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Harry now
carried a large cage that held a beautiful snowy owl, fast asleep with
her head under her wing.
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eyes
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eyes .
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He couldn't stop stammering his thanks,
sounding just like Professor Quirrell.
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.
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. ``
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"Don' mention it," said Hagrid gruffly.
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``
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`` Shoo
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"Don' expect you've had a lotta
presents from them Dursleys.
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Shoo
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Shoo !
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Just Ollivanders left now - only place fer
wands, Ollivanders, and yeh gotta have the best wand."
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!
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! ''
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A magic wand... this was what Harry had been really looking forward to.
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''
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'' said
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The last shop was narrow and shabby.
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said
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said Mr.
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Peeling gold letters over the door
read Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C.
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Mr.
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Mr. Dursley
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A single wand lay
on a faded purple cushion in the dusty window.
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Dursley
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Dursley loudly
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A tinkling bell rang somewhere in the depths of the shop as they stepped
inside.
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loudly
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loudly .
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It was a tiny place, empty except for a single, spindly chair
that Hagrid sat on to wait.
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.
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. The
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Harry felt strangely as though he had
entered a very strict library; he swallowed a lot of new questions that
had just occurred to him and looked instead at the thousands of narrow
boxes piled neatly right up to the ceiling.
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The
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The cat
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For some reason, the back of
his neck prickled.
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cat
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cat did
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The very dust and silence in here seemed to tingle
with some secret magic.
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did
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did n't
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"Good afternoon," said a soft voice.
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n't
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n't move
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Harry jumped.
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move
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move .
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Hagrid must have
jumped, too, because there was a loud crunching noise and he got quickly
off the spindly chair.
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.
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. It
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An old man was standing before them, his wide, pale eyes shining like
moons through the gloom of the shop.
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It
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It just
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"Hello," said Harry awkwardly.
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just
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just gave
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"Ah yes," said the man.
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gave
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gave him
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"Yes, yes.
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him
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him a
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I thought I'd be seeing you soon.
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a
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a stern
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Harry Potter."
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stern
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stern look
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It wasn't a question.
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look
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look .
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"You have your mother's eyes.
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.
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. Was
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It
seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand.
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Was
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Was this
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Ten
and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow.
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this
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this normal
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Nice wand for charm
work."
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normal
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normal cat
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Mr. Ollivander moved closer to Harry.
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cat
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cat behavior
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Harry wished he would blink.
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behavior
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behavior ?
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Those
silvery eyes were a bit creepy.
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?
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? Mr.
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"Your father, on the other hand, favored a mahogany wand.
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Mr.
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Mr. Dursley
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Eleven inches.
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Dursley
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Dursley wondered
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Pliable.
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wondered
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wondered .
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A little more power and excellent for transfiguration.
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.
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. Trying
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Well, I
say your father favored it -- it's really the wand that chooses the
wizard, of course."
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Trying
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Trying to
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Mr. Ollivander had come so close that he and Harry were almost nose to
nose.
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to
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to pull
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Harry could see himself reflected in those misty eyes.
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pull
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pull himself
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"And that's where..."
Mr. Ollivander touched the lightning scar on Harry's forehead with a
long, white finger.
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himself
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himself together
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"I'm sorry to say I sold the wand that did it," he said softly.
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together
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together ,
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"Thirteen-and-a-half inches.
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,
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, he
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Yew.
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he
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he let
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Powerful wand, very powerful, and in
the wrong hands... well, if I'd known what that wand was going out into
the world to do...."
He shook his head and then, to Harry's relief, spotted Hagrid.
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let
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let himself
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"Rubeus!
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himself
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himself into
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Rubeus Hagrid!
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into
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into the
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How nice to see you again.... Oak, sixteen
inches, rather bendy, wasn't it?"
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the
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the house
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"It was, sir, yes," said Hagrid.
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house
|
house .
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"Good wand, that one.
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.
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. He
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But I suppose they snapped it in half when you got
expelled?"
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He
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He was
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said Mr. Ollivander, suddenly stern.
