My classmate at Hogwarts is Voldemort

Chapter 5 The Wand Shop in Diagon Alley
If you were lucky enough to live in a magical world, what would be the first thing you would buy?

For Harry Potter, it might be a new broomstick; for Hermione Granger, it might be a book of esoteric spells; for Tom Riddle, it might be a A powerful wand; and for Nelson, he prefers a history book of the wizarding world, knowing that man is limited and time is limited, and sometimes the answers that people are desperate for may be hidden in a certain event that happened a long time ago. in a story.Spells can't do much, otherwise so many great wizards who have made their mark in history would not have passed away with regret.

Nelson was standing in front of the last row of bookshelves in Lihen Bookstore. The huge bookshelves that took up the entire wall were filled with books. He had basically picked out the textbooks he and Tom needed for the first grade, and he was standing in front of the bookshelves at the moment. Thinking, this innermost bookshelf is covered with dust, unlike other bookshelves that have so many books that they need to be piled on the ground, and are high up to the ceiling - the ones stored here are uninterested, even for many years. History books that are not updated once, they have no magic power, the stories they record are long gone, and for most wizards, the most expensive book here is not worth the latest "Daily Prophet".

"Uh, "The Important Magical Events of the Nineteenth Century", this is good... "The Great Wizard of the Nineteenth Century", you can read it, when they come to me to write "The Great Wizard of the Twentieth Century" I can give it to myself Set up a cool character... "Hogwarts, A History of the School", um~ buy a copy of this one... "History of Magic", how is it compiled by the History of Magic Editorial Board? Shouldn't it be Bathilda Bagshot's book? Forget it, buy a copy."

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The reason why Nelson was able to buy expensive first-hand books so lavishly was thanks to a box that Aunt Bella took out from the basement when Dumbledore was leaving yesterday, and she took out a key from the box, "Professor Dumbledore, this is. The key was left by my sister and brother-in-law. It may be related to their inheritance. I wonder if you know where the key is? I hope it will help these two poor children in the wizarding society." La is a delicate and sensitive but strong woman. Now that she has settled down for her nephew, and looking at her sister's relics, she can't help but start to secretly wipe her tears.

"Let me see," Dumbledore said at the key, "Oh... this is the key to a vault. Looking at the address, it should be in Gringotts, France. Gringotts is a magical bank opened by goblins. Chain." He explained to everyone, "It's not very convenient to get there from London, but you can get some first at Gringotts in Diagon Alley." Dumbledore handed the key to Nelson.

"Sorry, but I want to ask, after so long, will this bank-" Since the birth of the financial industry, the Williams family has been engaged in financial work for generations, and is used to seeing the various operations of London banks Bella can't help but worry about her nephew's wealth.

"Don't worry!" Dumbledore patted Nelson on the shoulder. "Although the goblins are greedy, they will be able to grasp the key when they see it." He didn't explain much, only that he still had things to do in London , once again stressed the route to Diagon Alley for Tom and Nelson, and left.

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"Mr. Williams!" The clerk of Lichen Bookstore saw Nelson and ran to him, "We have already packed the book you ordered, and we will ship it to you later, but there are still two Adebe Worth books. Flynn's Theory of Magic, there are a lot of new students at Hogwarts recently, and the stock of this book is a little short, can we send it directly to Hogwarts after school starts after we replenish it?" He said like a cannonball. , he couldn't ignore it. Powerful magic books are hidden in the study rooms of various pure-blood families. Their usual business only consists of school textbooks and some daily life magic books and entertainment books. It is rare to see such a large customer. "I noticed that the address you gave seems to be a Muggle neighborhood in London, do you think it was an owl or—"

"Let's do it the London way." Nelson frowned, "But, we plan to preview our homework during the holidays, so there is one less textbook..."

The clerk looked at the pile of books that Nelson had selected, for fear of spoiling the business, so he concentrated his wisdom and said quickly, "Sir, it's better than this, our store will also collect some second-hand books, why don't we give you two second-hand books first? Yes, you can take a look first, although the pages of the old book are old, but the content is the same..." Seeing Nelson's disgusted expression, he hurriedly added, "These two are for you! No money! Wait for us to restock. I'll send you the latest new book right away."

Seeing Gnar's brows stretched out, he added, "Our bookstore will give you two more sets of automatic ink-filling and leak-proof quills as compensation for customers like you who love books and knowledge..."

