Chapter 3 - Slytherins Wand (2/2)
Ollivander replied, ”I'm not the one who decides it. The wand chooses the wizard Mr.Neal. It wasn't clear always why though. I'm from the wandmaker family. So, I can connect with wands and their feelings. None of the wands you tried are willing to accept you as their master.
Don't worry we still have some more left. I hope you find your right wand”. After an hour, while Ollivander depressed with a fact that none of the wands has chosen Neal, Edward nodded, ”as expected”.
Ollivander then said, ”I'm sorry but you won't meet the right wand in my shop. You should look at other wand shops”. Neal then said, ”can I use the wand even if it didn't acknowledge me as its master?”.
Ollivander nodded, ”yes, you can but it'll be an unreliable wand”. Neal smiled and replied, ”since you know the feelings of all the wands I tried, then please choose the one which tolerated me the most”.
Ollivander took out the box without any hesitation, ”14 3/4 inches, Black Walnut wood, Dragon heartstring as its core. Black Walnut wands are hard to master”. As he took it in his hand, he slightly felt a connection but not significant enough though.
Neal paid the amount and thanked him as a courtesy. Both of them came out of the shop to find the sun was set. After they returned to the hotel with his belongings, Edward said, ”don't worry about the wand. I already expected it to be like that”.
Neal asked, ”why?”. Edward replied, ”because I think there might be another wand that you were fated with. But It'll take time to track it down. Moreover, I'm not sure whether that wand is still available or has chosen a new master”.
Six weeks passed in the blink of an eye.
In this period, young Neal learned about the history of Wizard families and Wizarding world which doesn't only consist of Wizards and spells but also various magical creatures that are hiding from the Muggle world for God knows how long.
On one fine morning, Edward returned with a smile and called Neal downstairs. As he went down, Neal asked, ”what happened?”. Edward replied, ”well, I've run into a few traps here and there. Nothing big. But look here what I've found”.
He took out something wrapped in a box that looks very old that has a few holes here and there. He opened the box and showed the wand that is resting inside it. Edward then described, ”it's a 14-inch wand made from snakewood and Basilisk horn as its core, The wand made and used by Salazar Slytherin himself”.
Curiously, Neal took out the wand and looked at it, ”Wow, can't believe its almost a 1000-year-old wand. It's as good as new. Where did you found it?”.
Edward sighed, ”somewhere in America. It was hidden in the grave of the last user who died three centuries ago. It was protected with enchantments and curses etc...To find the wand I had to track many of Slytherin Descendents and even became a grave robber... sigh...
Anyway, as far I know, only those who have Slytherin's blood and can speak Parseltongue would be able to master the wand. I think you are destined for this wand”.
Neal replied, ”but I don't know how to speak it in Parseltongue. I didn't even know that I'm a Parselmouth until you told me back then at Ollivanders. How am I supposed to command it in Parseltongue?”.
Edward replied, ”well, there's still a lot of time left. You can try to learn to talk consciously. And one more thing”. As Neal was wondering, Edward pulled out a photo frame and gave it to him. Neal saw two people inside the photo. The woman's hand was on her huge belly and the other hand was caught by the man.
Neal asked, ”are they...” Edward nodded, ”your parents. I'm not sure what happened but your parents might likely have been killed by Death Eaters as, during that time, You-know-who was active and was hunting down wizards.
Anyway, putting aside those things aside, the boy who lived, Harry Potter is soon going to join the Hogwarts alongside you”. Neal replied, ”Harry Potter? Who was that?”.