Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 6 Buying Equipment
Since the experienced Lucius and Narcissa knew that buying a wand was the most time-consuming thing, the first stop of shopping was Ollivander's wand shop.

After pushing open the old store door, there were bursts of jingling bells in the store.

Schelling looked around, the shop was very small, there was nothing but a bench in front of the counter.Not far away, there are thousands of long and narrow cardboard boxes stacked almost to the ceiling.Ollivander has been engaged in the wand industry for nearly 2000 years, and is one of the three major wand manufacturers in Europe. Schelling remembers that the Ollivander family is also one of the sacred 28 pure-blood families.

"Good morning." A soft voice came, and an old man seemed to appear in front of them suddenly. Draco was taken aback, and he involuntarily grabbed Schelling's clothes.Obviously, the old man was the owner of the shop, Garrick Ollivander.

Schelling's pupils could see the special sensitivity in the old man's magic power. Although he was much weaker than Lucius, he didn't dare to underestimate the old man in front of him. He replied respectfully, "Mr. Ollivander, my brother and I are freshmen at Hogwarts this year. We need a new wand."

"Of course, of course!" Ollivander stared at Schelling, "A wizard needs a wand to cast magic, but remember, the wand chooses the wizard! So, Mr. Malfoy, who will come first?"

Schelling pushed Draco over.

Ollivander measured him, first from shoulders to fingertips, then from wrist to elbow, shoulder to floor, knee to armpit, and finally his head, and then produced a wand for Draco to try on.

Draco tried several times, and finally settled on Draco's wand being hawthorn wood and unicorn hair.Exactly ten inches, with some flex and a decent design.Well, unicorn hair, it seems that Draco is still a simple child, Schelling thought.

The unicorn is a beautiful animal that can be found in the forests of northern Europe.A fully grown unicorn is a pure white horse with horns, and unicorns are often attracted to simple and kind people, which also gives unicorn fur the characteristics of favoring kind people.Hawthorn wands, on the other hand, are favored by wizards with conflicting personalities or those who are going through their own period of confusion.

It was Schelling's turn, and when all the measurements were taken, the tape slid to the floor and curled up, while Ollivander picked up a wand.

Just as Xie Lin held it in his hand, he took it back.He frowned and thought for a while, then took out another wand and asked Xie Lin to try to hold it, but Xie Lin just held it in his hand, and he took it back.

Tried one after another, the same situation repeated itself, and Schelling noticed that the furrow between Ollivander's brows deepened with each attempt.

Even Lucius, who was standing aside, felt something was wrong, and couldn't help but said, "Garrick, why is this happening? You don't have a wand suitable for my son, do you?"

This sentence seemed to hit Ollivander's sore spot, and he said loudly, "Impossible!" He looked straight at Schelling, as if trying to see something from Schelling, and said in a low voice, "The Ollivander family has made sticks for more than 2000 years, and there has never been a precedent for failing to meet customer needs!"

He walked back and forth a few steps, muttering non-stop, and finally stopped. He raised his head, revealing his bloodshot eyes, as if he had made some extraordinary determination, he pulled out his wand and said to the ceiling, "The secret is coming!"

There was a rumbling sound from the ceiling, a black hole suddenly appeared, and a mahogany box inlaid with four egg-sized gemstones slowly fell down from the hole.In the process of descending, the gemstones are shining, exuding four brilliant colors of red, blue, green and white.

Ollivander reached out and took the mahogany box, as if he was stroking his lover, he gently stroked the patterns on the box with his palm, his face full of nostalgia.

He tapped the box lightly with his wand, and the brilliance on the gemstone disappeared in an instant, and the box opened upwards by itself, revealing an unattractive... small wooden stick.

The small wooden stick was longer than all the wands Schelling had ever seen. It should be at least 15 inches. It was completely black, just like the kind of burnt fire stick he held when he lit a wild fire in his previous life.

"Try this one, fifteen and a half inches, vine wood, the core is thestral tail feathers, this is the last wand made by my great-grandfather, he was a very famous master wand maker at that time." Ollivander carefully took out the wand, as if holding a baby, and slowly handed it to Schelling.

Faced with this strange situation, Xie Lin and Lucius first exchanged glances, and after Lucius nodded slightly, he stretched out his hand to take the small wooden stick.

As soon as Xie Lin received it, a heat surged into his body from between his fingers. The warmth circulated in his body, as if he was building a connection with himself, which made him feel a little weird, as if he was holding a small animal with life and thoughts in his hand.

Suddenly, the veins on the wand's body glowed crimson. Xie Lin's palm only felt a scalding heat, and it shook slightly. The tip of the wand emitted a white halo, like ripples in the water, spreading outward in circles.

A gentle whirlwind blew up in the store, and the whirlwind revolved around Sherin and the wand. There was a faint neighing sound of horses in the air. Sherin carefully felt this strange state. He felt that there seemed to be something more in his body, but at the same time something was missing.

