The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Dolly said it casually, making it sound like a joke.

Luna seemed relieved and much more relaxed, saying, "Then thank you, Miss Dolly Dursley."

"Just call me Dolly."

Dolly pulled Luna's wrist again and led her to the counter, saying, "It looks like Mr. Ollivander will be back soon."

"You can wait patiently for a while, and you can ask me any questions."

Although Dolly knew which type of wand Luna had, she remained calm.

After all, this is Ollivander's shop, and she can't overstep her bounds.

Dolly continued with her work, while Luna watched her work with curiosity and began to chat with her casually.

Are you learning how to make a wand?

"Of course, it was originally just a hobby, but Mr. Ollivander values ​​me very much, so I can only give it my all."

What kind of material is it made of?

"A wand made of fir wood, with a core of thunderbird tail feathers, only eight inches long, it is a weapon as sharp as a personal dagger."

The two talked about wands and life at Hogwarts. In the end, Dolly discovered that what Luna called madness was more about her incomprehensible habits.

From clothing to accessories, and the occasional strange language.

For example, those mysterious creatures—mysterious creatures are somewhat different from magical creatures.

Animals that possess magic or magical powers are generally called magical creatures, while mystical creatures are those that exist in legends and have not yet been proven to exist.

Or rather, most of the mythical creatures were fabricated; Luna's father, Mr. Lovegood, ran the magazine "The Quibbler".

As the magazine in question is named, it loves to publish bizarre articles, including conspiracy theories and discussions about virtual creatures.

Essentially, this is the operating logic of tabloids, but in a sense, it is also an important reason for maintaining Luna's eccentric ideas.

As for the other reason, it is self-evident.

A single father, a self-employed magazine publisher, and an inexhaustible supply of butter and beer bottle corks—these elements already paint a picture of Luna's father, Lovegood.

Perhaps he wasn't a bad father, but rather the kind of drunkard who would hit people when drunk.

But at the very least, he's a man who doesn't have much time to spend with his daughter, can't teach her what's normal, and can't even help her develop a proper sense of aesthetics.

In addition, Luna didn't have many friends, and she was bullied at school until she established enough friendships with the main characters in her fourth year.

It's not surprising that Luna maintains her quirky style.

However, the Luna we know now is different from the Luna that Dolly remembers.

She seemed more curious, and her initial nervous and uneasy demeanor even reminded Dolly of a little rabbit.

However, Luna is now clearly more relaxed, and has even started to walk around the store on her own, looking at the various wands with shining eyes, clearly full of anticipation.

"It seems I'm late. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss."

Ollivander returned quickly, still with a warm smile, and greeted Luna.

Luna introduced herself, and Ollivander looked surprised and said, "Oh, Xenophilius Lovegood, I remember him."

"He was a famously handsome young man back then, but unfortunately later... Sorry, as people get older, they just like to reminisce about the past."

"Now let me..."

Ollivander had intended to get a ruler to measure Luna's figure, but instead saw Dolly, who was in high spirits.

He smiled slightly and said, "Dolly, you've seen many times how a young wizard is measured and chosen a wand. How about you do it this time?"

Dolly was a little surprised and said, "Is that okay?"

"Of course, now that you've finished making your first wand, it's time to sell the shop's first wand."

"It's a pity that your ambitions lie elsewhere, otherwise I would even have taught you how to shop."

Dolly shrugged and didn't respond to Ollivander's words.

Ollivander looked genuinely disappointed, and Dolly couldn't possibly become a wandmaker just because Ollivander was disappointed.

Dolly took the ruler from Ollivander, came to Luna's side, and said with a smile, "Well then, Luna, now it's your turn to stretch out your arm."

Luna did as she was told, and Dolly awkwardly began to measure for Luna.

The length of the wand can be chosen from the length of the shoulder, the wrist, and finally the fingers.

There's nothing particularly profound about this part; it's simply that people with long arms and fingers naturally need to grip wands with longer handles.

Otherwise, if you can't even stretch out your fingers, how can you comfortably cast spells?