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was
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was still
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"Er -- yes, they did, yes," said Hagrid, shuffling his feet.
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still
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still determined
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"I've still
got the pieces, though," he added brightly.
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determined
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determined not
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"But you don't use them?"
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not
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not to
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said Mr. Ollivander sharply.
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to
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to mention
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"Oh, no, sit," said Hagrid quickly.
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mention
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mention anything
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Harry noticed he gripped his pink
umbrella very tightly as he spoke.
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anything
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anything to
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"Hmmm," said Mr. Ollivander, giving Hagrid a piercing look.
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to
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to his
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"Well, now
-- Mr. Potter.
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his
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his wife
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Let me see."
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wife
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wife .
|
He pulled a long tape measure with silver
markings out of his pocket.
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.
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. Mrs.
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"Which is your wand arm?"
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Dursley
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"Er -- well, I'm right-handed," said Harry.
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Dursley
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Dursley had
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"Hold out your arm.
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had
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had had
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That's it."
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had
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had a
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He measured Harry from shoulder to
finger, then wrist to elbow, shoulder to floor, knee to armpit and round
his head.
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a
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a nice
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As he measured, he said, "Every Ollivander wand has a core of
a powerful magical substance, Mr. Potter.
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nice
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nice ,
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We use unicorn hairs, phoenix
tail feathers, and the heartstrings of dragons.
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,
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, normal
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No two Ollivander wands
are the same, just as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are quite
the same.
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normal
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normal day
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And of course, you will never get such good results with
another wizard's wand."
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day
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day .
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Harry suddenly realized that the tape measure, which was measuring
between his nostrils, was doing this on its own.
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.
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. She
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Mr. Ollivander was
flitting around the shelves, taking down boxes.
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She
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She told
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"That will do," he said, and the tape measure crumpled into a heap on
the floor.
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told
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told him
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"Right then, Mr. Potter.
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him
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him over
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Try this one.
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over
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over dinner
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Beechwood and dragon
heartstring.
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dinner
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dinner all
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Nine inches.
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all
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all about
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Nice and flexible.
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about
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about Mrs.
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just take it and give it a
wave."
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Next
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Harry took the wand and (feeling foolish) waved it around a bit, but Mr.
Ollivander snatched it out of his hand almost at once.
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Next
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Next Door
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"Maple and phoenix feather.
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Door
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Door 's
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Seven inches.
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's
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's problems
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Quite whippy.
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problems
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problems with
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Try --"
Harry tried -- but he had hardly raised the wand when it, too, was
snatched back by Mr. Ollivander.
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with
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with her
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"No, no -here, ebony and unicorn hair, eight and a half inches, springy.
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her
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her daughter
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Go on, go on, try it out."
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daughter
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daughter and
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Harry tried.
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and
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and how
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And tried.
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how
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how Dudley
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He had no idea what Mr. Ollivander was waiting
for.
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Dudley
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Dudley had
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The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the
spindly chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the
shelves, the happier he seemed to become.
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had
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had learned
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"Tricky customer, eh?
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learned
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learned a
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Not to worry, we'll find the perfect match here
somewhere -- I wonder, now - - yes, why not -- unusual combination --
holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple."
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a
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a new
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Harry took the wand.
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new
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new word
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He felt a sudden warmth in his fingers.
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word
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word (
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He raised
the wand above his head, brought it swishing down through the dusty air
and a stream of red and gold sparks shot from the end like a firework,
throwing dancing spots of light on to the walls.
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(
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( ``
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Hagrid whooped and
clapped and Mr. Ollivander cried, "Oh, bravo!
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``
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`` Wo
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Yes, indeed, oh, very
good.
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Wo
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Wo n't
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Well, well, well... how curious... how very curious... "
He put Harry's wand back into its box and wrapped it in brown paper,
still muttering, "Curious... curious..
"Sorry," said Harry, "but what's curious?"
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n't
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n't !
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Mr. Ollivander fixed Harry with his pale stare.
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!
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! ''
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"I remember every wand I've ever sold, Mr. Potter.
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''
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'' )
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Every single wand.
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)
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) .
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