18 Chapter 18
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When we arrived in front of Flourish and Blotts, we saw Professor McGonagall waiting for us.
"Sorry for the delay, the robes took a while to be made and we got carried away at the pet store" I said as I scratched the back of my neck and looked at her a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, I just got here. But well, what are we waiting for? We still have your books to buy before we go get your chest and wand," Professor McGonagall said. She then led us into the bookstore.
When we entered the bookstore, I saw that it had... Books... and people... For a wizarding bookstore, that seemed pretty normal.
"Well, they always have a set of Hogwarts books ready, so while your parents and I go get them, why don't you find other books for yourself?" Professor McGonagall then offered it to me, and I couldn't help but smile... If you want to convince me of something, give me books, because for me they are my bargaining chip, hehe.
"Of course! Hehehe!" I nodded excitedly as I went out to look for some... Several books for my collection.
"Oh dear…we'll never see him again" my father dramatically mourned the loss of his son to a bookstore.
"Stop being dramatic, he'll be back in a bit, like...A couple hours?" my mom asked uncertainly.
'Certainly Ravenclaw' thought Professor McGonagall sadly, seeing how slim my chances of going to Gryffindor are.
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-2 hours later-
"I arrived!" I said, catching up with my parents and Professor McGonagall at the counter, with a pile of books in my arms, "I got a little too excited about the books."
"We noticed," my father replied dryly.
"Hmm, interesting books you have there..." Professor McGonagall said after taking a look at the books I brought.
And I couldn't blame her. Most of these books are advanced even for a seventh year, like advanced runes; creation of spells, potions for masters; government and wizarding laws; and wizarding culture and traditions... But for me, an avid reader with an amazing mind, this was nothing.
"Well we won't be here all day, we still have to get Ethan's chest and wand!" my mom reminded us. And after paying for the books, we then proceeded to the last two purchases of the day.
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The chest was quick to get. I ordered a black dragon leather chest with silver accents, and on top of the chest I asked to put a crest of a starry sky, to match my family name, with my name abbreviations in silver below. The chest contained lightweight incantations; shrinkage; and a lock that only opens for my magical signature.
The chest has an expansion enchantment inside. And in the trunk there are 5 compartments the size of a room, where I'm going to do a lab; a library; a place for me to train my spells when I'm home; a normal room to relax in; and a place for me to store my clothes and other things that I will wear to school. The all chest cost 300 Galleons, but that didn't even make a difference to my account.
And I'm still thinking about taking the chest to the goblins, to see if they have any extra protections to put in it. Call me paranoid, but nobody messes with my stuff.
Finishing the chest purchase, we then went to the last stop of the day. The wand shop.
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After walking a bit, we arrived in front of the Ollivanders wand shop. The shop was narrow and old, and above the door we could see a sign with peeling gold letters that read:
Ollivanders
Makes of Fine Wands since 382 B.C.
After looking around for a while, we all walked into the store.
*Tinkle!*
Looking around the store, I could see that it was small and contained thousands of wands on shelves stacked to the ceiling, with a thin layer of dust covering them.
As I looked around, my senses warned me of someone sneaking up behind us, and I immediately went on alert. But after further analysis, I realized that the one behind us was Garrick Ollivander, who was described as having a habit of scaring people who came to his store. So after realizing that, I went back to staying calm and decided to play with him a bit.
"Hello Mr. Ollivander" I said smiling as I turned and looked directly at him.
'He's just like in the movies!' I thought a little surprised.
"Oh! Interesting…" said Ollivander as he looked at me with mild surprise and interest.
"Ahem! Excuse me Mr. Ollivander, but we are here to get a wand for Ethan," Professor McGonagall said, drawing Mr. Ollivander's attention to her.
"Ah! Mrs McGonagall, I remember your wand! 9 and a half inches, fir wood with a dragon heart core, stiff and suitable for transfiguration, right?" Mr. Ollivander asked Professor McGonagall happily.
"Yes Mr. Ollivander, you got it right... Like every other time I came here" Professor McGonagall replied wearily.
'Looks like they've had this conversation many times,' I thought, amused by the situation.
"But we're not here to talk about my wand. We're here to get a wand for Ethan, so if you could hurry up…" Professor McGonagall said as she pointed at me.
"Yes Yes. Of course!" Mr. Ollivander said, and then started inspecting me, "Know that every wand is different, there will never be a wand equal another. And it's always the wand that chooses the magician," he told me. Then he grabbed a tape measure from his desk and turned to me.
"What is your main arm?" he asked.
"I can use both, but my main one is right" I told him as I lift my arm to be measured. After that he started measuring my height, my arm size, my waist and many other places.
'What the hell does the size of my foot have to do with which wand suits me!?' I questioned myself perplexed.
"Hmm, let's see..." he said as he finished measuring me, heading towards a shelf.
"Try this one. 12 inch, cedar with dragon heart core. Kind of flexible," Mr. Ollivander said as he came back carrying some boxes and handing me a brown wand with black accents.
"Okay, so here goes" so I took the wand and gave it a wave.
*Crack!*
"Hmm, I guess this one's not for me..." I said as I put the wand back in the box and pushed it away.
"Yes..." Ollivander said slowly, "Well then try this one!" he continued, handing me another wand.
"10 and a half inches, pine and phoenix feather core, quite stiff and..."
*Boom!*
"...good for Charms" Mr. Ollivander continued, looking at the shelf that had just been blown up by me, who was innocently lowering his wand.
"Well, let's keep looking for your wand!" Ollivander then started looking for more wands for me, and with each passing wand, he got more excited.
After a few dozen mismatched wands, Mr. Ollivander stopped and looked at all the destruction I'd wrought in his shop.
"You are a difficult customer, aren't you?" he then told me, not in a question, but simply stating a fact.
"What can I do?" I said with a shrug, "Being simple, easy and normal is not for me. I'd rather be…myself" I said in reflection.
"You mean weird, right?" my dad said as he looked at me with mock mockery.
"Hmm. Strange, you say…" Mr. Ollivander began to ponder with his hand on his chin. He then snapped his fingers.
"I already know which wand will match you!" he said, and then went to the back of the store, and a few minutes later he came back with a dusty black box.
"This wand was one of my first wands ever made. Open it and try it on!" He handed me the box and said excitedly...almost maniacally. And if I didn't know he had no bad intentions for me, I would be worried.
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