1 Apr 2022, 13:16
The start of a journey
Jay and his mom made their way through the familiar streets of London passing by numerous buildings until they stopped at a particularly familiar building, the sign read 'Leaky Cauldron', they made their way through after greeting the bartender until they found themselves infront of a brick wall, Jay's mom Martha tapped the wall with her wand in a seemingly random sequence, well it seems random at first glance but Jay had seen it so many time that he had managed to memorize it, the bricks started to move and opened an arch way that leads to one of the most magical location's in London, Diagon alley is the place for any witch and wizard to get their stuff, weather it be books, potion ingredients or anything else you would probably find it in Diagon alley.

"Let's go get you fitted for your robes at Madam Malkin, then you could go get your wand while I buy the rest of your stufff" said Martha(Jay's mother)

"Ok" was all Jay said but even then he couldn't hide the excitement in his voice, he wanted to burst into Ollivanders and get his wand, but he decided to save it for last, since it's better to save the best for last.

After the trip to Madam Malkin, Jay decided to go with his mom to Flourish and Blotts to pick a few more books, then he made his way to Ollivanders, he entered the store with the bell sound ringing in the store, his eyes landed on the dozens of boxes that he assumed all were containing wands.

"Umm hello? Is anyone here?"

"Ah, Mr. Rosewood, it seems you came to get your wand"

To say Jay was startled is an understatement, he had never been one to get caught off guard easily so when he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind him and call him by his name even though he never introduced himself it was quite the shock for him, he turned to face the source of the voice and found an old man whom he could only assume was Ollivander.

"Umm yes sir, I want to get my wand" said Jay, a little uneasy from the shock he had received.

"Very well, I shall go and get it for you, but I do hope you present me with a challenge"

"A challenge sir?"

"Ah yes, you see I love to pair the witches and wizards with thier wands, more so if they prove to be a challenge"

"I see.."

"Alright, what is your wand arm?"

Jay raised his right arm.

"Very well" said Ollivander as he wiped up a magical tape and started taking all sorts of measurements, which Jay doubted had anything to do with the wand.

Ollivander started looking through the many wands until he picked one and came back with it.

"Pine and dragon heartstring 25.4 cm nice and supple, give it a try"

Jay gave the wand a swing and a nearby pot ended up exploding, he turned to Ollivander and said "s-sorry".

Ollivander either didn't mind the broken pot or didn't hear Jay, as he proceeded to snatch the wand from Jay's hand while saying "hmm it doesn't seem that it suits, what about this one, Ash and phoenix feather 24.6 cm nice and rigid"

He handed the wand to Jay bu snatched as soon as Jay touched it, before he even got to try it.

"Ah, no that doesn't seem to be the one either"

He then picked another wand and handed it to Jay.

"Here try this one 25,6 cm cherry wood and unicorn hair nice and supple"

As soon as Jay touched the wand he felt something like a click on him, he instantly knew that this was his wand, Jay turned to Ollivander with a smile.

"This is the one"

"Yes, it seems this wand choose you"

"Choose me sir?"

"Yes, all wands choose the wizard it serves not the other way around and it seems that this was the wand that choose you, it's quite the loyal wand and would probably never work well for anyone beside you"

"I see, thank you for telling me"

Jay felt happy knowing that his own could never be used against him or his family if one got his hands on it, well he wasn't about to let anyone get his hands on it but still its reassuring to know.

"Well, as much as I would like to talk about wands and how they work, I believe you shouldn't keep your mother waiting for long"

"Oh yes, I almost forgot, so how much is it?"

"It would be 5 galleons Mr. Rosewood"

"Can I also get a wand holster and wand maintenance kit?"

Ollivander smiled at that.

"Not many people care to keep thier wands in good condition, so I am quite glad to know that there is a young man such as yourself who is willing to care of his wand"

"Thank you Mr. Ollivander"

"Well that would be 5 galleons and 14 sickles Mr. Rosewood"

I exited the store after paying for the stuff and met up with my mum.

"You got everything you need?"

"Yeah" said Jay not caring to try and hide the excitement in his voice because he finally has wand, he was so happy that he momentarily forget he can't do magic outside of hogwarts until he is 17.

"The world in which we live is a cruel one, so hold on into what you have and treasure it, or you might lose it one day"