[Hogwarts Between] Entering Diagon Alley - Amber

[Karen Klutzke]

> > After ascertaining which arm Kadyn intended to use for wandwork,
> > Ollivander snapped his fingers and the tape measure measured from
> > shoulder to elbow, then elbow to the tip of his middle finger, then
> > shoulder to floor, then around his wrist, then the circumference of
> > his head, and lastly, the distance between his nostrils.
> >
> > "Hmmm..." Ollivander murmured, turning to gaze up at the innumerable
> > boxes. Decision made, he reached for a box near the top of one wall
> > while standing on a rather precarious-looking stepladder. He climbed
> > down, opened the lid, and handed the wand to Kadyn. "Twirl it around a
> > bit," he advised. "Eight and a half inches, ebony, with a core of
> > dragon heartstring."
> >
> > Kadyn pulled the wand up to eye level, and just for a second, closed his
> eyes and remembered the last time he used a wand. He then quickly flicked
> the wand forward by the wrist, slightly fearing shat might happen.

A few red sparks fizzled from the tip and dripped to the floor, fading
before they reached the ground, and then nothing. Almost immediately,
Ollivander snatched the wand out of Kadyn's hand and replaced it with
a different one. "Cherry, ten and one quarter inches, dragon
heartstring."

This new wand felt...right, like wearing his favorite shirt. "Give it
a twirl," Ollivander said.