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Although Dolly still wanted to play with Hermione for a while longer, such as going to the movies together in the evening, or even playing more interesting games.

But it was a rare thing that the Grangers allowed Hermione to have dinner with Dolly every day.

After all, they were still too young. If Hermione hadn't told her parents about Trace, she would have claimed that she could use magic to protect herself.

Hermione must return home before dark, which has always been the family education of Hermione's family.

Hermione's parents are indeed very tolerant people, but just looking at Hermione's academic performance, you can understand that Hermione's parents are also very demanding people.

Otherwise, it would have been difficult for Hermione to develop such strong study habits from a young age relying solely on her own motivation.

Hermione is back, but there is almost no news from Qiu Zhang.

She wrote to Dolly about once a week, telling her about her experiences in the Eastern countries, but never mentioning her grandfather's illness.

From this, Dolly deduced that her grandfather probably didn't have much time left.

Otherwise, Qiu Zhang would definitely talk about how her grandfather was about to recover and she would be back soon.

In addition, some of the emotions between the lines of Qiu Zhang's words are also the best examples of this, but Dolly can't directly confirm them.

Time continues to move forward, and in the blink of an eye, there is only half a month left before school starts.

Today Dolly was still making wands alone in the shop. Hermione had not come yet and Mr. Ollivander had already left.

The only thing left to do for the wand in Dolly's hand was assembly. Just when Dolly was thinking about whether to directly strengthen the raw materials today.

A person pushed the door open and Dolly recognized her at a glance.

Luna Lovegood.

143 Luna with Braids

Dolly looked at the girl in front of her in surprise. She didn't expect to meet her in such a place and in such a way.

But then I thought about it.

Dolly has been here for a month and a half. If she continues to stay here, there is no chance of meeting Luna.

I'm afraid she will have to witness all the first-year students choosing their wands.

Luna looked at Dolly, obviously confused as well.

She knew that the owner of this wand shop was Ollivander, a kind and amiable old man, but now he has turned into a delicate and beautiful blonde girl.

Did she go to the wrong store?

Thinking of this, Luna took a step back timidly and wanted to open the door and go out to confirm whether she had come to the right place.

But at this moment, she saw Dolly in front of her jump up directly, as if she had stepped over a railing, and jumped out from behind the counter easily.

Then he strode forward, not giving Luna a chance to react, and grabbed her wrist in an instant.

"Don't leave."

Dolly finally said what she wanted to say, and then realized that she might have been a little bit excited.

She coughed quickly, pretending to be... no, showing her original ladylike demeanor, and said, "Hello, welcome to Ollivander's Wand Shop. I am the apprentice here, Dolly Dursley."

Luna finally recovered from her shock and realized she hadn't gone wrong. She responded to Dolly, "Hello, I'm Luna, Luna Lovegood."

A smile played on Luna's lips, and her voice was calm, even somewhat composed.

However, Dolly felt for some reason that Luna's voice was filled with an ethereal quality, so soft and calm that it sounded like singing.

However, these alone cannot fully reflect Luna's characteristics.

With her unkempt, waist-length hair and a necklace made of butterbeer corks, she looked like an eccentric.

In fact, it is true.

Even in the future Hogwarts Ravenclaw College, Luna was ostracized and even bullied, which was inseparable from these strange characteristics of Luna.

"Do you like it very much?"

Luna followed Dolly's gaze and said, "If you like it, it's okay for me to give it to you."

After saying that, Luna went to take off her necklace.

Dolly tried to stop him, but Luna had already taken it off and said, "I made this myself from a Butterbeer cork. I cleaned it already."

"I have some extra corks at home, so I can just make a new pair when I get back."

Dolly took the cork necklace and looked at this unique gift, not knowing how to start.

Although Dolly has a good impression of the character of Luna, it is only when she really gets along with Luna that she can feel the pressure brought by the crazy girl.

Fortunately, Dolly was not completely without the opportunity to speak.

