9 Ch.9 Wand and supplies

This could be considered my first official trip to the Diagon Alley. After walking a certain distance away from the orphanage the professor asked me to take her hand and hold on. The feeling of getting sucked through a tiny hole is not a pleasant one, I could barely stand and keep my balance. She just said that I did much better than some others on their first time and will get used to the sensation and I hoped that it indeed was so.

I examined around looking curiously at things as if I was here the first time. She pointed me to the robes shop giving me some galleons telling me to fetch the robes while she gets the books required and other things after that we will both meet in front of the Olivander's shop in about 15 minutes. I just stroll around taking in the things that happened. After entering the shop there was not much to do the shop lady asked if I was here for Hogwarts robes and after saying yes. She just started taking measurements while I was left to think to myself.

I haven't really thought of anything besides learning magic. The noteworthy people in my year would be the famous red head twins and Cedric Diggory. I was not going to go on my own to approach any of them but if we grew close, I wouldn't be against it. Also, the fact that 2 of them out of 3 die is a big no no. If we grow closer, I might try and change the course of events a little bit. I shocked myself even talking about death so easily. I'll just decide when the time comes and how things go.

After getting the robes fitted. I made it in front of the Olivander's shop waiting a couple of minutes the professor arrived with a normal looking trunk and in it my supplies I suppose. She told me to quickly enter the shop followed by her behind me. I wonder how long will it take for me to get my wand. Knowing some wandlore, just the fact that half of the wizard's trait could be perceived just from their wands alone made me quite curious of the famous Garrick Olivander.

Then I saw him. He had large beady eyes which seemed to be looking directly into my soul. Could have been metaphorically or quite literally, I wouldn't know. Greyish white hair and a wrinkle covered face. He was hunching a bit but his movements were not hindered by it. He was quite excited seeing a new customer as I suppose children's trait would often be quite dependent of their parents or a blend of them which wouldn't make it much of a challenge for him.

He looked at me happily? And said "Welcome new customer it seems. I'll get you suited right away. So how should I address you?" I looked at him and said "Thank you sir the name is ignieus." He looks at me ponders for a moment and goes to fetch a wand. After just a few seconds he returns with it asking me to hold it but before I could even touch it, he takes it back and shakes his head mumbling something. After just two tries he comes back with my destined partner or so should I call it. The wand looked like a sturdy branch with one end somewhat pointed and darkish brown in color and having two strings or twigs attached near the bottom to be used as a handle I would assume. Before I even took it, it seemed like my magic was happy. I looked at the wand and then at the old wizard he seemed to be encouraging me to take it. It seemed like he had some way of knowing how my magic feels or maybe perceiving how the wands feels. So curious indeed. I pick up the partner it seems everything clicks there is just a gust of wind that blows with the focus center being the wand and then I look up and thank him.

" Pine 12 ½ inches dragon heartstring as a core flexible" he says, I asked him "Sir how do you decide which wands to take out of so many?" he just smiles at me and says that he does nothing the wands themselves decide whom to follow. Then I ask him again whether they are sentient. He looks at me as if trying to see what's going on in my head and just says "Many wandmakers are still trying to figure that out. In my opinion they might be alive but they have a different type of life then what we understand." I Thank him again. The professor nods at me and we leave apparating directly into my room. I'll have to make another trip for my wand cleaning kit, the holster for the wand and trunk it seems. I don't have to save to save money now as entering the room of requirements would be on top my list of doing things anyway.

She then instructs me on how to get to the platform and the time. I thank her and she appartes away. As soon as she is gone, I run towards my trunk remove the charms notebook to look at the lumos charm movement. Which was in the ribbon shape, holding my wand tightly I try and copy it as perfectly as I can, I imagine the tip of the wand to light up with a white light and loudly chant LUMOS and there it was, bright as a normal flash light I could have done better maybe but I was happy. Giggling happily to myself in a squeaky voice I say "excellent work there, take 5 points to raven claw." falling asleep right after.