[Hogwarts Between] Seluna/Paloma - Meeting on the Street

[Karen Klutzke]

On Feb 7, 2008 12:17 PM, Fiona Trumitch <fjcute at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/5/08, Paloma McFei <inuyash8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Karen Klutzke <kklutzke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > A small, wizened man greeted them, his thick glasses making his
> > eyes
> > > > > > > look much bigger than they actually were. "Good afternoon and
> > > welcome
> > > > > > > to Ollivanders, makers of fine wands since 382 B.C. May I help
> > you?"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mori just stared at the shelves and their tiny boxes, and boxes, and
> > > > > > boxes. She leaned over and whispered to Seluna, "Fire hazard much?"
> > > > >
> > > > > "Perhaps you are here to find your wands?" the old man asked. "My name
> > > > > is Ollivander, and I can assist you in that regard."
> > > >
> > > > Thank you. *to Mori* What kind of wand do you want?
> > >
> > > Mori turned an glared back at her father while she answered Seluna. "I
> > > don't want a wand. I want something cool. Maybe I'll learn to cast
> > > with Twiglets or something. You go first."
> > >
> > > "Mr. Olivander, this is my best friend, Seluna Nxbrner, *she* needs a
> > > wand, as does Paloma."
> > >
> > > "I want a unique wand." Paloma said snobbishly.
> >
> > Ollivander looked at Mori and Seluna for a brief second, perhaps
> > measuring them, then turned to answer Paloma. "Indeed?" he replied
> > with a faint smile. "All our wands are unique, young miss. Though we
> > only start with three different cores--phoenix feather, unicorn hair,
> > or the heartstrings of dragons--the material of the wand and
> > the...process...by which the wand is made, is quite unique.
> >
> > "Shall I measure you now?"
> >
> > "Umm... OK, I guess." Paloma answered hesitatingly.

"Sure. What are Dragon Heartstrings anyway? It sounds cool."

"One at a time, please. Miss Paloma first." Ollivander paused and
turned back to Seluna and Mori. "But to reply to your statement, Miss
Nxbrner, Dragon Heartstrings are the strongest sinews found in the
core of a dragon's heart. Though the phoenix and unicorn will live to
donate another feather or hair, the dragon does not survive.
Understandably, they are rarer."

He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a tailor's measuring tape.