At this time, the sharp-eyed shopkeeper noticed a magic wand pinned behind both of them.
"That doesn't look like a customer, how about it, how about coming in and taking a look?" the man said enthusiastically.
This is a simple and somewhat messy shop. What is different from the simplicity of the exterior is the variety of wands inside. All kinds of wand boxes almost fill the entire room, making it impossible for people to get in.
"Although the wands in my store are not very popular, I can say that I am the store that collects the most wand materials in France, not one of them." The man said proudly.
"Compensation?" Malfoy raised his eyebrows.
"It seems that he is someone who knows the inside story." The man laughed again, not shying away from this.
"What compensation?" Furong asked in a low voice, but the man overheard him, and he explained with a smile:
"My poor grandfather was obsessed with silver basswood, thinking it was the best material for wands. He was cheated by a businessman and lost all his money and went bankrupt." The man shrugged and said with a smile. "The wood hasn't been used up until today."
"Of course, now we all know that there is no best wand material, only the most suitable wand for the wizard himself." The shopkeeper said slowly.
"So I try to avoid following his old ways, um...my father let me read a lot of books on wand science, and to compensate, I have studied the properties of wand wood quite deeply."
"Surely you never thought that an apple tree could be used as a magic wand, right?" the man said triumphantly, then he pulled out an exquisite box from the cabinet at hand, opened it, and took out the magic wand inside.
"Well, fourteen inches, apple wood." The man raised his wand and looked carefully, "suitable for wizards with great strength and lofty pursuits." He nodded and said, apparently admiring his own work.
"There were many failed works before this." The man curled his lips, as if he felt a little distressed about the material of those wands.
"Dragon nerves, troll beards, these applewood cores are not very good."
"The former is very suitable for black magic and has great power, but it is completely incompatible with applewood. As for the beard of the troll, it is too bulky and not light enough." He muttered to himself.
"The phoenix tail feather is very good. I bought a phoenix feather from the black market at a high price and added it to it. It seems to have a good effect. They are more likely to agree with a righteous wizard."
Malfoy and Fleur listened to the man's explanation politely and patiently. His narration was not boring, and even interesting. Even Fleur listened with relish.
"Sorry, I was too fascinated for a while." The man said with a smile, and then he came back to his senses.
"Does your wand need to be replaced? Or does it need maintenance and repair?" He asked at this time.
"I need a wand made of the same material as this wand." Malfoy suddenly pulled out a wand from nowhere and handed it over.
"What a strange request." The man said in surprise, then took the wand, looked at it carefully, and waved it around.
"Whirlwind Sweep!"
A gust of wind of moderate strength blew up from the store, making a "swish" sound, and then swept across the entire store, rolling all the dust outside the door.
"Elderberry? Dragon's nerve?" The man exclaimed after casting a spell. The power of magic was stronger than he imagined.
"I think I know who sent you here? Is he sure he wants to take this wand back?" The man stroked his short stubble, the thoughtful expression in his chestnut pupils.
He went on to say: "This wand is older than me, and according to my father, it was given to him by a highly respected wizard for safekeeping."
"Yes, sir." Malfoy nodded.
"Okay, wait for me to look for it. I should have put it on the bottom floor. I thought no one would come to pick it up." The shopkeeper murmured, put down the applewood wand in his hand, and turned to go to the end of the shop. go.
"Is there any meaning to this wand?" Fleur asked now in a low voice, looking at the elder wand on the glass case.
"A crudely made little thing, it's just a keepsake, maybe it's also entrusted with one person's yearning for another person." Malfoy shrugged and explained to the girl.
"Oh, I found it. Don't look at the messy arrangement here, but I still know where the things are placed." Soon, the man raised a long and narrow box and walked all the way in front of the two of them. Put it on a glass cabinet.
A black magic wand covered with wonderful textures is quietly lying in a simple box. It is completely different from other wands in that it does not pursue beauty, and its shape is not symmetrical. There are protruding short branches and slightly bulging. From this one might infer the unruly nature of the wand's owner.
It's just that the wand is covered with dust now, and it looks like it hasn't been used for a long time.
Few people will know that he once belonged to the dark wizard second only to Voldemort - Gellert Grindelwald.
"It's also made of elderberry..." Malfoy murmured to himself, thinking.
Obviously, this is no coincidence.
Grindelwald's first wand was the rare elderberry.
The treasure of elderberry itself is one reason, and another reason is the superstition of wizards. Most of them believe that people who own this kind of wand will bring great misfortune.
The ancient superstition that "elderberry wands will never prosper" stems from the superstitious fear of this kind of wand. Similarly, the wand of this material also has extremely high requirements for wizards
In this way, wandmakers will not favor such expensive and unsalable wands.
The wand can reflect a wizard's character and even future encounters. For example, the fir wand is called the survivor's wand, because of its tough special making, it can often save the wand holder from danger. Even better, many Ravenclaw students use this kind of wand, and ash wood is more suitable for those who are good at dueling. To put it more simply, it is the heart of struggle.
Grindelwald, a power seeker, became interested in perhaps the most famous of the elder wands during his wizarding career, which then led to him getting an offer from Gregorovich, the then-bearer of the Elder Wand. Steal the Elder Wand.
At that time, Dumbledore's sister Ariana had died in the melee between the three, and the two had completely turned (split) their faces (hands) and parted ways.
The most dangerous dark wizard, second only to Voldemort, began to raise his own army, causing chaos and sacrificing many innocent people for the so-called "revolution".
In the end, the most powerful white wizard in the world at that time held a duel with the black wizard, symbolizing the side of justice. Dumbledore won, and the loser was imprisoned in the prison he created - Nurmengard.
His snatched Elder Wand and first wand were naturally captured by Dumbledore in the Battle of the Century.
"Then what was Dumbledore's first wand made of?" Malfoy's thoughts sank below the level of his thoughts, and he was a little interested in it.