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Felixir · 08-13-2023, 08:26 PM

SPOILER!!: FearlessLeader19

Right then. Right right right. Most wonderful time of the year, here we go.

It was already shaping up to be a busy summer - funny how that worked out sometimes, wasn't it? - but Zeke was very much in his element. He was out back straightening up his shelves when the measurement-laden scroll of parchment flew out to meet him, which was rather convenient. Within a couple of minutes, the wandmaker had emerged with a small stack of wands.

He took a moment to orient himself as to the who and the where (aided by his enchanted tape measure, who paused in its measuring up of another customer to point towards the first with its tail end), and then smiled at the boy, who was fiddling with something in his fingers.

"Hello there," Zeke greeted him, setting down the wand boxes and taking the first box from the top. "Let's try out some wands, shall we? Why don't you take this and give it a wave, and we'll see what you make of each other?" He opened up the box, and offered its contents to his young customer.

SPOILER!!: Chelliephone

"I'll be with you in just a moment," Zeke said to this next customer, sending the boy a quick smile as he turned to consult the next lot of measurements that came speeding his way. Just. You know. A little heads up.

Making up his mind several times over, Zeke went searching few the shelves for a couple of good candidates, pausing only to exchanged a few very quick words about the shop's to-do list with one of the Ollivanders employees. When he appeared again, to see properly to his young customer, he had a small stack of wand boxes, and his own unwavering attention to offer. "I'm just going to ask you to test one of these wands. If it doesn't feel - or act - in the right way, just let me know and we'll try another." First box open, wand inside offered. "Want to give this one a whirl?"

SPOILER!!: Kolyander

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Fiiiiiiinallllllllly!!!

The day had arrived! Everyone knew how long she had waited for this day to get here, right? It had only been mentioned a million times since she had turned eleven waaaaaay back on the first of January. Yep, she had waited all these months to get her wand. The time had gone by, oh so very very slowly but in the end she had managed the wait. It was so worth it too. There had been no way she would have ever gotten her wand without Ary getting his as well.

For right now, the tiny blonde was waiting and watching her ~~boyiefwiend~~ 'best friend' get tended to by a magical measuring tape. Then it was Drake's turn and he did rather well also. It was a bit bizarre why all of these odd measurements would be needed but she had heard about it before from her parents and siblings so she already knew what to expect. Annnnd now she was seeing it first hand.

When it was her turn, Bry stepped forward letting the measuring tape do its thing. Which was much more difficult than it sounded. Standing completely still, was NOT easy. Let her repeat that for those in the back that didn't hear this. Standing still wasn't one of her strong suits. So there most certainly may have been a fidget of movement here or there and the slightest bounce on her toes or quick look over her shoulder at her family that was waiting outside the shop, before suddenly remembering that she was meant to be still as a statue. Now why was it that how big her ears were mattered? Or the length of her long blonde hair?

Then, just like that, it was finished. Her turn was over and the measuring tape was moving on to someone else she thought or possibly Gilly Drake's sister. It made sense since they were together. Now that she could move freely, Bryony bounced forward to be right near Aryan. Normally she would've grabbed his hand but being as to how he was working on one of his paperclip creations, the overly excited child hooked her arm around his and gave him the most brightest of smiles. "Aren't you excited? We've waited FOREVER for this day! Do you think our wands will be similar at all?" Bry was trying really hard not to shake the poor boy. Rather she settled for a bit of bouncing mixed with tiny hops from foot to foot and more bouncing on her toes. "Whatcha working on today?" She leaned her head on his arm so she could have a better look at what he was doing and not block his view.

Maybe if she focused really hard on watching their friends getting measured and Ary working on that paperclip, the time would move really quickly and it would be their turn to get their wands!

And now this girl, whom Zeke had by now supposed was one of a larger group - if not a group of shoppers, then a collective of associates - judging by who spoke to whom, who looked where, and the fact they had all appeared at once. With the last wand fitted and paid for, Zeke had shut the cash register and turned to the consult the next batch of measurements in the very same movement.

Now he approached his next customer. "Hello, hello, hello. Would you like to try one of these?" Zeke held up the wand boxes. He didn't need an answer, of course. He opened up the first box and set the others to one side, and offered the girl the wand. "You know what to do? Give it a wave, and tell me what you think."

