[Hogwarts Between] Entering Diagon Alley - Amber

[Tashayar McCarthy]

Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com> wrote:  

  On Dec 10, 2007 9:44 AM, Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
      
  On Dec 6, 2007 6:40 AM, Zack Kunkel <outcast.zeta at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 5, 2007 8:04 AM, Karen Klutzke < kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > 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. 
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> > > > "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.
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> > 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."
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> > This new wand felt...right, like wearing his favorite shirt. "Give it 
> > a twirl," Ollivander said.
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> > 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.



Sparks, the color of purplish-blue neon, flashed from the end of the 
wand in a pyrotechnic display. Ollivander nodded approvingly. "The
wand has chosen you, Mr Nyx."
   
  Kadyn sighs. "Sweet, I guess..." He turns toward Amber. "Your turn, girl.
  
Amber jumped up, ready for the wand. "Can I please see a wand, Mr. Olivander, sir?" she said, quickly.

       
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