Nelson was photographed comfortably, and he pointed to the stack of history books he had just picked and said to the clerk, "Take these books—"

"Nar! Are you there?" A shout came from the door of the bookstore. The voice was not small, but the deliberately controlled voice did not affect the customers choosing books in the bookstore. It was Tom's voice.

"Pack these books and send them here, along with the bill, and I'll send you the book fee." Nelson hurried to the door.

When passing through the bookshelf of the first grade textbook, he almost tripped over a little girl who was squatting on the ground and reading the books on the bottom layer. He stood up straight on the bookshelf and turned to look at the girl who had just been almost stepped on. She was wearing a A pair of glasses covering half of her face, with a few small freckles on her face, fair skin, and some baby fat, at this moment, she looked at Nelson in a panic, trembling and daring to speak.

"Are you okay? Sorry I almost stepped on you." Nelson reached out to her, trying to pull her up.

The girl didn't seem to appreciate it, she shook her head, and was still rubbing back, leaning against the bookshelf.Nelson was a little confused. For the first time in many years, he had doubts about his appearance. He didn't take back his outstretched hand. The two of them froze in place. Adam, who stretched out his hand, shrank in the corner...

"Myrtle, where have you been?" A woman's voice came, and the girl suddenly stood up holding the bookshelf, took two steps back, turned and ran away.

Nelson looked at the hand in the air, and felt a little funny, and also turned around and walked to the door of the bookstore to find Tom.

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"Why are you so inked," Tom said impatiently as soon as he arrived. "The great Mr. Riddle has bought us robes, cauldrons, protective gear, and all our school supplies." His indifference only lasted In less than half a second, the call for credit began.

"So we just need to go buy wands now?" Nelson ignored him and looked around. "Where's Ollivander's wand shop?"

"I asked about it before, and it's just around the corner." Tom continued to take credit, and the two walked forward. "By the way, there are pets, we still need a pet, I really don't understand why these people ask students Have pets to go to school because they are too lonely? Look at the list, toads, owls, cats! Slimy, squeaky or furry critters make me sick!"

"Toads have a good tolerance for all kinds of potions and have a long lifespan. They should be used to assist the study of potions; owls can be used to send letters; cats are the most common spiritual creatures. It is helpful for the study of divination. I think the school has its own reasons for choosing these three animals, at least it can help campus life a little." Nelson thought of the books he had just read about creatures and magic, as well as magical creatures .

"So that's the case... Then I'll raise a toad, I'm too lazy to feed it, this kind of long-lived thing is suitable for me... I hope I won't be boiled to death by it..." Tom walked to the crossroads and pointed to an inconspicuous family on his right. shop, "That's where wands are bought."

Nelson looked at this small shop. The old and blackened signboard had already peeled off the gold letters. Nelson squinted and read:

"Ollivander, finely crafted wands since 380 BC"

"Do I have a wand too?" Nelson sorted his mind, calmed his breath, and walked to the wand shop.

Tom had already walked into the store, and Nelson had opened the door. The wand store was very small. There was only one bench in the middle of the room. Thousands of long and narrow boxes of wands were piled up against the wall, almost to the ceiling. It is crumbling, and the unique environment makes this shop look empty and crowded: it is empty because there are few people in the room and nothing is placed; it is crowded because every little wizard who is new to the wizarding world walks into this place. When visiting the store, you will feel surrounded by countless, unique and magical elves.

Nelson greeted Ollivander with his eyes, walked quietly to Tom and stood still, Ollivander's voice floated to his ears, echoing in the empty room, looking psychedelic and ethereal.

"Yes, the wands are choosing their wizards."

He suddenly turned his face to Nelson, his large silver eyes that seemed to be completely transparent, like a phantom with substance.

"Each wand reacts wonderfully with the wizard it's destined to...More - A lot of precision, a lot of splendor."

Although Ollivander was still young in 1938, his deceitful appearance was not weaker than his old age.In reality, though, Ollivander was just that kind of person, and his approach to wands was so pure, that belief trumped everything else.

"Every time a freshman at Hogwarts comes in, I get excited—the excitement that was there when I was my father's apprentice, and it's enduring." Ollivander surveyed Nelson from side to side. And Tom, "It's an intoxicating feeling for every young man in England to take their fateful wand from me and embark on a wonderful life journey."

"Then, you two, who will receive first—your fate?"

(End of this chapter)