SPOILER!!: Zoe

And now... aha. This young lady. Zeke scanned over the list of measurements his parchment presented itself with, glanced over, nodded to himself, and then bustled away to collect a couple of the most promising wands. Maybe it would take a little trial and error or fine-tuning, but he had a good enough idea of where to start with this one.

"Hello there," he said cheerfully, emerging from a small alcove of shelves behind the counter, and bearing gifts. Wands. Wares. Not gifts. They would, of course, require payment. "Let's see if we can't find your wand today, hm? Perhaps this one first?"

As he spoke, Zeke nudged the top off of one of the wand boxes and presented its contents to the girl. "A wave should do it, and we'll go from there."

SPOILER!!: Kimothy

Having just finished ringing up one more customer, Zeke allowed himself only the briefest of breaks. Only moments ago he had flicked his wand over his shoulder in the direction of the back room, and not the results of his efforts had appeared; a fresh cup of coffee, which levitated itself out to him and which he now plucked from midair and took a cautious sip.

Burning. Scalding hot. Almost undrinkable. Perfection.

Zeke took another grateful sip, then stored the coffee on a shelf below the counter and moved along to his next customer, consulting the measurements and briefly detouring to pick up potential wand options on his way.

"Hello there!" he greeted this girl, with his usual enthusiasm. "Ready to get started?" Of course she was. They all... well. Most of them were. Zeke popped the lid off the first box and held it out, so she could take the wand. "Give this a wave, and we'll see what's what."

SPOILER!!: laurange

Who next? Who next? Aha. Zeke clocked the next customer just as his enchanted parchment ever so helpfully flew directly into his face and hugged it. Health and safety hazard, that's what that was.

He peeled it away with an exasperated sort of air, and consulted the data. Mhm, right... yes, let's see then...

Having drifted away for a minute, perhaps two, to search through his shelves, Zeke appeared again, ready for the business of wand fitting. "Hello, hello," he said, smiling genially as he opened up one of the boxes. "Let's find you a wand then, shall we? Just give this a wave, and we'll see how well you get on with each other." The 'you' here being customer and wand, of course.

SPOILER!!: Lissy Longbottom

Zeke had been keeping his eye on this little whizz-bang since the moment the door had flown open earlier. That wasn't a bad thing, per se; he was just as pleased to see this level of exuberance as hopeful that the child was not of the kind of energetic that rifled through his organised wand boxes or climbed the shelves (neither of which he'd seen in his shop before... yet... touch wood). But all was well, and by the time it came to meet with this boy for his wand fitting, Zeke was mostly just aware that he had a very enthusiastic eleven year old on his hands. Bouncy, too.

"Hello there!" he greeted the boy when his turn came at last. Zeke had with him a few wand options that he had already taken the liberty of picking out. "Excited to find your new wand? Let's see what we can do for you." Opening up the first box, he presented the wand inside. "You know what to do? Just give it a wave, and we'll know soon enough if it's the right one for you." Zeke smiled at him.

And then... he braced himself.

SPOILER!!: Lottiepot

Next up... this cool customer.

This boy did not have the energy of many children who passed through here, but the haughty expression and general bearing was not unfamiliar to him either. Not only from the shop, but in his housemates back at Hogwarts, all those eons ago.

"Hello there, young man," Zeke greeted the boy, smiling just as warmly as he did with every other young customer he saw pass through here. "I have some wands for you to try." Naturally.

He set down the small stack he had collected, according to the measurements, side by side on the counter, and picked up a box from the middle. "Just go ahead and give it a wave, and we'll see how it reacts to you. Tell me if it feels right." With that, he opened up the box and offered the wand nestled inside of it.

SPOILER!!: AlwaysSnapesGirl

Alas, the Ollivanders red carpet was currently out of commission - sent away for cleaning, perhaps - which was a real blow given the number of important days it was missing. Nevertheless, Zeke was determined to make these occasions really live up to expectations. It was, after all, one of the most special days of a young witch or wizard's life, here in this country. The first wand.

