harry potter book of crimes

"The wand chooses the wizard" is a saying that the famous British wand maker Garrick Ollivander often says, and it seems that he actually does that.

However, although there are few wand makers in this world, he is not the only one.

Just like the old lady Bailoti in South America, Tagagat in Africa, the old witch An'him in Central Asia...each wand maker has its own characteristics and reservations.

In the same way, think of the first Muggle wandmaker in history who, as a Muggle stonemason, founded Ilvermorny, the first wizarding school in North America, with his wife from a small stone house - James Stewart

Sir, of course, he also has a persistence that belongs only to him.

That is one word - "fate".

As a Muggle, but living with many wizards in the magical world, this obviously requires a lot of "fate". And when he makes a wand, he needs the word "fate" to maintain it. After all, it is only

Based on his own words, he couldn't even tell whether the wand he made could be used normally.

Therefore, while relying on his extraordinary creativity and understanding ability to match materials based on theory, he will try his best to create opportunities and accidents, allowing the wand to try to find the master of his destiny.

Yes, this sounds very consistent with Mr. Ollivander's argument that "the wand chooses the wizard", but in fact, the two are completely different things! Because for Stewart, the wand is still a dead thing after all, but he

During the production process, the wand was deliberately given the ability to actively approach wizards.

In other words, the wand made from Stewart has a higher affinity with the wizard than other wands. As for whether the two are compatible... that is not necessarily the case. If you are lucky, they may be compatible.

If you are not lucky, it will take a long time to get used to each other.

To be honest, it can be said that the wand made from Stewart has this characteristic, which can be said to be a good thing - because once the wand and the wizard establish a relationship, it is difficult to destroy; but there is a very obvious disadvantage - when the wand

The wand will suddenly become hesitant when its maker stands next to the wizard who claims it.

There is an intimate connection between a wandmaker and his wand that is rarely found in wands from other makers.

Fortunately, James Stewart is a Muggle, so... at least in the era when he was active, this characteristic of being difficult to distinguish between good and bad was not revealed due to any accidents.

As for the aftermath of James's death, the Stewart family gradually continued to have a good relationship...

"Tuk-tuk."

The window of the dormitory was tapped twice, causing little Tia's body to tremble violently in the bed.

Because it was very dark outside, Tia couldn't see clearly, but at this time she could vaguely see that a hazy and mysterious figure had appeared outside the window at some point.

Tia didn't dare to move...she didn't even dare to close her eyes, because she was afraid that as soon as she closed or opened her eyes, the figure would disappear into thin air.

If that were the case, she wouldn't have the confidence to continue to maintain her already stretched nerves like this.

However, if she doesn't move, can she guarantee that the figure outside the window won't move either?

That is naturally impossible.

Suddenly, the window glass, which was covered with a thin layer of moisture due to the temperature difference between inside and outside, disappeared! The only barrier between Little Tia and the figure no longer existed.

And the next moment, the three vertical iron window frames were twisting silently in the sight of Little Tia's panicked sight.

Just a second before the nerve in Little Tia's head was about to snap, a small voice suddenly penetrated her ears, saving her from the bottomless panic——

"Don't be afraid, I am... a friend of your parents."

…

What would an orphan who has been admitted to an orphanage as an infant think about his biological parents? Others don’t know, but at least in the mind of little Tia, who was about to turn 11 that year, she hadn’t actually experienced much.

thinking and imagination.

For Tia at that time, the focus of life was still stored in the life in the church orphanage - just memorizing endless scriptures every day, being vigilant and dodging bullies, and finding opportunities to hide in corners and lick

Licking her wounds was enough for her, and she really didn't have any more energy to focus on anything else.

And in this gloomy daily life, a person with a terrible appearance suddenly told her that he was "your parents' friend"...

"Yes... I'm sorry, I don't have a dad... a mom or dad."

Little Tia, who has never learned how to clearly express rejection to others, will subconsciously answer according to the other person's will even in the midst of endless confusion. But unfortunately, even if she answers, she only knows how to apologize.

After all, this has already become an almost instinctive habit.

"No, well... everyone has parents, but you... lost them when you were very young."

The other party's explanation seemed a bit stiff - of course, Tia definitely couldn't understand it at the time. But even she didn't actually understand what the other party said. She was just using this excuse to feel a little inferior.

He was just trying to convey his rejection to the other party.

So soon——

"...I don't know my parents, let alone...your Excellency, so...please let me go, sir."

Little Tia's words were somewhat inconsistent, but the only thing that persisted in her words from beginning to end was that she still determined that the other party was definitely not a "good person."

The words fell slightly, followed by a period of silence. The nervous little Tia did not realize that she did not deliberately lower her voice when talking to the other party in the dead of night, but she did not alarm her.

anyone.

After a while, the other party shook his head and said:

"Miss Prince, do you want to leave here and live somewhere else? You know, somewhere where no one will bully you, where the bedding and sheets are dry, where you can go to school and study normally with everyone.

"

Taking little Tia away is obviously the real purpose of the other party coming here tonight. In the other party's view, it is really impossible for Tia to refuse such an invitation - her life can't get any worse!

But he didn't expect that after being stunned for a moment, Little Tia, who was huddled in the bed, avoided the topic and murmured:

"Today during the day...were you the one who drove Johnny and the others away?"