The goblins bowed to them and led them into a large marble hall. About a hundred goblins were sitting on high stools behind a row of counters, weighing coins on copper scales, examining gems through eyepieces, and scribbling away in large ledgers.
Ye Ting walked to the counter and took out a stack of pounds from his pocket.""Hello, I need to exchange pounds for Galleons.”
An old goblin walked up and took the pound." The exchange rate of pounds to Galleons is five to one. Are you sure you want to exchange all 200 pounds for Galleons?”
" Yes," Ye Ting nodded." Also, exchange all of the Galleons for Sickles."”
" One Galleon is 17 Sickles," the old goblin explained. After a while, a younger demon handed Ye Ting a heavy bag.
Next, Dumbledore brought Ye Ting to start shopping.
"First of all, you need a wand," he said."And Ollivander makes the best.”
The shop was small and run-down, and the gold-lettered sign on the door had peeled off. Ollivander-Made excellent wands since 382 B.C. A wand stood alone on a faded purple cushion in the dusty display window.
"How are you, Ollivander, my old friend?”Dumbledore greeted them warmly as soon as they entered. A wizened old man emerged from the corner and gave Dumbledore a warm hug.
" Hello, old friend," he said in a gentle tone in retro English." What brings you here?”
"Oh, to pick up a Muggle student, Woo's Orphanage, you know.”Dumbledore blinked and then introduced," It's him, Mr. Ye. Although he was Muggle-born, he's already able to control his magic skillfully.”
" Oh…no wonder." Ollivander leaned forward and stared at Ye Ting with a sharp gaze. He took out a long tape measure with silver scales from his pocket. "Alright, Mr. Ye, come on. Let me see."
"Which arm do you use for the wand?" he asked.
"I'm used to using my right hand," Ye Ting said.”
"Raise your arms, okay!" He began to size Ye Ting from his shoulder to his fingertips. Ollivander said as he measured,"Every Ollivander wand contains a powerful magical substance. That is its essence, Mr. Ting Ye. We used unicorn fur, phoenix tail feathers, and dragon nerves. Every Ollivander wand was unique, because no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes were exactly the same. Of course, if you used a wand that belonged to another wizard, it would never have such a good effect.”
Ollivander rambled as he shuttled between the shelves, climbing up and down the ladder, leaving the tape measure to automatically measure Ye Ting. Although his nagging made people sleepy, Ye Ting still listened attentively. Although he had already understood something in the original novel, he was still very curious about everything in the magic world.
"Alright." said Ollivander, and the measuring tape slid off and rolled into a ball on the ground. "Mr. Ye, try this one. It was made of sycamore wood and phoenix feather core. Twelve and a half inches long, try swinging it.”
Ye Ting took the wand and waved it. He felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, the next moment, a golden-red flame emerged from the tip of the wand and ignited the cabinet in front of him. Ye Ting even felt that he was about to summon a living phoenix.
Dumbledore quickly waved his wand, and a gurgling spring immediately extinguished the flames.
" Looks like this wand isn't suitable for you." Ollivander shook his head. He took out another one made of beech wood and snake nerve, nine inches long. Let's try."
The accident this time was a puff of black smoke. The cabinets and boxes that were enveloped by the smoke were quickly corroded into ugly holes as if they had been splashed with acid. It was not easy for them to return to their original state.
Following that, Ollivander had Ye Ting experiment with one wand after another. It seemed that the more he experimented, the happier he was, but accidents happened again and again. Ollivander and Dumbledore had learned their lesson and were ready to use their wands at all times to prevent any sudden fire, frost, or explosion from causing any irreversible consequences.
Thanks to the dirty windows of Ollivander's store, the pedestrians outside did not notice.
Finally, before the wand box drowned Ye Ting, Ollivander stopped his fruitless experiment.
"Oh, what a picky customer.”He sighed and said," Is that place under some kind of spell? This child's magic power was even stronger than his.”
"Mr. Ollivander, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Ye Ting knew that " he " referred to Voldemort, but he still pretended to be ignorant.
But Ollivander dryly changed the subject." No, it's nothing. You'll find out later. Let's get back to the topic of wands.”
" This is the most suitable wand I can think of for you." He took out an exquisite purple wand from a big box and handed it to Ye Ting.
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