v2 Chapter 3： Wand Maker Apprentice

After everything was negotiated, Tom signed a contract with Mr. Lawrence.

Tom looked serious, signed his name on the contract very seriously, and then watched Mr. Lawrence swiftly sign his name.

"Does this contract have any magic power - for example, if you violate the content of the contract, just..." Tom looked at the contract carefully, trying to see something from above. This was the first time he had signed a magic contract. .

Mr. Lawrence was stunned for a moment, "Uh... there are legal benefits?" But he quickly reacted, "You are an apprentice contract, where do you need a magic contract! A contract with real magic power is only used in very formal events. arrive."

Only then did Tom realize that it was himself who made an oolong. However, if you sign an important contract in the future, you can see the real magic contract?

Tom walked out of the Lichen Bookstore. Although he signed the contract today, he will only be hired tomorrow, and now he is going to rent a house.

As for where to live, Tom had already planned: of course, the Leaky Cauldron. The Leaky Cauldron's accommodation is not expensive, people like Tom live for several months at once, and there are monthly discounts - these are all inquired about by a girl named Hannah in Hufflepuff, her uncle is the owner of the bar.

However, when Tom passed by Ollivander's cane shop, he was caught by a notice:

Recruit apprentices, including room and board, salary negotiable.

Tom couldn't move his feet: This job is very suitable!

So he went into Ollivander's wand shop.

A magic wand is not a consumable item. Mr. Ollivander's wand shop only has a lot of business in the days when freshmen enter the school every year, and usually can't do a few orders a day. Therefore, the store can be called "the pommel horse in front of the door is deserted".

He entered the store and found Mr. Ollivander standing in a daze in front of his wand hill.

Hearing the voice, he turned his head, and there was a look in his eyes, "Are you Tom? The wand is acacia wood, horned water snake horn, thirteen inches long?"

"Yes, you have a good memory." Tom's admiration came from his heart. Ollivander sells at least a hundred wands a year, but he remembers every wand and its owner. This is true craftsmanship.

"Are you here to apply for an apprenticeship? Sit down first." Mr. Ollivander also moved two stools and sat down facing each other.

"Did you know anything about wandology before?" Ollivander said nothing and went straight to the point.

"Know a little basic knowledge." Tom had read a book on wand learning before, but it was only superficial.

Hearing Tom say this, Ollivander came alive. Now there are fewer and fewer wizards willing to study wand science, and even the younger generation of his Ollivander family has no one willing to study this craft.

After all, Hogwarts didn't offer a class called "Wandology" either.

Of course, Ollivander is not worried, the knowledge of wand learning is very small. Only one or two people in the magic world of a country is enough for a small minority - to learn this business, it is natural to open a wand shop, but why do you need so many wand shops.

Ollivander asked himself, he felt that he could live for many more years, and the matter of the heir could come slowly.

"Then I will quiz you, what is the most curious and multifaceted wood?"

"Chestnut, a wand made of chestnut has a vastly different character due to its core, and is easily influenced by its owner."

"Yes, I personally prefer to use the unicorn tail hair, the heart nerve of the fire dragon and the phoenix feather as the wand core. The wand made from the unicorn tail hair is the most loyal wand. This kind of wand is very special. shall I talk?"

Tom recalled briefly, "The unicorn tail hair is used as the core of the wand, and there is a small disadvantage that it cannot be made into the most powerful wand, and at the same time, if it is not handled properly, the unicorn tail hair can easily become melancholy. This means the tail hair is 'dead' and needs to be replaced."

Ollivander smiled, he stood up tremblingly, went to the room and took out a few boxes, and then took out a handful of wood from them, allowing Tom to identify them one by one.

Tom showed an embarrassed smile: he didn't know any of them, except for rotten tree species like pine and oak.

But Ollivander obviously didn't take this shortcoming to heart.

"Okay, last question, Mr. Yodel, if you were to make a wand—the first one in your life, what material would you use for the core?"

"Bird and snake feathers...Because it's my first time making a wand, I'm definitely inexperienced, so it's better to choose less expensive materials to save money."

Ollivander laughed: What an interesting child.

"The feathers of the bird snake are not cheap, but it doesn't matter, you have been hired!"

At Ollivander's Wand Shop, Tom also works full-time three days a week—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and most shops are closed on Sundays, and Ollivander's Wand Shop is no exception. On weekdays, I can live with Mr. Ollivander. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night, Ollivander will also teach Tom some knowledge Tom's job is also very simple: do all kinds of chores, pay It's two Galleons a week. Tom accepted—because room and board were included, and apprenticeships were always underpaid, because part of the salary was paid in the form of skills.

The next morning, Tom carefully groomed, changed into new clothes, and went to the Lishen Bookstore. He stepped into the store and took a serious look at the largest bookstore in Diagon Alley.

He used to come here as a customer, but now he is an employee.

The bookstore is full of bookshelves, and each shelf is full of books, some even reaching the ceiling. The types of books can also be called "hundreds of strange things". The largest book is as huge as a paving stone, and the smallest book is even the size of a postage stamp, wrapped in a pocket-sized silver case. Of course, there are also some very unique books. For example, some books have no words, and some books will be invisible - and in the future, there will be books like creatures that will bite each other.

However, he found that someone arrived earlier than him.

It was Hermione, who was also applying for an intern with Mr. Lawrence.

Today's Hermione dressed up very seriously. She was wearing a dark blue sleeveless dress with a bow tie around her neck. Her hair was not as messy as usual. She should have been carefully combed and looked very formal. , very nice.

"Okay, since you said that you are good at arithmetic, then I will test you: Mr. Lockhart's book, 5 Galleons a book, the bookstore has an event now, buy all seven books, 10% off, a "Annual Report of the Prophet" 7 Sikes 5 Nuts, a copy of The Secret History of Grindelwald 3 Galleons 9 Sicks - 20% off, if one buys a set of Mr. Lockhart's books, a copy of The Prophet's Annual Report, How much does it cost in total for a copy of The Secret History of Grindelwald? He paid 34 Galleons, do I need to change it or let him make up the money?"