And so he was beaming as he approached his next customer, the enchanted parchment having flown away to record more measurements after delivering its information, laden with a small stack of wand boxes. He set them almost reverently on the counter, and addressed the girl.

"Hello there. Ready for the big event?" Yes? Yes? Good. But rather than just opening the one box, Zeke de-lidded three at once, and held them all out. "Let's try it this way; pick one your feel drawn to and give it a wave, and we'll see what's what." It was nice doing it this way from time to time; occasionally, there would be that instant pull between wand and owner, but mostly he just thought it beneficial to have the child feel a little more in control of the process.

Of course. Sometimes it backfired, and the pressure of choosing got to be too much, or else his (not inconsiderable) wandmaking talents were called into question, so... Zeke used that approach sparingly.

SPOILER!!: DuckyLinJi

Ah, now here was a face Zeke had seen before. He had a memory for names and faces (surprisingly useful in his line of work), though sometimes it took a little longer to place the exact context in which he'd seen them. This boy, though, he was sure he'd noticed milling around the shop from time to time in the past. It wasn't common, but it wasn't that unusual either. More often he recognised the kids from their having spent years (not all at once, mind you) pressing their noses against his otherwise very clean windows in order to peer inside.

"Hello there, young man," Zeke greeted the boy with a smile. "Today's the day, then, hmm? Let's give you some wands to try out then, why don't we?"

Because he'd consulted the measurements between sips of coffee which was, again, safely tucked away under the counter, and sought out the best one or two candidates, plus a wild card. It was from this selection that he chose one wand box and lifted the cover, turning to present the wand inside to the boy. "Give it a wave, and tell me what you think, sound good?"

