The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 545 The Elder Wand

The wand was not invented with the appearance of the first wizard. It was only with the emergence of the Ollivander family that wizards in the British magical world were able to use well-made wands. Before that, their wands were all crudely made.

To this day, there are still many African wizards who do not use wands, and wands have never been a necessity for wizards.

As her magical skills became more sophisticated and her wandless spellcasting skills became higher and higher, Ada began to have some doubts about her wand.

It wasn't that she didn't trust her old friend, or that she thought the wand in her hand was dispensable, but she wanted to know what the subtle connection between the wand and the wizard was.

For this reason, Ada also read some books related to the field of magic wands in her spare time, but these books did not help her. Instead, they made Ada more confused because they talked about different things.

Professional matters should be left to professionals, so Ada thought of Ollivander. In the British wizarding world, no one knows wands better than Ollivander.

"The wand chooses the wizard, and the wizard also chooses the wand, but the relationship between the two is not always unchanging." Ollivander said, "There is a saying that I don't like, but I can't find any reason to refute it. The wand is, after all, just a tool, a tool used by wizards to cast spells."

The wand assists wizards in casting spells and is their best friend, but it is also just a tool. All tools can be replaced.

There are such examples around Ada. Charlie once changed his wand, and Ron also changed his wand. Ron's first wand was a gift from Ada, and the wand was made of willow. In the battle with the Whomping Willow, Ron's willow wand broke.

The same was true for Grindelwald. He also changed his wand, but he replaced it with the legendary invincible Elder Wand.

It seems that the wand is really just a tool, but when casting spells and interacting with it in daily life, Ada can feel that the wand has emotions.

At the Rosier family cemetery, Ada used someone else's wand. When she changed back to her own wand, the yew wand was actually quarreling with her, as if to say: You have a dog outside!
When she killed Umbridge at Hogwarts, Ada also felt the strong emotional fluctuations of the yew wand. It was an exciting emotion, as if she had been waiting for this day for a long time.

"As a tool, shouldn't the wand have its own feelings, and shouldn't it go against the orders and wishes of its master?" Ada asked again.

"That's how it should be," said Ollivander, "but it's quite the opposite."

Ollivander casually took a wand from the shelf and continued, "I believe that every wand has life and feelings. It will choose a suitable object of loyalty for itself. For example, acacia wood can only be used by those who are recognized by it. Without its recognition, the wand made of acacia wood is not even as good as a stick."

A stick can at least be used to hit people, but a wand that can't cast spells is useless except for poking people's eyes and noses. It's too short to stir firewood.

"As for going against the will and orders of the master, this has happened before," Ollivander continued. "Take the example of a wand with unicorn hair as the core. This type of wand will not perform as well as other wands when casting dark magic, or may not be able to cast it at all. But this situation usually happens very rarely, and when choosing an owner, a wand made of unicorn hair will try its best to avoid this situation."

Ada paced in front of the tall counter with her hands behind her back. Some of her doubts were well answered, especially the contradictory nature of the wand. It can be your most loyal companion, but it may also leave you after something happens.

Just like the Elder Wand, after the current owner is defeated, the winner will be recognized by the Elder Wand and become its new owner.

"Mr. Ollivander, what do you think about the legendary Elder Wand?" Ada asked. This was another question she had. After knowing that the Elder Wand was real, she wanted to know the opinions of professionals.

Ollivander's silver eyes lit up, and he said, "The Elder Wand... That is a story that wandmakers are familiar with. Many wandmakers have spent their entire lives trying to make such a powerful wand..."

Just as Ollivander was about to express his opinion on the Elder Wand, there were several loud noises outside the store. The doorbell rang, and Hartman, who was also disguised, walked into the store.

"Miss, Florin Fusco's Ice Cream Shop was attacked by Death Eaters." Hartman explained the cause of the loud noise.

"Slow down their pace and buy time for the Auror's support." Ada said, "Also, be careful." Hartman took the order and left, but Ada did not leave the wand shop. Ada did not know why the Death Eaters attacked Florin Fusco. It was not that they did not want to pay for the ice cream.

"Sir, Mr. Ollivander?" Ada called Ollivander's name several times before the shocked Ollivander came back to his senses.

In broad daylight, the Death Eaters openly appeared in Diagon Alley and launched attacks on the shops there. This incident will increase the fear of Voldemort in the wizarding world. Mr. Ollivander, who is also a merchant in Diagon Alley, feels the same way.

"Mr. Ollivander, you haven't finished talking about the Elder Wand," said Ada.

"Oh... okay... that's right..." Ollivander was a little incoherent. He couldn't be as indifferent as Ada.

Ollivander continued, "I think Miss Drizzt should know Gregorovitch. He is a very famous wand-making master."

Ida nodded and said, "Of course, sir. I know Gregorovitch, and even that he briefly possessed the Elder Wand."

"Yes, that is what is said." Olivan continued, "But Gregorovitch does not want to possess the Elder Wand. He wants to copy the Elder Wand through his own research and skills."

"Great idea," Ada exclaimed. "Don't ask, Gregorovitch failed."

Ollivander looked a little gloomy, as if he felt a little sorry for Gregorovitch's failure.

Ollivander said, "Yes, he failed. Gregorovitch used the same material as the Elder Wand. Perhaps the technique of making the Elder Wand has been lost, or there is a deviation in the selected materials. In short, the wand made by Gregorovitch is very poor."

At this point, Ollivander put down the wand he was playing with, looked out the window, and said with infinite yearning in his eyes: "I really want to meet the predecessor who made the Elder Wand!"

In the story, the Elder Wand is a piece of elderberry branch cut by the Grim Reaper, but in the eyes of many wand craftsmen, they prefer to believe that this "Grim Reaper" is a great master of wand making.

Or that Antioch Peverell was a great wand maker.

"If, I mean if," Ada said, "if I take it from the owner of the Elder Wand by abnormal means, will it submit to me and obey me?"

Ollivander withdrew his gaze, his silver eyes fixed on Ada.

After a moment, Ollivander said, "I'm afraid not. Based on all the rumors about the Elder Wand, if you want to get it, you must defeat its current owner."

Ada already had the answer to this question in her mind, but after hearing Ollivander's authoritative speech, she was inevitably disappointed. The Deathly Hallows were extremely tempting, and Ada was no exception.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Ollivander." Although Ada was a little disappointed, she did not lose her grace. Before pushing the door and walking out, Ada felt that she should remind Ollivander.

"Mr. Ollivander, I think I'm not the only one in the wizarding world who is interested in you," she said. "That person probably won't be as polite as I am."

Ollivander's body shuddered when he heard this.

A wandmaker is the equivalent of an arms dealer in the wizarding world, let alone a master like Garrick Ollivander, whose importance needs no further explanation.

(End of this chapter)