"Wonderful, very wonderful!" Ollivander's voice became softer, "I don't like using thestral tail feathers very much, but I have to say, sir, you and this wand are indeed a very wonderful combination."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ollivander!" Schelling couldn't help asking in a low voice, "What made you feel strange just now?"

Schelling was really curious. Most of the wands made by Ollivander use materials from phoenixes, unicorns, and dragons as their cores, and the inner core of this wand in his hand is the tail feathers of thestrals, which is different from other wands made by Ollivander.

"You all know "The Tales of Beedle the Poet", right? The story of the three brothers?" Ollivander asked softly.

Seeing that both Schelling and Draco nodded, he continued: "The 'invincible wand' used by the eldest of the three brothers, according to the research conclusions of my ancestors, that wand is made of thestral tail feathers..."

"As we all know, thestrals are considered a symbol of bad luck." Ollivander stared at Schelling with milky white pupils. "This is a very strange substance, and only wizards who can control death can control it. Moreover, grapevine wands are not very common, and I can't help but notice that their owners are always wizards with high aspirations but not showing their sharpness;"

"My great-grandfather has always wanted to make a work that can match or even surpass the legendary Elder Wand. I personally think that this combination of wands is better than the Elder Wand. The Elder Wand only accepts powerful wizards as masters. Too much pursuit of power will only lead to misfortune. The owners of the Elder Wand in the past rarely have a good death, but this wand is much restrained in temperament. I believe its owner—"

"Mr. Malfoy," Ollivander grabbed Schelling's arm, and an emotion called fanaticism flashed in his pupils, "I can assure you that you will achieve extraordinary achievements in the future. I hope that in my lifetime, I can hear your name. As the owner of this wand, it will be sung throughout Great Britain, oh no, throughout the wizarding world..."

Schelling was very complicated, but he was also relieved that the wand purchase was finally over.

Knowing that his son had picked up the treasure, Lucius spontaneously took out a bag full of 30 Galleons and gave it to Ollivander, but Ollivander refused to accept it no matter what. He just said that as long as Schelling treated the wand well, his wish would be fulfilled.

Next, in order to save time, the Malfoy family decided to split up.

Lucius went to the bookstore to buy textbooks, Narcissa went to buy cauldrons and potion materials, and Sherin and Draco went to Madam Malkin's robe store to buy uniforms.

On the way to Mrs. Malkin's gown store, Schelling looked curiously at the surrounding shops. There was a dark Illa owl shop, and there were bursts of low and soft whining sounds from inside; several children of the same age as the two of them were lying on a window, staring at a broomstick intently.

When he came back to his senses, Xie Lin suddenly realized that Draco's quietness at the moment was abnormal.

"Schelin, Ollivander said that you will become an extraordinary wizard in the future, but I am nothing, I feel weak." Draco lowered his head and said sourly.

Seeing him like this, Schelling didn't know what was wrong with him, so he put his arms around Draco's neck and said, "Of course I will be an extraordinary wizard, and I don't know whose brother I am, it's just that you haven't practiced well, what do you think?" After speaking, he shook Draco's shoulder. "You, you just love to play around too much. It's a good thing to make friends, but isn't it putting the cart before the horse when indulging in hypocritical mutual flattery and disregarding real learning?"

"Hahaha, you're right." Draco suddenly understood, and said with a smile, "I'm going to start working hard too! As an older brother, I will never lose to my younger brother."

Madam Malkin was a short, fat witch with a big smile and wearing purple clothes. She stood at the door of the store, and when she saw Sherin and Draco, she smiled and said, "Oh, two young gentlemen, are you going to buy Hogwarts school uniforms? We have a lot of them here, in various styles, fabrics, and sizes."

Xie Lin smiled lightly and said, "Just give each of us three suits of plain plain robes that fit well. Besides, I have some other requirements. Let's discuss the details after buying the uniforms first."

When the two were taken to the back of the shop to be measured by a young witch, Schelling heard someone come in to take the measurement again. He turned his head and saw a thin boy with black hair. He felt that this boy seemed to have known him before.Draco also turned his head at this moment, and said, "Hey, are you going to Hogwarts too?"

The other party seemed a little overwhelmed, so he could only nod his head nana.

Draco went on, "My dad is helping us buy books next door, and Mum's out shopping for school supplies in the street. Then I'm going to drag them to see broomsticks, and I don't understand why first-years can't have their own broomsticks. I think I'm going to force Dad to buy me one and then find a way to sneak it in. You're thinking the same, aren't you, Sherin?"

Xie Lin rolled his eyes, ignored Draco, and smiled at the little boy in a friendly manner: "Hi, my name is Xie Lin Malfoy. This is my brother, Draco Malfoy. We are both freshmen who will be studying at Hogwarts this year. Nice to meet you."

"Oh, hello, my name is Harry Potter, nice to meet you too." Harry replied.