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Felixir Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,244 Hogwarts RPG Name: Abraham Orlando Botros-Giordano Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kolya Kaiser Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Dragomirov Petrov Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Typhon Ulysses Prince Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Alexander Zacharias Ravenclaw Seventh Year x12 x12	Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: FearlessLeader19 Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Ary had heard a lot of talk of this measuring tape from his siblings, but there was nothing quite like experiencing it flit about his person taking measurements. He had stayed rather still all through this process, his eyes following its every moment as best as he could. In other instances, he was busy watching Bry, Drake and dad Adi for their reactions. Ary could not quite figure out the purpose of most of the areas measured {why was a measurement of the length of his face necessary?} and was quite grateful when the process was over. The eleven year old shifted out of the way and stood by the fitting area to be tended to. While waiting, he amused himself by trying to determine the funniest moment that his two friends underwent with the tape. In addition to having that to occupy his time, Ary’s hands were working on a paperclip, twisting it into a particular shape. Right then. Right right right. Most wonderful time of the year, here we go. It was already shaping up to be a busy summer - funny how that worked out sometimes, wasn't it? - but Zeke was very much in his element. He was out back straightening up his shelves when the measurement-laden scroll of parchment flew out to meet him, which was rather convenient. Within a couple of minutes, the wandmaker had emerged with a small stack of wands. He took a moment to orient himself as to the who and the where (aided by his enchanted tape measure, who paused in its measuring up of another customer to point towards the first with its tail end), and then smiled at the boy, who was fiddling with something in his fingers. "Hello there," Zeke greeted him, setting down the wand boxes and taking the first box from the top. "Let's try out some wands, shall we? Why don't you take this and give it a wave, and we'll see what you make of each other?" He opened up the box, and offered its contents to his young customer. SPOILER!!: Chelliephone Quote: Originally Posted by Chelliephone It was weird, but walking into Ollivander's to get his very FIRST wand had the boy feeling a lot of BIG feelings. Excitement was the most predominant, because it was really, really getting real now. He and Gilly would soon be off to Hogwarts with their friends and they'd get all sorted into their houses, and he'd get to explore the greenhouses and the creatures with Aryan and see the kitchens and and... all the things he was really looking forward to doing. But Drake was also feeling a whole heap of anxiety. What if he got separated from everyone when they got sorted? What if they couldn't FIND him a wand? ... What if Mum was really sad that he and Gilly were both gone? It was a LOT and it probably showed for anyone looking as he picked at his pants with his fingernails, shifting from one side to the other but also trying to offer smiles to his companions and keep an eye on the door for his sister too. It felt like an eternity, but also not really, until it was his turn to interact with the measuring tape. There was the smallest shake to his hands as he held out his arms for the thing, but as it darted underneath his armpit he couldn't help a small giggle as it tickled. He blushed a bit and glanced at the other two again, giving Aryan a small smile when he caught his eyes. "I'll be with you in just a moment," Zeke said to this next customer, sending the boy a quick smile as he turned to consult the next lot of measurements that came speeding his way. Just. You know. A little heads up. Making up his mind several times over, Zeke went searching few the shelves for a couple of good candidates, pausing only to exchanged a few very quick words about the shop's to-do list with one of the Ollivanders employees. When he appeared again, to see properly to his young customer, he had a small stack of wand boxes, and his own unwavering attention to offer. "I'm just going to ask you to test one of these wands. If it doesn't feel - or act - in the right way, just let me know and we'll try another." First box open, wand inside offered. "Want to give this one a whirl?" SPOILER!!: Kolyander Quote: Originally Posted by Kolyander Fiiiiiiinallllllllly!!! The day had arrived! Everyone knew how long she had waited for this day to get here, right? It had only been mentioned a million times since she had turned eleven waaaaaay back on the first of January. Yep, she had waited all these months to get her wand. The time had gone by, oh so very very slowly but in the end she had managed the wait. It was so worth it too. There had been no way she would have ever gotten her wand without Ary getting his as well. For right now, the tiny blonde was waiting and watching her ~~boyiefwiend~~ 'best friend' get tended to by a magical measuring tape. Then it was Drake's turn and he did rather well also. It was a bit bizarre why all of these odd measurements would be needed but she had heard about it before from her parents and siblings so she already knew what to expect. Annnnd now she was seeing it first hand. When it was her turn, Bry stepped forward letting the measuring tape do its thing. Which was much more difficult than it sounded. Standing completely still, was NOT easy. Let her repeat that for those in the back that didn't hear this. Standing still wasn't one of her strong suits. So there most certainly may have been a fidget of movement here or there and the slightest bounce on her toes or quick look