Chapter 198: Opportunity

For this result, Allen was not surprised; after all, the wand was invented during the era when ancient runes were most flourishing, so it was quite normal for some ancient runes to be inside.

A wand is a tool used by wizards to cast magic; it is a wooden rod containing a core, which is generally a magical material taken from a magical creature. There are many different types of wood and cores available, and every wand is unique due to differences in material, core, length, and other factors.

This is knowledge every wizard knows, but Allen was very curious about one question:

Why does inserting a magical material into an ordinary stick greatly reduce the difficulty for a wizard to cast a spell?

Moreover, wands have the ability to choose their masters; if you use a wand that does not belong to you, the effect of the magic will be greatly diminished. How are these functions achieved?

Wizards from wizarding families may be used to this and consider it a matter of course; wizards of Muggle birth may feel a kind of reverence toward the wand as a symbol of magic. None of them explore the questions within.

But Allen, as a science-and-engineering man, wants to get to the bottom of anything that interests him. He very much wants to figure out the underlying principles of this thing called a wand, especially now that he has grasped some of the world's fundamental knowledge of magic.

Allen carefully observed the ancient runes on the inner wall at the break. With his knowledge of ancient runes, he could distinguish that most of these ancient runes were related to position.

He fell into thought. When casting magic with a wand, after completing the wand movements, one must always point at the target. It seems this ancient rune is used to locate the target's position.

The ancient runes on the wand's inner wall that he could observe were arranged in a format he had never seen before. More importantly, every ancient rune was connected to one another; this is an important characteristic of a rune circuit.

A wand is also a magical artifact, so carving some ancient runes on it is quite reasonable.

It is just unknown what the function of these rune circuits is.

However, the wand's break only exposed a very short section of the inner wall; there must be many more rune circuits inside the wand's inner wall.

Allen wanted to split this wand open directly to take a good look at the rune circuits inside, but at the last moment he stopped.

He suddenly felt this was a very good opportunity...

The next day, Allen finally met Mr. Ollivander at noon. He still looked so vigorous; the long process of making wands did not seem to have brought him any fatigue.

He was sitting at the dining table enjoying lunch, eating while reading a copy of the Daily Prophet.

Allen sat beside him and reported the shop's income over these two days.

"The shop sold a total of three wands these past two days, all purchased by Hogwarts students using the education discount, with a total income of 21 Jin Jin Jialong..."

Mr. Ollivander waved his hand lightly. "You just need to calculate these well; I do not like to manage such things. I trust you very much."

Silence returned to the dining table.

Allen wanted to say something more, but at this moment Mr. Ollivander spoke again.

"Sirius Black actually escaped from Azkaban!" he murmured.

"What?" Allen was very unfamiliar with this name.

"Sirius Black, in 1971 he came here and bought his first wand: an oak wand, twelve inches long, with a phoenix tail feather core. In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed. So many things have happened in these more than twenty years; it feels as if his coming to buy a wand happened just yesterday..." Mr. Ollivander fell into memories, and a glimmer of tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.

This was the first time Allen had seen Mr. Ollivander like this; for a moment he was at a loss.

Mr. Ollivander soon noticed Allen's awkward expression. "Sorry; when people grow old, they easily fall into memories." Mr. Ollivander wiped the corners of his eyes.

"You do not need to apologize; I am just curious who Sirius Black is."

Allen hurriedly said.

"Read this newspaper and you will understand." Mr. Ollivander folded the newspaper in his hands and handed it to Allen. "What a handsome young man he was back then; now I can hardly recognize him."

Allen reached out, took the newspaper, and placed it on the dining table. He noticed that Mr. Ollivander had finished his meal; he would probably go to make wands in a little while, so he must seize the time.

"Mr., a friend of mine accidentally broke his wand. I would like to ask you to help see if it can be repaired," Allen said carefully.

"Oh?" This topic indeed aroused Mr. Ollivander's interest; a gleam of excitement appeared in his eyes. "Which wand and where is it?"

"Right here with me." Allen returned to his room, took out the wand, and carefully handed it to Mr. Ollivander.

Mr. Ollivander looked at the broken wand, his brows furrowing tightly. He gently stroked the wand with his rough fingers...

"Thirteen inches, the wand body is ash wood, unicorn hair. Its owner did not cherish it very much; it was neglected in maintenance." Mr. Ollivander made his judgment, then he showed a thoughtful expression. "This wand seems to be the first wand bought here by Arthur Weasley when he entered Hogwarts more than thirty years ago."

Mr. Ollivander can clearly remember every wand he has sold.

Allen did not expect that Ron's wand was actually bought by his father. It seems that before Ron obtained this wand, it had changed hands several times among Weasley family members.

"I remember every wand I make very clearly. The position where this wand broke is carved with what should be a positioning rune circuit. This rune circuit is broken, which will cause spells to occasionally fly in the opposite direction."

Hearing the term "rune circuit," Allen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Later, it was taped with magic tape, but not securely. If, during the waving motion, this rune circuit happens to connect, then the spell can be successfully cast; if it does not connect, the spell will fail."

"Forcing the use of this wand to cast spells under such circumstances has caused irreversible damage to the wand. This wand has lost its value for repair; even the unicorn hair inside has been damaged, and its value has been greatly diminished." Mr. Ollivander sighed helplessly; he was very regretful that his work had become like this.

At this moment, Allen also recalled the various accidents caused by Ron's wand over this year; they all seemed to match what Mr. Ollivander had said.

He couldn't help but sigh again at Mr. Ollivander's professionalism; from just a small scratch, he could deduce so many things.

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