"The wand chooses the wizard" is a saying that the famous British wandmaker Garrick Ollivander often says, and it seems that he does exactly that.
However, although there are few wand makers in the 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 wand maker in history who, as a Muggle stonemason, and his wife founded Ilvermorny, the first magic school in North America, from a small stone house - Mr. James Stewart , 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 the wand, he needs the word "fate" to maintain it. After all, he can't even tell whether the wand can be used normally based on his own words alone.
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 deliberately gave the wand the characteristic of actively approaching the wizard during the production process.
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's not necessarily true. 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, 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 is made When standing next to the wizard who owns the wand, it will suddenly become hesitant.
There is a 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 what happened after James passed away, but the Stewart family gradually continued to enjoy good fortune...
"Tuk-tuk."
The window of the dormitory was tapped twice, causing little Tia's body to tremble violently under the quilt.
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 that was covered with a thin layer of moisture due to the temperature difference between inside and outside just disappeared! The only barrier between Little Tia and that figure no longer existed.
And the next moment, the three vertical iron window frames twisted 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."
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What would an orphan who has been admitted to an orphanage as an infant think about his biological parents? Others didn't know, but at least in the mind of little Tia, who was about to turn 11 that year, she hadn't thought or imagined much.
For Tia at that time, the focus of her life was still stored in her 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 The wounds were enough for her to bear, and she really didn't have more energy to pay attention to other things.
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 express rejection clearly to others, will subconsciously answer according to the other person's will even in the midst of endless confusion. But unfortunately, even if she answered, she only knew how to apologize. After all, this had 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 would not have been able to understand it at the time. But even she didn't actually understand what the other party said. She was just using this excuse to try to convey her rejection to the other party.
So soon—
"... I don't know my parents, let alone... I know you, so... please let me go, sir."
Little Tia's words were quite inconsistent, but the only thing that persisted in her words from beginning to end was that she still believed that the other party was definitely not a "good person."
After the words fell, there was a period of silence. The nervous little Tia didn't realize that she didn't deliberately lower her voice when talking to the other party in the dead of night, but it didn't alert 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 quilts and sheets are dry, where you can go to school normally with everyone. "
Taking Little Tia away was obviously the real purpose of the other party coming here tonight. From the other party's perspective, it was really impossible for Tia to refuse such an invitation—her life couldn'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?"