over her shoulder at her family that was waiting outside the shop, before suddenly remembering that she was meant to be still as a statue. Now why was it that how big her ears were mattered? Or the length of her long blonde hair? Then, just like that, it was finished. Her turn was over and the measuring tape was moving on to someone else she thought or possibly Gilly Drake's sister. It made sense since they were together. Now that she could move freely, Bryony bounced forward to be right near Aryan. Normally she would've grabbed his hand but being as to how he was working on one of his paperclip creations, the overly excited child hooked her arm around his and gave him the most brightest of smiles. "Aren't you excited? We've waited FOREVER for this day! Do you think our wands will be similar at all?" Bry was trying really hard not to shake the poor boy. Rather she settled for a bit of bouncing mixed with tiny hops from foot to foot and more bouncing on her toes. "Whatcha working on today?" She leaned her head on his arm so she could have a better look at what he was doing and not block his view. Maybe if she focused really hard on watching their friends getting measured and Ary working on that paperclip, the time would move really quickly and it would be their turn to get their wands! And now this girl, whom Zeke had by now supposed was one of a larger group - if not a group of shoppers, then a collective of associates - judging by who spoke to whom, who looked where, and the fact they had all appeared at once. With the last wand fitted and paid for, Zeke had shut the cash register and turned to the consult the next batch of measurements in the very same movement. Now he approached his next customer. "Hello, hello, hello. Would you like to try one of these?" Zeke held up the wand boxes. He didn't need an answer, of course. He opened up the first box and set the others to one side, and offered the girl the wand. "You know what to do? Give it a wave, and tell me what you think." SPOILER!!: Zoe Quote: Originally Posted by Zoe The wand shop piqued her interest the instant she walked in. Rather than immediately jumping in line like her brother, Aryan, and Bryony had, Gilly made a slight detour to peruse the shelves more closely. The names that accompanied the display wands were familiar enough to her, and the wand-weigher machine was a contraption she found fascinating. Though it was the wandlore books that caught her attention, which wouldn't surprise anyone who knew her. Maybe one of them would explain in more detail how that machine functioned... Whether or not one did, she wouldn't know because it was now her turn to be measured. While she had busied herself with browsing, the occasional glance at her sibling and friends during their measurements was enough to give her an idea of what to expect. Despite knowing what the magical tape would do, she was not fully prepared for how invasive the entire process could be. Was measuring her nose really necessary? But the entire ordeal was over in a flash as the measuring tape finished measuring the circumference of her head and the length of each arm and finger before it whizzed off to whoever would be assisting them all. She contemplated going back to the shelves while they all waited, but positioned herself beside her twin. "What core do you think you think you'll get?" she asked him, mainly to keep him from overthinking about all the things. And now... aha. This young lady. Zeke scanned over the list of measurements his parchment presented itself with, glanced over, nodded to himself, and then bustled away to collect a couple of the most promising wands. Maybe it would take a little trial and error or fine-tuning, but he had a good enough idea of where to start with this one. "Hello there," he said cheerfully, emerging from a small alcove of shelves behind the counter, and bearing gifts. Wands. Wares. Not gifts. They would, of course, require payment. "Let's see if we can't find your wand today, hm? Perhaps this one first?" As he spoke, Zeke nudged the top off of one of the wand boxes and presented its contents to the girl. "A wave should do it, and we'll go from there." SPOILER!!: Kimothy Quote: Originally Posted by Kimothy Wand day wand day wand day wand day! It was Ascella Paige Archer's wand day! And also Brianna Rose Woods' wand day! Ascella had been dreaming of this day for weeks, ever since the last day of muggle school ended for her, marking her last summer before she became an official student of Hogwarts. And oh, how lucky she was to be able to share this special day with her dearest cousin. "When we're done here, we should get ice cream, Rosie," the eldest Archer kid told her cousin, offering her a big grin. After pushing the door to the wand shop open, Ascella wasted no time in getting in line. She knew many other first years like her would be coming in to have their wands fitted, so she didn't want to take long in here because ice cream awaits! She hummed and tapped her fingers against her side to the tune of the last cello piece she was practicing on, while she waited for her turn to be accommodated. Oh, and that magical measuring tape sure was a silly thing! Ascella smiled a little as she watched the tape fly around, taking her measurements even of the most...interesting places. Why the tape was measuring the circumference of her head, she had no idea at the moment. Maybe she'll ask the wand maker why it was necessary, when it was her turn. Having just finished ringing up one more customer, Zeke allowed himself only the briefest of breaks. Only moments ago he had flicked his wand over his shoulder in the direction of the back room, and not the results of his efforts had appeared; a fresh cup of coffee, which levitated itself out to him and which he now plucked from midair and took a cautious sip. Burning. Scalding hot. Almost undrinkable. Perfection. Zeke took another grateful sip, then stored the coffee on a shelf below the