Of course, this is not necessarily a fixed result.

After all, wands have magic, and the wand core is the main factor that chooses a wizard. If the wand core strongly agrees with the young wizard, then the wand size and the wizard size may be completely different.

Luna is petite, but that doesn't matter because of her current height. Ollivander has a clear standard for how tall an 11-year-old wizard should be.

After determining the basic data, the remaining task is to help Luna choose the wand material and core.

There's actually a little trick to this.

That is, when measuring Luna's body size, Dolly can also use the material of the sensing wand to sense the magic power on Luna's body.

That's right.

Even wood can react, let alone a little wizard who is full of magic.

Of course, most wizards will not feel anything during this process.

But Luna is different.

Dolly's fingers lightly touched the back of Luna's hand, as if it were an unintentional touch when measuring Luna's finger size.

But having already gained Luna's magic, Dolly felt as if she were in a mysterious, ancient forest, where she could enjoy the tranquility but also felt uneasy because of the darkness in the distance.

What surprised Dolly the most was Luna's reaction.

She seemed to be electrocuted, turning to look at Dolly, surprised by the touch just now—a resonance of the two girls' magic.

Clearly, Luna is the kind of being who can sense magic power on her own, and even more talented in this respect than Dolly, who has 3 points in Intelligence.

"You feel it?"

Dolly didn't hide anything; instead, she was filled with surprise. Luna initially wanted to remain silent, but nodded when she saw Dolly's expression.

"Yes, what was that just now?"

"It's just a little trick of a wand maker, but since you sensed it, it's okay to tell you."

Dolly glanced at Ollivander, who nodded.

Ollivander didn't really care about this, because it was more like a talent than a skill.

No matter how much training one does, someone without this talent will never develop this ability.

Just like in the original story, Luna easily learned the Patronus Charm, while some people couldn't learn it no matter how hard they tried.

This is a matter of talent.

"Simply put, by gathering your magic in your fingers, you can receive magical responses from other people or objects."

"It seems you have a real talent for this, so choosing a wand will be easy."

Dolly stepped aside and said, "I guess you already have the wand you want, right?"

Luna was a little embarrassed and said, "Can I choose myself?"

"Oh no, Luna."

Dolly crossed her arms and said, "It's not that you chose the wand, it's that the wand chose you."

"Otherwise, even if you have the ability to sense magic, if the other party doesn't like you, they won't let you sense it."

"There are hundreds of wands here. Can you sense them all?"

Luna shook her head; she could only sense a magical resonance between herself and a dozen or so wands.

So it seems Dolly was right.

It was the wands that chose her, not the other way around.

“You’re right, Miss Dursley…”

"Call me Dolly, Luna. From now on, we're friends, aren't we?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Luna's eyes, but it quickly turned into a heartwarming smile. Her lips and eyes curved upwards as she said, "Okay, Dolly."

"Then, I should find the wand I like."

Luna walked in a certain direction, followed closely by Dolly and Ollivander, who was smiling broadly.

Dolly's process of taking Luna's measurements was rather awkward, and there's not much to say about it.

But the way Dolly followed through on his theory pleased Ollivander greatly, and he even felt as if he had found a kindred spirit.

Especially after seeing that Luna also trusted Dolly and believed in this theory, Ollivander had a vague feeling that everything he had given was worthwhile.

It's a pity... Dolly isn't here!

Luna finally pulled a box from the shelf and carefully opened it.

The moment the box was opened, a scent like sandalwood filled the room, and upon smelling it, Dolly knew that Luna had made the right choice.

This is the magic wand that accompanied her for six years in the original story.

Luna's character design discussion

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Then came the discussion about Luna's character design.

The reason Luna is made to wear braids is mainly because Luna without braids actually has messy, dark blonde hair.

As a result, when the AI ​​was drawing, it sometimes looked like Dolly's twin sister, and sometimes like Hermione's twin sister.

While I was looking through Luna's information, I came across a picture of her with her hair in braids, so I added the setting that she actually liked to wear braids.