"Merlin's beard, are you really Harry Potter?" Draco asked excitedly, "Oh, I mean, nice to meet you."

The three stood together and chatted for a while about their fantasies and longings for Hogwarts, and then chatted about broomsticks and Quidditch for a while.After buying the uniform, Harry said goodbye to the two - he still needed to buy other things. Draco was very excited to pull Schelling to see the broomsticks, but Schelling sent Draco away on the grounds that he was not very interested in Quidditch, and he stayed to ask Madam Malkin about the types of wizard robes.

Madam Malkin's Robe Store not only sells uniform plain robes for Hogwarts students, but also sells wizard robes for daily wear in various styles—

There are decorative robes with engraved stripes that exude a touch of golden light, slim-fitting robes that make people look slimmer, loose-fitting robes that make people look casual, robes that can automatically lengthen with height, and thermostatic robes that can keep warm in winter and cool in summer;
By the way, all the robes Madam Malkin sells come with two functions of self-ironing and self-repairing, so you don't have to worry about wrinkling, damp and damage, etc.

When Schelling read the original book in his previous life, he always had doubts. The style of the wizard’s robe was handed down from the design and aesthetics of the Middle Ages. For more than 1000 years, the appearance and design have been standing still without any improvement.Leaving aside the subjective factor of whether it looks good or not, this kind of loose and fluffy wizard robe is not conducive to running and agile dodging. It is a drag in the battle between wizards, not to mention the unlucky situation when you trip over your own wizard robe.

Moreover, these wizard robes do not have any practical functions, such as the function of defending against certain evil spells, or the function of reducing weight and increasing agility and speed, or the function of changing appearance at any time, using transfiguration to camouflage, etc...

With Schelling's understanding of the wizarding world and magic, it is definitely not a fantasy to make a wizard's robe with these functions.

After Schelling raised the question to Mrs. Malkin, Mrs. Malkin looked at Schelling with a very complicated expression. She was amazed by the various ideas and ideas put forward by the young boy in front of her.

She explained to Schelling that she could indeed make a robe with the functions that Schelling described, but first of all, the wizarding world had been at peace for a long time, and she didn't think there would be much market for such expensive wizarding robes; secondly, she also admitted that the wizarding world had been stagnant for too long.

Then Schelling asked Mrs. Malkin to tailor a set of combat wizard robes for herself, and said her needs one by one.The tailoring of this set of combat robes is mainly close-fitting and streamlined, and the fabric is made of bird snake skin-this can have enough stretch to ensure the flexibility of the body; the appearance looks more like a Muggle suit jacket.

There must be a dark pocket sewn at the two cuffs, so that you can store your wand or other weapons, so that you can enter the fighting state anytime, anywhere.The pocket of the robe needs to use the Untraceable Stretch Charm to expand the space inside, at least it can accommodate your own luggage and carry-on book bag.

In addition, the fabric needs to undergo a special treatment of alchemy, so that it will never be stained with dust and stains including blood, and the waterproof and moisture-proof function can keep Schelling clean and dry at all times.Of course, constant temperature and breathable functions are also necessary to ensure that you can wear comfortably in any season and place.

Originally, Xie Lin wanted to add functions such as defending against evil spells, reducing gravity, changing appearance, etc., but Mrs. Malkin said that she really couldn't do anything about it, no matter how many Galleons Xie Lin added, Xie Lin had no choice but to give up.

The cutting, sewing and special treatment of this set of battle robes are quite cumbersome and time-consuming. Madam Malkin originally did not plan to take over this business. After all, with Madam Malkin’s status in the wizard clothing industry, she is not short of business or money at all. But when Xie Lin said that he intends to take this idea to the Tuofan Clothing Store for a try, which may create a new name for the Tufan Garment Store and bring new popularity, Madam Malkin was shaken.

In fact, Mrs. Mojin also knew that the clothing design in the wizarding world was too lacking and dull. If Tuofan Garments really took advantage of this to open up a new market, it would seriously threaten her future market share. Thinking of this, Madam Mojin had no choice but to promise Xie Lin to do her best.

This set of combat robes is worth 30 Galleons, which is more than seven times that of ordinary wizard robes. Mrs. Malkin said that it would take two weeks to cut and sew. After Xie Lin paid half of the deposit, she agreed to deliver the work directly to Xie Lin in the form of owl delivery after the work was completed. Xie Lin left happily.

In the evening, when the shops in Diagon Alley were closing one after another, Mr. Ollivander was sitting on a chair in Ollivander's wand shop. There was an open and empty mahogany box in front of him. He stared blankly at the box and murmured to himself in a daze: "Great-grandfather, could it be that I was really wrong..."

"I have always believed that phoenix tail feathers, unicorn tail hairs, and fire dragon heartstrings are the most stable and suitable materials for making wand cores, so I abandoned the ancient tradition of custom-made wands in the family... Could it be that it is never the wand that chooses the wizard, but—"

"Fate chose the wizard?"

(End of this chapter)