A wand is an auxiliary tool that helps a Wizard release spells more accurately and effectively.
Most Wizards can only learn wandless magic and release spells without the aid of a wand once they reach a certain level of strength.
With the aid of a wand, the extent of a spell’s release is mostly calculated based on the Wizard’s own magic power.
Outputting one unit of magic power releases one unit of magic power.
But now, the [wand Power] attribute set by the system for her chestnut and Dragon Heartstring wand was equivalent to giving her wand a layer of sustainable growth buff.
In the future, Kate would only need to increase the output power attribute to achieve double, triple, or even more spell effects with a single unit of magic power output.
To put it simply, it was the super-powered experience of using a musket to fire cannonballs.
Isn’t this buff a bit too heaven-defying?
Looking at the [Newbie Gift wand Attribute Points] displayed at the bottom of the screen, Kate hesitated for a while.
Then, with a trembling hand, she clicked it onto [wand Power].
Then, the number after this attribute jumped from 1 to 1.5.
So one attribute point only adds 5% to the output power?
Kate felt relieved; her dream of slacking off at Hogwarts in the future hadn’t been shattered yet.
Having obtained a new wand without needing to show any noteworthy talent was truly something to be happy about.
After thanking Ollivander in a good mood, she paid the money and walked out of the wand shop.
Rand, who had been watching every movement inside from the entrance, opened the door for Kate.
“It seems the young lady has chosen a very good wand.”
“No,” Kate said with a smile, holding her wand, “it was it that chose me, not I who chose it.”
Rand smiled.
“Good. Once we’ve bought the cauldron, it will be time to meet the young lady’s tutor.”
Upon hearing this, Kate hurriedly asked, “Grandpa, do you already know who my teacher is?”
“Well…” Rand shook his head mysteriously.
“I promised Albus that I couldn’t tell you for the time being.”
I knew it would be like this.
Kate wrinkled her nose and turned to look at the street.
Perhaps because she had stayed in the wand shop a bit longer, some Wizards were already passing by on the street one after another.
Returning the way they came to the Cauldron Shop from the beginning, the dazzling sunlight cast upon a stack of cauldrons outside the store.
A sign hung above the cauldrons, which read:
Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver Cauldrons, All Sizes, Self-Stirring, Foldable.
Kate stared at the pile of cauldrons, curiously distinguishing the materials.
The best material should be Silver.
But for cooking hotpot, Copper would probably be better, right?
“I want this one!” Kate picked up a large Copper cauldron and looked up at him expectantly.
The Old Butler naturally deferred to her in everything.
“Alright, then wait here for a moment, Miss. I’ll go inside and pay.”
Kate nodded obediently, looking at the Copper cauldron in her hand with great curiosity, still thinking about how to use it to cook a small hotpot.
From beside her came a crisp girl’s voice: “The admissions brochure requires a standard size 2 Pewter cauldron. You’ve picked the wrong one.”
Kate turned her head and realized it was a little girl slightly taller than herself.
Black eyes and black hair, a standard Asian face, a slender figure, and very delicate and cute features.
However, she didn’t seem to have seen this person before, right?
She blinked somewhat blankly.
“Are you talking to me?”
“Yes,” the girl nodded generously.
“Looking at your age, you’re about the same as me. You must be a Hogwarts freshman this year!”
As a shut-in who stayed at home year-round and didn’t interact with outsiders, Kate was still a bit unaccustomed to someone taking the initiative to greet her.
But seeing that the other person had a friendly attitude, if she ignored her, it would probably make the little girl angry, right?
She thought for a moment, extended her hand, and said, “Alright, I’m Kate Shafiq.”
“I’m Maranhao!”
This one sentence almost made Kate drop the cauldron in her hand.
Maranhao? the savior’s first love?
Why is she different from the one in the movies?
She isn’t even in the same year as Harry Potter; how could she bump into a major character from the original work just by wandering the streets?
Looking at the hand tightly held by the other, Kate’s whole body went stiff.
Maranhao was originally happy to have made a new friend.
She had noticed this exquisitely featured peer from the moment she entered Diagon Alley.
Silver hair and black eyes, a slender figure, a bit of baby fat on her face, and a look that seemed a bit dazed, making people unable to resist wanting to get closer.
Originally, she didn’t know what excuse to use to approach, but then she saw this little Silver-haired girl pick up a cauldron different from the one required in the freshman brochure.
So Maranhao hadn’t even bought her own things before hurrying over.
She just didn’t know why, after she gave her name, this new friend seemed even more dazed.
“Are you okay, Kate?” she asked with concern.
The little Silver-haired girl before her blinked blankly and stiffly withdrew her hand from her palm.
“Cough! I’m fine,” Kate replied, avoiding her gaze and acting as if nothing were wrong.
In her heart, however, she was thinking about how to get this savior’s first love to stay away from her.
“I see you haven’t bought your textbooks yet. Why don’t we go to the bookstore together!” Maranhao spoke enthusiastically, not noticing her emotions at all.
This finally gave Kate an opportunity.
She lifted her head, her lips pursing slightly.
“Sorry, Maranhao, I’m not a Hogwarts student.”
“Eh?” This time it was Maranhao’s turn to be bewildered.
Kate slowly took a step back, distancing herself.
“The Principal said I couldn’t enroll, so I can only hire a tutor to teach me, so—”
She flashed a faint smile.
“I don’t need textbooks. Thank you for your kindness.”
Just as she finished speaking, Rand walked out of the Cauldron Shop and saw his young lady talking to a strange girl on the street.
“Miss, the money has been paid.” He walked over and looked at Maranhao.
“Is this a new friend the young lady has made?”
Kate thought for a moment.
“I suppose so, but we have to hurry back to meet the tutor.”
Rand nodded and said to Maranhao, “Then we shall take our leave.”
Finally able to escape the side of a character from the original work, Kate couldn’t wait to leave quickly.
“Let’s meet again if fate allows, Maranhao!”
Leaving those words and running away was really thrilling.
Watching the old and the young disappear at the entrance of Diagon Alley, Maranhao remained frozen in place, feeling quite uneasy as she watched their disappearing backs.
Such a friendly and cute little Wizard, and she can’t go to Hogwarts?
It’s really… such a pity.