Chapter 18: Tom's Destined Wand
Tom stood numbly in place, allowing the measuring tapes to automatically measure him.
At the same time, the young Mr. Ollivander was carefully recording the data in a notebook.
After the measurement was completed, Ollivander went straight into the pile of wands.
After a long while, he finally squeezed out of the pile of wands with difficulty.
Only, he had several long, narrow boxes in his hand.
Tom looked at the boxes containing the wands, his eyes flashing with heat.
"Alright, let's try them one by one... If there are no surprises, the wand that suits you is among these wands!" Ollivander placed all the boxes on the counter.
Tom looked at the several long, narrow boxes on the table, then looked at the wands all over the room.
"Mr. Ollivander... how do you know these might be suitable for me? What about the others?"
Ollivander said with a smile, "This is a trade secret... Okay, just kidding, it's not that mysterious. Actually, these wands were selected based on the data I just measured for you."
"Also, it's not might be suitable for you. In fact, several of the wands here are all suitable for you!"
Tom asked in confusion, "All suitable for me? Then I just need to choose one from here?"
"No, no, I emphasize again, it's the wand that chooses the wizard, child... So, it should be you standing here, trying them out, and then letting them choose. Finally, let them decide whether to follow you." Ollivander said as he opened the wand boxes on the table.
Tom was a little dissatisfied with this statement. It was clearly him who came to buy the goods, but in the end, it became the goods choosing him?
"Come on, don't just stand there..." Ollivander took out a black wand and handed it to Tom, "Try waving it."
"Ebony wand body, dragon heartstring core, ten and a quarter inches, a very good wand! Very powerful!"
Tom took the wand. The dissatisfaction in his heart had been covered up by the excitement in his heart. Very powerful? He liked powerful wands!
"Swish!" Tom vigorously waved the wand in his hand.
However... nothing happened.
It was as if what he had just waved was not a wand, but an ordinary dead branch...
"Ah... it seems this wand didn't choose you. Then let's try the next one..." Ollivander put the ebony wand back.
Tom couldn't help but frown. Not being "chosen" made him a little annoyed.
"Come, let's try this one..."
Next, Tom tried many wands in a row, but none of them were suitable for him.
On the contrary, Ollivander's shop was a bit of a mess from Tom trying out the wands.
However, Ollivander was used to this and casually repaired the shattered tables, chairs, windows, and so on.
Before long, a pile of wands had already piled up on the counter in front of Tom.
"Well, a somewhat picky customer... Although it's not common... Ah, maybe I shouldn't have only given you wands with dragon heartstring cores. Maybe..."
Ollivander said as he once again burrowed into the pile of wands.
When he reappeared, he had several more wand boxes in his hand.
He opened one of the boxes and took out a black wand.
"This is one of my masterpieces, holly wand body, phoenix feather core, eleven inches, soft and flexible..."
Theo, who was behind him, couldn't help but look at the wand when he heard this.
Because this seemed to be the wand of Tom's future nemesis, Harry Potter.
Tom took the wand and waved it gently.
"Boom!"
The violent explosion once again shattered the newly repaired glass window...
"Oh no! This is completely unsuitable for you!" Ollivander snatched the holly wand back from Tom's hand as if he was robbing it.
This was completely different from what he had expected. This wand not only failed to match Tom, but even produced a serious rejection reaction!
After Ollivander put away the holly wand, he pondered.
Tom looked at the glass shards all over the floor, looking a little at a loss.
He even began to doubt himself a little...
Could it be that his talent was actually very poor, so even being chosen by a wand was so difficult?
In fact, if Tom hadn't met Theo, who was constantly putting pressure on him, he wouldn't have had such thoughts.
But now, Tom can be said to have temporarily lost all confidence in his abilities, and he is always caught in self-doubt.
Suddenly, Theo's voice came from behind, "Don't worry, Tom, I think this is because you have very special talents. That's why choosing a wand is so difficult."
When Tom heard this, his tense mood couldn't help but improve a little.
He turned his head and was about to speak when he saw Theo sitting on the long chair, holding a cup of ice cream in his hand, savoring it deliciously.
Tom's mood suddenly became not so beautiful again.
"Where did you get your ice cream?"
Theo shrugged, "Just went out to buy it. It's just that you were too focused on choosing a wand, you didn't notice me."
Tom frowned, "What about mine?"
Theo blinked, "Didn't buy it. I think you're temporarily not free to eat... You know, ice cream melts..."
"Hmph! I don't care at all anyway!" Tom turned his head again.
Ollivander's voice came over at this time.
"I occasionally have a few people here who have difficulty choosing wands. Without exception, they all have very special talents, but they eventually get the wands that best suit them!"
"So, don't worry, the most suitable wand for you must still be waiting for you... Good things take time, my dear."
Ollivander said, taking out a white wand from another box.
"I carefully considered it. Since the holly wand was so repulsive to you, then you might as well try this one... Yew wand body, phoenix feather core, thirteen and a half inches, extremely powerful, you try..."
Tom expressionlessly took the yew wand. He was already a little numb. After all, when he tried other wands just now, Ollivander said almost the same thing...
"Buzz..."
At the moment Tom gripped the yew wand, a faint green light suddenly overflowed from the tip of the wand, illuminating the entire dim shop with a ghostly atmosphere...
"Wow!" Theo watched this scene in amazement.
If he didn't know that Tom didn't know much magic yet, he would have thought that Tom had just cast an Avada Kedavra curse.
"Haha! This is the wand! This yew wand and the previous holly wand both used the tail feathers of the same phoenix for their cores. It can be said that they are brothers among wands!"
"I was just thinking, since the holly wand is so repulsive to you, then the yew wand is very likely to be surprisingly compatible with you! Facts have proved that this is indeed the case!"
"Oh... a yew wand! I can be sure that you will definitely achieve extraordinary things in the future!"
Ollivander also seemed very excited. After all, he rarely saw such a strange scene.
Tom stared blankly at the yew wand in his hand, feeling a blood connection...
It was as if his arm had been extended!
This discovery greatly boosted Tom's confidence!
'Hmph, when I go back and practice magic well, I will beat that bastard Theo to a pulp!'
Suddenly, Tom only felt his left hand, which was not holding the wand, slightly cold, and then there was a cup of ice cream in his hand.
"Congratulations, Tom, you finally got the most suitable wand..." Theo said cheerfully.
"Didn't you say you didn't buy it?"
"Ah? You believe whatever I say? Tom, when did you become so trusting of me?"
"You damn..."
"Don't eat it then."
"Anyway, it's spending your money, why wouldn't I eat it? Bring it here!"
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