The wand

There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline. ~Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

We start walking to the south side of Diagon alley. After walking for sometime I finally see the familiar board that I have been longing for, the board read 'OLLIVANDERS' and a line below the shop name was 'Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C.'. This is the shop that I have been waiting to visit since a very very long time.

As soon as we enter the shop I see that the shop is kinda dim with various boxes all around and an old man is sitting behind the desk. He looks at father and says "Ah come in come in. I have been expecting you since last week Mr. Andreas Valerio and Thunderbird tail feather in Ebony, nine and a half inches, stiff correct?"

My father smile "Correct. Mr. Ollivander never forgets a wand he gives to anyone"

Ollivander looks over to my mother "Oh Mrs. Aresta Lefan and Phoenix feather in Elm, nine inches, flexible correct?"

My mother smiles and reply "Correct as always Mr Ollivander"

Finally Ollivander turns towards me "You must be young master Azeil Valerio, here for your first wand."

I nod stepping forward "Yes sir"

He proceeds to take out measuring tape and then the measuring tape starts measuring me, while he turns around and goes inside the shop. He comes out in a minute or so, he waves his hand and the measuring tape returns back to the table.

"So which is your wand hand young master?", Ollivander

"I am ambidextrous but I prefer my right"

"Well then let's proceed inside, I have already made the preparations." He flicks his wand at the door and the shutters drop down. We walk further inside the dim shop, after few meter the shelves come to an end. Then there are stairs further ahead, he again waves his wand and now there is door on the wall beside the stairs. He opens the door and walks in and we all follow.

Inside there are two rows of shelves and a rune circle for a person to stand in between. I observe that row on left has material that look like feather, horn, antler, etc. which shall be wand cores and the shelf on right has blocks of wood.

Mr. Ollivander stops near the rune circle and turns to look at me, "Well then young master come here and stand on this circle. I will then activate the rune which will then tells us about the core and wood most suitable for your new wand."

And so I walk to the rune excitedly and stand at the center of the rune. Ollivander circles around me placing charms upon charms on the rune. After a minute or so the rune activates, the rune around me shines very bright and I feel a strange energy trying enter my body from bottom of my left sole. It enters my body from my left foot and proceeds upwards to my left arm, then head, then right arm, then towards heart and then exits out of my body from my right foot. As soon as I feel the energy leave me, three items on the left shelve and three items on the right shelve light up. Then Mr.Ollivander proceeds to draw the lighted items out. I notice that all the items are nearly at the end of the shelves, very close to the wall. They shall be very old.

He returns with the materials and then leads us to basement of his shop. He places all the materials on the single table that is present in the room.

"Well this is quite a surprise young master, the runes have selected total of three cores and three woods which are suitable for your wand. This is my first time seeing that someone is able to make three cores react to them. Not to mention the last known multicore wand has only two. As for the woods it shall be the first time that there are more than one wooden block reacting.", Ollivanders stated.

"Is it a bad thing?", though I know that my first wand will become most powerful wand in this universe, but if the wand is not created successfully then it will be another major issue.

"Oh no young master, it just specifies the amount of talent you have in your body."

He then turns towards my father, and after my father nods at him, he starts to explain us about the items.

He picks up a fiery red feather from the table,

"Well first let me tell you about the cores that have been selected. The first core is the Phoenix Feather, this is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting on their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike. Phoenix feather wands are always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken is one of the most independent and detached in the world. These wands are the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance is usually hard won."

He puts down the Phoenix feather, and picks up an thread like object,

"The second core is the Thestral Tail Hair, this core type is regarded as an unstable, if not difficult substance to use in wand making. The only wand made from this core has been missing for a very very long time. That wand is known as the strongest wand that is out there."

He puts down the Thestral tail hair, and picks up what looks like a snakes scale but pointed,

"The third core is the Basilisk Horn, only one wand is known to have used this core. It was made by Salazar Slytherin for a wand of his own making. There are only two other known Basilisk alive in the world who have such horn."

He puts down the Basilisk Horn, and then picks up one of the wooden block,

"The first type of wood is Acacia wood. A very unusual wand wood, which I have found creates tricky wands that often refuse to produce magic for any but their owner, and also withhold their best effects from all but those most gifted."

He puts down the Acacia wood block, and then pick up another wooden block,

"The second type of wood is English Oak wood or also known as Quercus robur. A wand for good times and bad, this is a friend as loyal as the wizard who deserves it. Wands of English oak demand partners of strength, courage and fidelity."

He puts down the English Oak wood, and then picks up the last block of wood which look much much older than other,

"Sambucus also known as the Elder wood. The rarest wand wood of all, and reputed to be deeply unlucky, the elder woods wand is trickier to master than any other. It contains powerful magic, but scorns to remain with any owner who is not the superior of his or her company; it takes a remarkable wizard to keep the elder wood wand for any length of time. Yes this is the same type of wood from which the elder wand was created. The combination of Elder wood and Thestral tail hair, was used for the elder wand. The most powerful wand to have ever existed in the history of magic."

He then puts down the Elder wood and then looks at me deeply for a minute or two. There is absolute silence in the room. No one talked which was finally broken by my father, "So Mr. Ollivander can you make this wand"

Ollivander looks at me deeply for a moment or two and then turns towards father, "Mr. Valerio, though I can create the wand, but I dont dare to do it because if the wand lands in the hands of a dark wizard then no one will be able to save us."

Ollivander stops speaking picks up the material and puts them in the box, and then sits on the chair thinking about something. After nearly five minutes, I decide to break the silence "So will you not make the wand for me?"

"I am still not sure about this young master. I could ask you to give unbreakable vow, but as you have not even started your path on magic so this is not an option. But there is still a way...." and then trails off to silence again

"Well Mr. Ollivander if you dont mind, then atleast tell me the way"

"Young master Valerio I need to perform a spell on you before I will create the wand for you"

"Which spell do you want to perform?"

"It is an ancient spell passed down in my family, the thing is if the spell decides that you are worthy of this wand then there will be no problem. But if the spell decides that you shall not be given the wand then there is very high chance of death."

After that all of us sink into deep silence, no one spoke. I was looking at Ollivander and Ollivander was looking at me. The silence continued for close to five minutes before I replied "Alright do it"

At which my mother panics and says "No it will not do. You will choose any other wand, I dont care but you will not face such spell where there is a chance for you to die."

"But mother"

Before I could continue my mother says "No buts you will not do this" then she takes my hand and pulls me towards shops exit. She waves her wand and opens the exit and proceeds to pull me out of the shop.

I was resisting the whole way but never used any force and allowed my mother to pull me away. I looked back and saw that father was following us and I knew that he will not stop mother. Now I am getting very desperate but before I could say anything else my mother takes fathers hand and disapparates back to our home.

As we reach home I give up resisting and walk beside mother in the manor. Then proceed up to my room in very low spirits. I know that I can't do anything since we are back, so I go to my room to think for a solution to my current problem.