Wands originated in Europe before the Common Era, but the exact time is unknown.

Theoretically, any wizard should be able to cast spells with almost any tool.

However, the best results undoubtedly come from the closest connection between a wizard and their wand.

Wizards can use it to channel their magical power, concentrating its effects to achieve more complex purposes—much like ballasts and amplifiers in the non-magical world.

Traditional wandmakers have always believed that wands possess a near-living sentience:

Although they cannot think or communicate like humans, they can still exhibit certain behaviors according to their own will.

From the moment they find their ideal owner, the wand and the wizard begin a process of harmonization—the wand learns from the wizard, and the wizard learns from the wand.

Most wizards receive their first wand before they turn eleven and begin their magical education.

Unless a wand is damaged or a wizard's temperament changes drastically, making the wand unusable, wizards rarely seek a new wand.

For the vast majority of wizards, a wand is even more intimate than their partners, parents, or children…

Few people own more than one wand—the magical connection between wands can interfere with each other, which is why so few wizards carry multiple wands at the same time.

Of course, just as there are Casanovas and goddesses of time management in human society,

in the magical world, there are also many wizards who own more than one wand for various reasons.

Such as the former owners of the Elder Wand, such as Ailiana, who customizes wand chopsticks, and also…

"Ailiana lent it to me last year when I was in the pre-college class at Hogwarts—"

Luna looked at her best friends around her, and explained softly with some embarrassment.

"At that time, she bet with me that if I could successfully cast a spell with her wand, she would lend me the wand. As a result—although I later received a new wand from Mr. Ollivander, Ailiana never asked for this wand back."

"Uh, um—"

Ailiana blinked her eyes.

"But… this doesn't look like Ailiana's wand?"

Hannah looked at the wand in Luna's hand and then at the wand in Ailiana's hand.

Although both wands appear to be made of black walnut wood at first glance, a closer look reveals that, whether it's the thickness, length, luster… or even the decoration and workmanship of the wands, these two wands are clearly not the twin wands that Ailiana usually uses.

"Well, the one in Luna's hand is the original model."

Ailiana shrugged her shoulders and waved the wand in her hand in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, the bookshelf in the captain's room moved silently, revealing a hidden weapon wall behind it.

Apart from those unfamiliar metal firearms, what first attracted the attention of Hermione, Luna, and Hannah were the dozens of wands of various lengths, shapes, and materials.

Most of them were in pairs, except for the "No. 0" wand at the very top, which was only a lonely one.

It was exactly the same as the wand in Luna's hand, obviously produced from the same series.

"Actually, I often change wands—because my situation is quite special."

Ailiana scratched her cheek and explained with an embarrassed smile.

"… Wow! So many wands?! Were these all custom-made by Mr. Ollivander?!"

Hannah's eyes widened as she looked at the wands of different lengths with a shocked expression.

Hannah did have some impression of some of the black walnut wands. After careful recollection, it seemed that she had seen Ailiana use them at school before.

However, there were more special styles that she had never seen before.

For example, the kind of wand that looked like a sharp rapier, or those wands that were so short that they could be hidden directly in the hand.

Birch, oak, elder, holly, yew, hawthorn…

This place was like a miniature Ollivander's Wand Shop, and almost all common wand core materials were present.

She even saw ceramic, steel, and stone materials.

"Well, these were all made by Mr. Ollivander himself—"

The little ahoge on Ailiana's head swayed triumphantly.

"How is that possible? Mr. Ollivander isn't…"

Hannah looked at the wands with a dazed expression, and her young mind was once again confused.

"I mean, shouldn't he be a very stubborn person? Doesn't he never customize wands for customers?"

As one of the three major wandmakers in Europe, Garrick Ollivander is undoubtedly the most recognized wandmaker in the magical world today.

Previously, Grigoriovich, who was rumored to have owned the Elder Wand, was on par with him.