counter and moved along to his next customer, consulting the measurements and briefly detouring to pick up potential wand options on his way. "Hello there!" he greeted this girl, with his usual enthusiasm. "Ready to get started?" Of course she was. They all... well. Most of them were. Zeke popped the lid off the first box and held it out, so she could take the wand. "Give this a wave, and we'll see what's what." SPOILER!!: laurange Quote: Originally Posted by laurange It was time to get her ~~fancy magic stick~~ wand, and Brianna Rose Woods was excited! Beyond excited, even. Today was her first real foray into the magical world, and she'd been wiggling with excitement ever since she got the letter (Delivered by an OWL? Absolutely wicked). And she got to go on the same day as Ascella too! Now, Rosie did not really know that the reason they had chosen to do this together because her mother was highkey overwhelmed by all the magic stuff, and that it was a lot easier to manage under the watchful eyes of Uncle Brian and Reuben, but what Rosie doesn't know won't hurt her. What might actually hurt her was this measuring tape, though, with its poking and prodding in all the randomest places -- WHY WAS IT MEASURING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF HER ELBOW? THAT TICKLED! Giggling as she swatted halfheartedly at the measuring tape, she looked over at her cousin. "Mama said we're meant to meet her at the ice cream place, so I think they're definitely going to buy us ice cream!" Wasn't that wonderful? She'd also been given magic money to pay for her wand, which was also so cool, although it didn't make a lot of sense. "Is wizarding money also magic, or do you think it's just that they don't know how to use a credit card?" she asked, halfway into yet another daydream. *"It really doesn't make any sense why you would want to jiggle jiggle* 24/7. It's so impractical."** Who next? Who next? Aha. Zeke clocked the next customer just as his enchanted parchment ever so helpfully flew directly into his face and hugged it. Health and safety hazard, that's what that was. He peeled it away with an exasperated sort of air, and consulted the data. Mhm, right... yes, let's see then... Having drifted away for a minute, perhaps two, to search through his shelves, Zeke appeared again, ready for the business of wand fitting. "Hello, hello," he said, smiling genially as he opened up one of the boxes. "Let's find you a wand then, shall we? Just give this a wave, and we'll see how well you get on with each other." The 'you' here being customer and wand, of course. SPOILER!!: Lissy Longbottom Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom THE DAY HAD FINALLY ARRIVED! Samuel Ian Schultz was finally getting his WAND! He had been counting down to this day obsessively since last Christmas. He'd marked it on his calendar and everything. That plan had only backfired a LITTLE bit, because when he told his mum, she slyly told him that he was locked in to that date now, and she wouldn't take him a day earlier. He probably deserved that, because he KNEW he was driving his whole family crazy with his soon-to-be-Hogwarts-student enthusiasm. BUT HE COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF OK?! He was SO EXCITED! He'd been dreaming of this day since he'd learned what Hogwarts was, and it had just gotten worse every year as soon as Moritz and Joseph started school. He had been so JEALOUS of them! He was ALREADY insanely jealous of his older brothers and their amazing hair. It had been straight up TORTURE waiting for his turn to go to school. BUT NOW! IT WAS TIME! HE WAS HERE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Charging into the shop with the energy of a child who had just had unattended access to energy drinks, he skidded to a halt when he realized there was a line. UUUUUUuuuUGGHHHHHhh of course there was. He should have known. He watched each student in front of him as they went ahead, taking note of the way they stood to let the measuring tape work its magic. Bouncing on his heels, he waited until it was his turn and eagerly held out his arms, mimicking what he'd seen the other kids do. Ok tape, do your thing!! Zeke had been keeping his eye on this little whizz-bang since the moment the door had flown open earlier. That wasn't a bad thing, per se; he was just as pleased to see this level of exuberance as hopeful that the child was not of the kind of energetic that rifled through his organised wand boxes or climbed the shelves (neither of which he'd seen in his shop before... yet... touch wood). But all was well, and by the time it came to meet with this boy for his wand fitting, Zeke was mostly just aware that he had a very enthusiastic eleven year old on his hands. Bouncy, too. "Hello there!" he greeted the boy when his turn came at last. Zeke had with him a few wand options that he had already taken the liberty of picking out. "Excited to find your new wand? Let's see what we can do for you." Opening up the first box, he presented the wand inside. "You know what to do? Just give it a wave, and we'll know soon enough if it's the right one for you." Zeke smiled at him. And then... he braced himself. SPOILER!!: Lottiepot Quote: Originally Posted by Lottiepot Coming to Diagon Alley during the summer holidays when his eldest brother was home from his first (and only) term at Durmstrang sounded like a terrible idea to young Elias Greenwood. School holidays meant it was crowded with other children who liked to talk and interact and he was just not here to make friends. Elias, coming from a long line of Durmstrangians was being forced to attend Hogwarts just because Ezra was a complete and utter wimp and didn’t enjoy the strict and regimented teaching style that the school implemented. With that being said, there was a hint of excitement in the eleven year olds face as he headed into Ollivanders ensuring that his mother and siblings wait outside for him. He was a strong independent