was already exhausted.
Every time you pick up a new wand, you have to reconnect the magic circuit. If the little witch wasn't talented and hardworking, the second-year wizard wouldn't be able to hold on.
It was not appropriate to ask questions in the wand shop just now. Now that she had eaten and drank, Hermione also expressed her previous doubts.
"Haha, you don't think that a wand really only costs 7 galleons, do you?" Ani asked in a funny tone, "Just the unicorn hair in your wand costs so much in the material store in Diagon Alley.
10 galleons a piece."
"Huh?" The little witch was even more confused. She knew the value of unicorn hair, but she had not had to worry about food and clothing since she was a child, so Hermione was not sensitive to concepts such as prices, and she did not deliberately think about the connection. p>
"Hogwarts spends a lot of money every year for you. You will definitely not find such a good school in the Muggle world."
Aini's words left the girl with no way to refute. There were no tuition fees, no room and board fees, and no other well-named expenses. Students had to buy their own textbooks and some supplies, and they didn't have to spend a penny after enrolling!
Moreover, according to Aini, Hogwarts also subsidizes students in other ways, but these schools have never publicized it.
"I really didn't expect that a wand costs hundreds of galleons. Doesn't the school have to pay 20,000 galleons just for this?"
The girl's mouth opened slightly. Even though she had only earned 300 Galleons not long ago, her parents were both high-income earners, so such an amount of money was still an unimaginable figure.
"Not only that, but the value of wands is also different. The one you had before was more expensive. The hair shed by a unicorn is not as valuable as a dragon's heartstring. Besides, Garrick gave you a 50% discount on the price." Aini is not exaggerating at all. The magic wand is not just about carving runes on wood and just clamping the main materials together.
"There are many ways to make a wand, and it requires a lot of matching potions, materials for rituals, etc. The raw materials in your hand will cost dozens of galleons, and even Garrick can't guarantee that it will be perfect every time it is made.
Of course, if you succeed, the cost will become higher."
Ani took a sip of the sap and continued: "If you add the crafting fee, the bill will be out of balance. Garrick is the best staff maker in the magic world. Think about the Muggle clothes that are made of dozens or hundreds of materials.
You will know how much it can sell after adding a trademark."
Hermione nodded in agreement, but after Ani finished explaining, the girl had more doubts in her head.
Hogwarts has paid so much, but she can't see the benefits the school has received.
What is the purpose of the school? Where does the funding come from? Why does British magical education continue to cycle in this way?
Wait, wait, wait, every little question mark made the girl's mind a mess, and she felt like the steak in her mouth no longer tasted good.
"Want to know the answer?"
Ani asked lightly, and Hermione suddenly turned into a chicken pecking rice animation.
"The internal reasons are too mysterious. Now that I know it will cause trouble to you, I will tell you later."
Hermione:o(*≧д≦)o!!
I can’t tell you not to seduce people!!!
It’s already causing me a lot of trouble now, okay!!!