Chapter 14
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"Then come on, let me see." Mr. Ollivander pulled a long tape measure with silver markings from his pocket. "Which arm do you use your wand with?"
"I'm used to using my right hand," Hao Fang said.
"Hold your arm up. Good!" Mr. Ollivander measured Hao Fang, first from shoulder to fingertip.
After that, from wrist to elbow, shoulder to the floor, knee to armpit, and finally the circumference of his head.
As he measured, he said, "Every Ollivander wand contains powerful magical substances, which is its essence, Mr. Hao Fang. We use unicorn hair, phoenix feathers, and dragon heartstrings. Every Ollivander wand is unique because no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are exactly alike. Of course, if you use a wand that should belong to another wizard, it will never be as effective."
When measuring the distance between his nostrils, Hao Fang suddenly noticed that the tape measure was operating automatically.
Mr. Ollivander was moving through the shelves, busy selecting some long boxes to bring down.
"Alright," he said, as the tape measure slipped to the ground and curled into a ball. "Now, Mr. Hao Fang, try this one. Beech wood and snake heartstring. Nine inches long. Nice, very flexible. Give it a wave."
Hao Fang took the wand, and as soon as he waved it, Mr. Ollivander immediately snatched it back from his hand.
"Maple, phoenix feather. Seven inches long. Good spring, try it out—"
Hao Fang was about to try, but before he could even lift it, the wand was taken away by Mr. Ollivander again.
"No, no—try this one, made of ebony and unicorn hair. Eight and a half inches long. Very strong spring. Come on, come on, try this one."
Hao Fang tried one wand after another, but he had no idea what Mr. Ollivander thought was suitable.
The wands he had tried were piled on the bench, getting higher and higher. But the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become.
"Another picky customer, eh? Never mind, I think we can always find the most ideal, the most perfect, the most suitable one for you here—let me think—oh, no, how could there not be one—"
Another round of attempts, but all ended in failure.
Miss Hermione was getting a little impatient and even yawned secretly.
Mr. Ollivander began to frown. He seemed to feel that something was wrong, and asked Hao Fang, "Strange, it shouldn't be like this. It seems—no wand has much of a reaction to you?"
"Are you really a Muggle?" Miss Hermione asked with a frown.
"A Muggle? Wait—" Mr. Ollivander seemed a little surprised, but he shook his head again and said, "No, no, it doesn't seem like a Muggle. It's not that the wand has no reaction at all, but its reaction to him is too weak. And, in my experience, I can feel something special about him that is different from Muggles, but it seems a bit strange. Wait! Could it be—are you actually a Squib?"
If a Muggle is an ordinary person, then a Squib refers to a person born into a wizarding family who cannot learn magic, the opposite of a Muggle-born wizard.
It's not entirely true to say that these people have not inherited the blood of wizards at all, and do not possess magic.
However, they cannot learn magic, so they should be considered to have too poor wizarding qualifications, or to have some kind of defect.
Squibs do not belong to the category of Muggles, but they cannot use magic, and belong to the most awkward category of people in terms of status and position.
If Hao Fang is not a wizard at all, then that is not very realistic.
When his experience points can replace magic, he can already be called a wizard.
However, he is also very embarrassingly aware that he has not yet found a way to increase his experience points, and the experience points have been stuck at "0" without budging.
It is estimated that this is what makes Mr. Ollivander suspect that he is a Squib.
Because Hao Fang does have the potential of a wizard, but this aspect has not been stimulated at all and has no effect at all.
It can be said that the wand is completely uninterested in someone like him and will not resonate with him.
"Could it be that I really have to increase my experience points, or complete the so-called awakening like the little wizards in this world, to be able to normally have a dedicated wand that belongs to me alone?" Hao Fang thought in surprise.
To be honest, no wand can resonate with him and cannot be used by him at all.
This obviously made him extremely surprised, but it was also within reason.
Because he still has the "Harry Potter Wand mod", he will not really despair.
However, when Hao Fang saw the suspicious gazes cast by Mr. Ollivander and Miss Hermione at the same time, he fell into an unprecedented predicament.
Although this is not as big of a trouble as Dumbledore, how can he overcome this small trouble?
There is still a way!!!
"That's right—I remember!" Hao Fang deliberately pondered for a moment, and suddenly said loudly, "I remember that my wand used to be custom-made, and it seemed that special materials had to be used to be effective. Maybe that's why I can't resonate with normal wands."
"Then where is your old wand? Can you show it to me?" Mr. Ollivander asked curiously.
"He said he lost it," Miss Hermione said dubiously.
"Really? Mr. Hao Fang…" Mr. Ollivander asked strangely, "A wand, as a wizard's second life, can also be lost?"
Indeed, for the wizards of this world, most of them only have damaged wands, and almost no wands are lost.
Because wizards always have their wands with them, and using a wand is almost equivalent to themselves.
"I really lost it…" Hao Fang said with a stiff face, "I think Mr. Ollivander shouldn't care about such trivial matters, but should care more about more important things."
"More important things? What could be more important than a wizard losing a wand?" Mr. Ollivander asked puzzled.
Hao Fang knew that he had said the wrong thing. He also saw Hermione's suspicious gaze, and made a decision in his heart.
"Although I have lost my own wand, I have a more powerful wand here. Would you like to see it?" Hao Fang suddenly smiled and said, "That's my spare wand, although it doesn't quite match me."
As he spoke, he silently said in his heart: "Editor, help me forcibly synthesize…"
Hao Fang once again used the great power of the editor to complete his idea.
He selected four of the six second-hand wands he had purchased and placed them all in the synthesis column.
In fact, this will definitely not complete the synthesis, because the synthesis table does not have this column.
But the core ability of "Minecraft Editor" is "modification". As long as you are willing to pay enough price, then it may really be omnipotent.
Synthesis will definitely be successful, but only God knows what the result will be.