However, as the Elder Wand fell into the hands of Grindelwald and gradually passed into Dumbledore's hands,

the strength of the aging Grigoriovich in wandmaking declined rapidly.

Ollivander's Wand Shop quickly became recognized as the best in Europe.

Many foreign wizards came to London specifically to buy a wand made by Ollivander, rather than buying one locally.

Garrick Ollivander was influenced by the craftsmanship passed down through generations in his family, and showed talent early on.

He harbored ambitions to improve the wands and wand woods currently in use, and resolutely and fanatically pursued the ideal wand in his youth.

The eccentric Garrick Ollivander is one of the few shop owners that Hannah, the "Leaky Cauldron Princess," is afraid of in Diagon Alley.

He has a rigorous pursuit of his profession, is fascinated by the connection between wands and wizards, and is always mystical.

And most importantly, Garrick Ollivander completely subverted the original perception of wands and wand artisans in the magical world.

Before Garrick Ollivander took over the family business, there were many types of wand cores used by wizards.

A customer would often give the wandmaker their preferred magical substance inherited from their ancestors or trusted by their family.

However, since Garrick Ollivander took over the family business, Ollivander's Wand Shop has never customized wands for wizards.

Mr. Ollivander is a purist in wandmaking:

Garrick Ollivander believes that the best wand core will never be the whiskers of a Kneazle beloved by the customer, or a sprig of Moly that saved the customer's father from poisoning, or the hair of a mermaid that the customer encountered while vacationing in Scotland.

The wand chooses the wizard, not the wizard chooses the wand—this is the core concept that Garrick Ollivander proposed in wandlore.

"Oh, yes, we don't accept custom orders. That's the specialty of Ollivander's Wand Shop."

Ailiana nodded quite seriously and replied with a smile, spreading her hands.

"But—I'm not a customer of Ollivander's Wand Shop."

Ailiana happily admired her armory and continued.

"Some time ago, roughly before the summer vacation, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Hogwarts, and Destiny Group jointly signed an agreement with Ollivander's Wand Shop—I am now the first shareholder of Ollivander's Wand Shop."

"Therefore, these wands are not considered goods for sale, but exist as by-products that appear during wand research and exploration."

The most important part of a modern wand is the core, which contains a magical substance.

As a key weapon used by wizards to transmit and enhance magical abilities, the magical amplification of wands mostly comes from the magical substance of the core.

For example, Ollivander used to use phoenix feathers, unicorn hair, and dragon heartstrings as cores, and of course, he occasionally used materials from other magical creatures.

However, in general, it still adheres to the "magical creature" as the core.

But in the year that Ailiana entered Hogwarts, at Dumbledore's request, Ollivander tried a new material.

The hair of a Veela.

That is, Ailiana's hair, as the core.

Of course, strictly speaking, this does not violate the laws of the magical world that have been in place for a long time.

As a half-blood, the priority of wizards is higher than any magical bloodline.

This is the baseline rule established after Grindelwald launched a war in the magical world decades ago—half-blood wizards and pure-human wizards enjoy equal rights and are regarded as wizards.

The most important point of this decree is whether they can legally use wands.

You should know that people other than humans, such as goblins and house-elves, cannot own or use wands.

Section 3 of the *Wand Usage Guidelines* issued by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures of the British Ministry of Magic stipulates as follows:

No non-human creature may carry or use a wand. Especially for the goblin community, the prohibition of using wands has always been the focus of their conflicts with wizards, and has caused several goblin rebellions in history—but half-blood wizards are an exception.

However, what Ollivander never expected was…

In this world, besides werewolves, who are terrifying and unreasonable creatures,

Veelas… may also transform their bloodline.

As Ailiana gradually transformed from a "human wizard" to a "Veela wizard," Ollivander, as a wandmaker, was naturally dragged into the water at the first moment.

He must start touching the legal forbidden areas of the wizarding world according to the changes in Ailiana's magic power and bloodline concentration:

The possibility of non-humans, or rather magical creatures, holding wands.

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