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<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 3, 2007 4:00 PM, Karen Klutzke <<a href="mailto:kklutzke@gmail.com">kklutzke@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d">> > > "Miss McFuller...is your father by chance Jason McFuller? There's a<br>> > > resemblance in the eyes," Ollivander commented.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>
> > > Amber perked up, "You know him? Have you seen him recently?" she said,<br>> > > getting exited.<br>> ><br>> > "I have not seen him since he was a third-year at Hogwart's. That's
<br>> > when he came in for his wand--ash with a hippogriff feather core.<br>> > Springy, ash wands are," Mr. Ollivander replied rather dreamily. "It's<br>> > optimal to use the wand that is meant for you." His eyes drifted to
<br>> > Kadyn. "Using a wand meant for another will often give you less than<br>> > satisfactory results.<br>> ><br>> > "Which one of you young people would like to get measured first?" he
<br>> > finished, pulling out a tape measure with silver markings on it.<br>><br>> Kadyn glared angrily at Olivander. He probally would have flipped out, but<br>> he would have had to explain something to Amber later, and he didn't want
<br>> one person at hogwarts knowing about it. He knew this was impossible, but he<br>> would do anything he could. "Let's get this over with."<br><br></div>"Very good, Mr. Nyx," the old man replied. He seemed unaffected by
<br>Kadyn's glare, or perhaps he just didn't see it--his glasses were<br>rather thick.<br><br>After ascertaining which arm Kadyn intended to use for wandwork,<br>Ollivander snapped his fingers and the tape measure measured from
<br>shoulder to elbow, then elbow to the tip of his middle finger, then<br>shoulder to floor, then around his wrist, then the circumference of<br>his head, and lastly, the distance between his nostrils.<br><br>"Hmmm..." Ollivander murmured, turning to gaze up at the innumerable
<br>boxes. Decision made, he reached for a box near the top of one wall<br>while standing on a rather precarious-looking stepladder. He climbed<br>down, opened the lid, and handed the wand to Kadyn. "Twirl it around a
<br>bit," he advised. "Eight and a half inches, ebony, with a core of<br>dragon heartstring."<br>
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<div class="Wj3C7c"><span id=""></span>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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