boy and there was no need for accompaniment. Besides what exactly was he going to get up to in such a small shop? Unfortunately, as was to be expected, there was a queue already forming and being the impatient and self-absorbed boy that he was he huffed as he stood at the back of it glaring at the slightly familiar mop of red headed curls in front of him getting measured by a ridiculously animated tape. Soon it was his turn and unlike the other children bouncing on their toes and giggling with excitement, Eli did whatever needed doing to make the process as smooth as possible. Next up... this cool customer. This boy did not have the energy of many children who passed through here, but the haughty expression and general bearing was not unfamiliar to him either. Not only from the shop, but in his housemates back at Hogwarts, all those eons ago. "Hello there, young man," Zeke greeted the boy, smiling just as warmly as he did with every other young customer he saw pass through here. "I have some wands for you to try." Naturally. He set down the small stack he had collected, according to the measurements, side by side on the counter, and picked up a box from the middle. "Just go ahead and give it a wave, and we'll see how it reacts to you. Tell me if it feels right." With that, he opened up the box and offered the wand nestled inside of it. SPOILER!!: AlwaysSnapesGirl Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Though equally as excited as her twin brother, Florence was a little better at hiding it. She was trying to be MATURE, okay? She was eleven years old and was finally receiving her first wand. This was a momentous occasion. Why the shop didn't roll out the red carpet for important days like this, she didn't know. Reaching the shop a little bit after Sammy - neither early nor late, but precisely when she meant to - she opened the door to see the queue. Not unexpected, but also not ideal. She wanted her wand NOW. And there was a boy already between her and her brother. Hmph. Flo briefly considered pushing past him to get to her spot with her twin, but she instead pushed that thought away. So mature, she was, yes? Besides, the tape measure was already working with him and, in relatively quick fashion, it flew over to her as well once it was done. And so she complied with its measuring tasks. One step closer to getting her wand! Alas, the Ollivanders red carpet was currently out of commission - sent away for cleaning, perhaps - which was a real blow given the number of important days it was missing. Nevertheless, Zeke was determined to make these occasions really live up to expectations. It was, after all, one of the most special days of a young witch or wizard's life, here in this country. The first wand. And so he was beaming as he approached his next customer, the enchanted parchment having flown away to record more measurements after delivering its information, laden with a small stack of wand boxes. He set them almost reverently on the counter, and addressed the girl. "Hello there. Ready for the big event?" Yes? Yes? Good. But rather than just opening the one box, Zeke de-lidded three at once, and held them all out. "Let's try it this way; pick one your feel drawn to and give it a wave, and we'll see what's what." It was nice doing it this way from time to time; occasionally, there would be that instant pull between wand and owner, but mostly he just thought it beneficial to have the child feel a little more in control of the process. Of course. Sometimes it backfired, and the pressure of choosing got to be too much, or else his (not inconsiderable) wandmaking talents were called into question, so... Zeke used that approach sparingly. SPOILER!!: DuckyLinJi Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi Back at home, Sohrin was overjoyed that his mother was taking him to Diagon Alley to purchase his first wand, but now that he was inside the shop, he felt nervous. He looked at his mother, who smiled encouragingly and motioned him to the measuring tape line while she walked over to stand in the back. The eleven-year-old took a look around the store. He had been inside here before, purely out of curiosity to see what it looked like, and he had always wondered for how many years some wands had been kept in the storage because they had never found their owner. What did they do with those wands? “Sohrin, fix your shoelaces or you’ll trip” He looked at his mother before stooping down to fix them. He was aware that he was prone to accidents, so he was relieved that his mother had noticed. As he stood up, he smiled brightly and gave her a thumbs-up that everything was secure before stepping up to the measuring tape. He'd looked around at the other students taking their measurements, surprised but excited to see Sammy there, who got a rather enthusiastic wave before holding up his arms while the tape did its thing. Ah, now here was a face Zeke had seen before. He had a memory for names and faces (surprisingly useful in his line of work), though sometimes it took a little longer to place the exact context in which he'd seen them. This boy, though, he was sure he'd noticed milling around the shop from time to time in the past. It wasn't common, but it wasn't that unusual either. More often he recognised the kids from their having spent years (not all at once, mind you) pressing their noses against his otherwise very clean windows in order to peer inside. "Hello there, young man," Zeke greeted the boy with a smile. "Today's the day, then, hmm? Let's give you some wands to try out then, why don't we?" Because he'd consulted the measurements between sips of coffee which was, again, safely tucked away under the counter, and sought out the best one or two candidates, plus a wild card. It was from this selection that he chose one wand box and lifted the cover, turning to present the wand inside to the boy. "Give it a wave, and tell me what you think, sound good?" __________________