The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

The two of them took out the pounds prepared by their parents and exchanged them for wizard currency. The amount was enough gold galleons for the first grade according to Professor McGonagall. Wrapped in two small cloth bags, they were carried in the hands of Loren and Hermione.

The detailed exchange rates between the two made Loren feel dizzy. Regarding the odd and prime numbers mentioned by the goblin, Loren wanted to blow his head off with an abacus.

The two of them were so groggy that they followed Professor McGonagall to Madam Malkin's Robe Store to buy robes, and then walked for a while to buy stationery. Finally arrived at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, which Hermione had longed for.

Professor McGonagall went to pack two first-year books, while Loren and Hermione looked around.

The books here are irregular in shape, with large ones like paving floors and small ones about the size of postage stamps. It was hard for Loren to imagine how they were printed in batches. Some books even had warning signs on the front to prevent accidental touching.

Loren flipped through and selected some. The follow-up series of "Standard Spells", "Curse and Counter-Curse", "Wandering with Werewolves" and "Alchemy: From Beginner to Mastery" were no longer selected. He was not sure if he could Read them all.

Hermione selected a large number of books that could help her understand the wizarding world and Hogwarts, such as "Important Magical Events of the Twentieth Century", "Modern Magical History", "The Rise and Fall of Dark Magic", "Hogwarts: A School History", etc. .

Loren felt that the title of this kind of book would make her lose her hair. He looked at Hermione's thick curly hair and didn't dare to speak too loudly.

Hermione noticed something was wrong in Loren's eyes, and looked at the books Loren had chosen. She frowned and persuaded: "We should first understand the magical world so that we can better adapt and integrate. I think these books are very good. A great preschool reading book, especially for Muggle families like ours."

Seeing that Loren was unmoved, he added: "The book you chose seems not suitable for new students. We should know more before studying in depth..."

Loren didn't have time to reply. He had a headache seeing Hermione chattering incessantly, but Hermione was indeed concerned.

Loren decided to be more tactful: "Let's choose different books. You can lend them to me after reading them. This way we can save some and buy more books."

Hermione was convinced: "Then let's write letters to communicate."

"OK!"

The atmosphere became harmonious, and the two of them were eager to try the books marked with dangers. However, they were deterred after seeing a guest being chased and bitten by a book.

Buy the cauldron and walk down the street.

When passing by the drug store, I saw the expensive materials inside, including a horn made of bison horn that cost 21 galleons, and Acromantula venom that cost 100 galleons a portion.

Loren felt that if he went to Hogwarts and established a good relationship with Hagrid, he would not be short of money at all.

Walking further back, we finally came to Ollivander's Wand Shop, an equipment store in the wizarding community's novice village.

This is a shabby and small shop, and the gold sign on the door has fallen off. When you walk in, you will find a very small shop with benches and thousands of cardboard boxes almost reaching the ceiling.

Ollivander is an old man with silver-white eyes, like the moon. Loren saw him walking slowly over, greeted Professor McGonagall, and then looked at himself and Hermione.

The old man circled Loren and Hermione several times, and finally laid his eyes on Hermione.

"Oh, the distinctive characteristics are almost overflowing."

"Beyond ordinary people's foresight, sensitivity, and a little bit of madness in the entanglement."

"Come here, little girl, your wand is impatient."

There was a hint of fear in Hermione's eyes, but she still followed Ollivander's instructions and took a step towards the stacked cardboard boxes.

As she advanced, a small box began to tremble. Ollivander stretched out his hand, and the carton flew straight into his hand.

Ollivander opened the box and took out a wand: "Oh, ten and three-quarter inches, grapevine wood with dragon nerves."

"The nerves of the dragon will allow you to learn magic more quickly. Grapevine wood was used by the Celts to represent the tenth tree moon. The owner of a wand made of this material always has lofty goals and will also achieve extraordinary results, but It's going to be a little bumpy. The wand has a strong reaction when you first come in, so we can skip some steps."

Hermione took the wand, and the tip of the wand suddenly emitted a warm and soft light, and the little witch also smiled brightly.

"I knew that was the case. Remember that the wand chooses the wizard, not the wizard choosing the wand." Ollivander also looked satisfied.

It was Loren's turn. Ollivander took out a long tape measure with silver scales from his pocket. After asking Loren's usual hand, he began to measure.

From shoulders to fingertips, from wrists to elbows, shoulders to the floor, knees to armpits, and even around the head. Measure and introduce:

"Ollivanders has been making wands since 382 BC. After generations of hard work, we finally identified three super powerful magical substances, unicorn hair, phoenix tail feathers and dragon nerves. They It has stable and unique properties, which are fundamentally different from those wild wands outside."

As he spoke, Ollivander loosened his hands, but the tape measure was still measuring Loren's body. After Ollivander brought over a pile of long paper boxes, the tape measure automatically fell to the ground and rolled up into a ball.

Hermione looked at the tape measure with bright eyes.

"Try this one made of maple, unicorn hair, seven inches long." Ollivander handed over a wand.

Loren took the wand, but Ollivander took it back before he could wave it.

A similar situation repeated twice. Loren narrowed his eyes. Damn it, why should I be tortured like this when a hot woman can do it all in one step?

Professor McGonagall waited patiently, while Hermione was a little worried. Although this friend she had just met had a bad character, she still hoped that they could enroll in Hogwarts together.

Finally Ollivander turned his back and took out another black wand.

"Oh, apple wood, phoenix tail feathers, exactly ten inches."

Loren squeezed the wand and felt a sense of security in her heart. She waved the wand and a soft wind blew through the entire store.

Both of them showed a satisfied smile, and Ollivander continued: "Applewood is suitable for wizards with lofty ideals. They are always good at dueling, and most of them live very long. Phoenix tail feathers are very picky, and they always have a lot of personality, but when encountering With a recognized owner, extraordinary potential will be unleashed.”

Each wand cost 7 Galleons. After paying the money, they went shopping again. Loren bought an owl with one eye to send letters. It looked a bit silly, but Loren thought it was very cute.

On the way back, Professor McGonagall stopped the two of them from waving their wands randomly many times. He also warned them that magic is a very dangerous thing. Except for some spells marked as safe, they should not cast them easily at home. Someone once chanted the wrong spell and summoned a bison to stand on his chest. Once enrolled they learn how to cast spells correctly.

The two of them listened, and it was unclear how much they would take in.

"Remember to write to me!" Hermione waved and jumped to her parents, eager to share what she had seen today.

Loren once again experienced the feeling of being stuffed into a rubber tube and squeezed out. After getting the ticket, saying goodbye to Professor McGonagall again, and watching her disappear again with a "pop", Loren felt that the professorship at Hogwarts was not that easy.

Only when he got home did he remember that he had forgotten to ask Professor McGonagall why other young wizards could not detect the landing point of the Apparition, but he could see it, and what his extraordinary talent was.

But Loren wasn't too entangled, since the days ahead were still long anyway, and magic was more surprising than he thought.