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