Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 5 The magic wand that can bring luck

   "Do you want to buy a Hogwarts school uniform, my dear?" Just after entering the tailor shop, a short and fat witch greeted Albert with a wide smile.

   "Yes, ma'am." Albert nodded, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

"What a polite young man, come on, let me measure the specific parameters for you." With a move of Madam Malkin's finger, the tape measure, pins, and scissors all flew towards this side, and began to automatically measure Albert's body shape , Seeing this scene, Herb was dumbfounded.

  Ordering clothes was a complicated process, which took half an hour. Mrs. Mojin asked them to come and pick up the package after shopping.

"Ma'am, in addition to those school-mandated clothes, I'd like to order a black peaked hat and a plain black cape to fit my size, but no name tags are required. By the way, please pack separately." Ai Bert said to Madam Malkin after tidying up his somewhat messy clothes.

   "A black peaked hat and an ordinary cloak?" Madam Malkin looked at Herb suspiciously, and repeated Albert's words.

   "Yes." Herb nodded, he knew this was a gift for Nia.

   "Okay." Madam Malkin didn't think too much about this strange request, and nodded to show that she understood.

After paying a sum of Galleons in advance, the two left Madam Malkin's robe store, and they went to the Weizeac magic supply store not far from here, where they bought the brass balance on the list. , brass binoculars, glass vials.

  In fact, Albert just handed the list to Wieseeck, saying that he needs to buy the above things.

   It took only a few minutes for Wieseac to find all the items on the list and help them pack them.

  Under the introduction of the shop owner, Albert easily found the Partage Crucible Shop and bought a pewter crucible in the shop.

  They found the pharmacy through the store manager Patki, where they replenished the medicinal materials used in the potion class.

  The pharmacy is definitely not a pleasant place. As soon as you approach, you can ask for a disgusting smell, as if specially prepared to drive away customers.

  The pharmacy is full of oddities, with cabinets filled with jars of herbs, dried grass roots, and brightly colored powders of all kinds.

   There are also bundles of feathers, clusters of fangs and fluffy claws hanging from the ceiling.

  God, how on earth can wizards boil these things into potions and drink them?

   Herb couldn't think anymore because he saw a can of slugs.

   It's really disgusting.

  This child's father is already a little skeptical about life.

  Perhaps, letting his son enter that Hogwarts is really not a wise move.

  In addition to potions, Albert also bought some tools that will be used when preparing potions.

   After paying, he pulled Herb with a complicated face out of the pharmacy.

   "Albert, why don't you just give up." After pulling Albert away from the pharmacy, Herb said with a straight face, "Let's go to Eton College."

   Albert's face twitched and he shook his head.

   "But... the more I think about it, the more unreliable I feel. Maybe Daisy is right." Herb looked at his son with a complicated expression.

   "We are still short of some books, and we still need a wand and an owl." Albert looked at Herb and said, "At least, don't jump to conclusions until you understand the magic world."

   "Okay." Herb was a little depressed, but he still nodded in agreement.

  I bought the books on the list at Lihen Bookstore, and Albert bought an additional book about the history of the magic world.

  Actually, Albert wanted to stay in the bookstore for a while, but considering the time issue, he gave up and asked the bookstore manager to get a book list so that he could order the books he needed through owl in the future.

   Then, in the Diagon Alley stationery store next to the Quidditch boutique, he bought a lot of parchment, quills and ink.

  With the enthusiastic help of the boss, I found the Yila Owl Store. This store is located on the north side of Diagon Alley. It is easy to find and there are a lot of owls hanging outside.

   The owl has to be bought, otherwise he won't be able to connect with his family.

   Herb also helped out with a bag of owl food and owl nuts.

  Pushing the trolley, Herb crossed off the purchased items one by one, leaving only the wand.

   Ollivander's wand shop is on the south side of Diagon Alley. They learned the location of the wand shop from the owl witch.

  It was a small, shabby shop.

  When Albert pushed the door into the store, there were jingling bells in the store. The inside was very small, with nothing but a bench.

When Herb pushed the trolley into the store, he felt that the inside was packed all at once. He sat on the bench and ate the pumpkin pie he just bought from the stall. There were also some sweets on the trolley. A gift prepared by Nia.

   Albert also held a pumpkin pie in his hand, and he was also hungry.

"Excuse me, is anyone there?"

   "Good afternoon." A soft voice sounded, and Ollivander came out from inside.

   "Hello, sir, I want to buy..." Albert put down the pumpkin pie in his hand and said.

   "Wand, oh, of course, a Hogwarts freshman."

"Yes, sir."

   "By the way, what's your name." Ollivander probably saw the doubt in Albert's eyes, and explained, "Wizards who buy wands from me need to leave a record for the Ministry of Magic."

   "Albert Anderson." Albert introduced himself.

   "Okay, Mr. Anderson." Ollivander pulled a tape measure from his pocket. "Which arm do you use most?"

   "I'm right-handed." Albert raised his arm.

  Ollivander began to measure for Albert, first from shoulder to fingertip, and then from wrist to elbow. The complicated measurement process made both father and son suspect that Ollivander was not selling wands, but clothes.

"Every wand I make is unique, and wizards can always choose the most suitable one here." Ollivander said while measuring, but Albert was already a little suspicious of life , The tape measure was automatically measuring the distance between his nostrils.

   Albert reached out to push the ruler away and walked to the counter.

  Ollivander had already taken out a magic wand from the shelf, and introduced: "Made of holly wood and phoenix feathers, seven inches, very flexible."

   As soon as Albert reached out to take it, Ollivander took it away.

   "Try this one, made of ash and unicorn hair. Eight and a half inches long. A marvelous combination, with a good bounce."

   Albert took it and waved it, but it didn't work.

   "It doesn't seem suitable." Ollivander said to himself, "Try this one again..."

  Albert tried one wand after another, and sometimes the wand showed great destructive power, and the vases on the counter were blown to pieces, which shocked Herb.

   "I like picky guests." Ollivander fetched another pile of wands, and said with a smile, "It's made of red cedar and phoenix feathers, nine inches long, and has good elasticity."

   Albert took the wand and felt a slight warmth from his fingertips. He tapped lightly, and red sparks emitted from the top of the wand, blooming in the shop like fireworks.

   "That's it." Ollivander happily put the wand into the box, and said to Albert with a smile, "It is said that a wand made of red cedar will bring luck to the user."

   "Do you believe it?" Albert asked back.

   "I don't believe it, I think the wand made of redwood will be attracted by certain wizards, and these wizards already have the ability to save themselves from danger when they encounter danger."

   "So, it's not the redwood that brings luck, but its owner has made it famous?" Albert raised his eyebrows.

   "You can say that." Ollivander nodded, "A total of 10 Galleons, thank you for your patronage."

  (end of this chapter)