[Hogwarts Between] Entering Diagon Alley - Amber

[Brenda McCartney]

On 12/13/07, Tashayar McCarthy <wow_its_tashayar at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 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.
>
> Ollivander blinked owlishly at her enthusiasm. "Of course, my dear
> girl. That is why you are here, is it not? Stand with your arms out
> and I shall measure you."
>
> He snapped his fingers and the measuring tape sprang into
> action--elbow to the tip of her middle finger, shoulder to the floor,
> tip of her nose to her elbow--following her arm--distance from one ear
> to the other over the top of her head, and her inseam.
>
> The older man took the tape after it was finished and studied the
> results. "Hmmmm." He scrunched up his face in thought, took one more
> measurement from her wrist to end of her thumb, and then turned to
> regard his walls of boxes.
>
> Ollivander took out a box and handed Amber the wand inside. "Willow,
> 11 inches, swishy... Try this one, Miss McFuller."
>
> She gripped the wand tightly and, remembering how Kaydn did it, waved the
> wand.
>
Behind Amber, her grandfather held his breath and winced, remembering
the plate glass window Jason had broken with his first ill-fitting
wand.