<BR><BR><B><I>Karen Klutzke <kklutzke@gmail.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <div>> > > > Amber jumped up, ready for the wand. "Can I please see a wand, Mr.<BR>> > > Olivander, sir?" she said, quickly.<BR>> ><BR>> > Ollivander blinked owlishly at her enthusiasm. "Of course, my dear<BR>> > girl. That is why you are here, is it not? Stand with your arms out<BR>> > and I shall measure you."<BR>> ><BR>> > He snapped his fingers and the measuring tape sprang into<BR>> > action--elbow to the tip of her middle finger, shoulder to the floor,<BR>> > tip of her nose to her elbow--following her arm--distance from one ear<BR>> > to the other over the top of her head, and her inseam.<BR>> ><BR>> > The older man took the tape after it was finished and studied the<BR>> > results. "Hmmmm." He scrunched
up his face in thought, took one more<BR>> > measurement from her wrist to end of her thumb, and then turned to<BR>> > regard his walls of boxes.<BR>> ><BR>> > Ollivander took out a box and handed Amber the wand inside. "Willow,<BR>> > 11 inches, swishy... Try this one, Miss McFuller."<BR>> ><BR>> > She gripped the wand tightly and, remembering how Kaydn did it, waved the<BR>> > wand.<BR>> ><BR>> Behind Amber, her grandfather held his breath and winced, remembering<BR>> the plate glass window Jason had broken with his first ill-fitting<BR>> wand.<BR><BR>But nothing happened. Not even a spark.<BR><BR>Ollivander frowned. He replaced the wand in Amber's grasp with one<BR>made from a darker wood. "Walnut, 7 inches, phoenix feather core. Try<BR>this one."<BR><BR>When Amber twirled the new wand, she was rewarded with faint hissing<BR>noise and a small pop. Then nothing.<BR><BR>Ollivander frowned again.<BR></div>
<div> </div> <div>"Darn," said Amber under her breath, "I liked that one, too..."<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>HogwartsBetween mailing list<BR>HogwartsBetween@gamera.cc<BR>http://gamera.cc/mailman/listinfo/hogwartsbetween_gamera.cc<BR></div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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