[Hogwarts Between] Entering Diagon Alley - Amber

[Zack Kunkel]

On Dec 5, 2007 8:04 AM, Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:

> > > 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.



> At first, nothing felt different. But as he raised it up the same way as
> before, he could tell something was different. He no longer feared what
> might happen. He flicked it forward, but gave a little bit of a twirl, and
> spun it a little by his wrist as he swung it forward.
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