She stared straight at Luna in front of her, looking at the details of Luna's body, and always felt that there was something wrong with Luna now.

Finally, looking at the braids of Luna's hair in front of her body, I finally realized, is Luna a hair braider?

Then Dolly said, "It's a beautiful braid. Did you braid it yourself?"

Luna's eyes curved, and she smiled happily. She said, "My father is usually very busy, but today he had some free time and helped me braid my hair."

“My mother used to do this for me, but unfortunately she is gone.”

"When my father was busy, I would let my hair down. After all, braiding hair is not an easy task."

Dolly laughed and said, "After you choose your wand, I can teach you a spell."

"This way you can easily braid your hair yourself. Of course, you can ask me for help when you get to Hogwarts."

This sentence obviously opened up the topic. Even though Luna was a crazy girl, she was still full of good feelings and expectations for Hogwarts.

Her eyes lit up as she asked, "You're also studying at Hogwarts, what are you studying?"

"Of course, I'm a second-year student at Ravenclaw College, only one year older than you."

"But, I'm the second in Ravenclaw, and my friend is the first in the grade."

"So if you have any problems, feel free to come to me. Even if you're being bullied, you can mention my name."

Dolly said casually, making her words seem like a joke.

Luna seemed a little relieved, and looked much more relaxed. She said, "Thank you, Miss Dolly Dursley."

"Just call me Dolly."

Dolly took Luna's wrist again, came to the counter, and said, "Look at the time, Mr. Ollivander will be back soon."

"Please wait patiently for a while. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Dolly knew what kind of wand Luna had, but she remained calm.

After all, this is Ollivander's store, and she can't interfere.

Next, Dolly continued with her work, and Luna looked at Dolly's work curiously and began to chat with Dolly.

"Are you learning to make wands?"

"Of course, it was just an interest, but Mr. Ollivander thinks highly of me, so I can only give my 100%."

"What kind of material is it?"

"The wand is made of fir wood, with a thunderbird tail feather core. It's only eight inches long and is as sharp as a close-fitting dagger."

The two chatted from wands to life at Hogwarts, and finally Dolly discovered that what Luna called madness was more of her incomprehensible habits.

From clothes to decorations, and occasionally some strange language.

Like those mysterious creatures—there's a difference between mysterious creatures and magical creatures.

Animals that can perform magic or have magical powers are generally called magical creatures, while mysterious creatures are those that exist in legends and have not been confirmed by humans.

In other words, most of the mysterious animals are made up. Luna's father, Mr. Lovegood, founded the magazine "The Quibbler".

The magazine, as its name suggests, likes to publish bizarre articles, including conspiracy theories and discussions of imaginary creatures.

This is essentially the operating logic of tabloids, but in a sense, it is also an important reason for maintaining Luna's weird ideas.

As for the other reason, it is actually self-evident.

A single father, a self-published magazine, and an endless supply of butterbeer bottle corks—these have already outlined the image of Luna's father, Lovegood.

Maybe he wasn't a bad father, just the kind of drunk who would hit someone when he was drunk.

But at the very least, he is a poor man who has little time to accompany his daughter, is unable to teach her what is normal, and cannot even help her maintain the correct aesthetic taste.

In addition, Luna didn't have many friends, and she was even bullied in school until she established enough friendships with the protagonists in the fourth grade.

It's no surprise that Luna maintains her quirky style.

But the current Luna is still different from the Luna in Dolly's impression.

It seemed to be more curious, and even its nervous look at the beginning reminded Dolly of a little rabbit.

But now, Luna obviously relaxed and even began to walk around the store on her own initiative, looking at the various wands in the store with shining eyes, obviously full of anticipation.

"It seems I'm late and have kept you waiting, miss."

Ollivander came back soon, still with a bright smile on his face, and greeted Luna.

Luna introduced herself, and Ollivander looked surprised and said, "Oh, Xenophilius Lovegood. I remember him."

"He was a famously handsome guy back then, but unfortunately... Sorry, when you get old you just love reminiscing about the past."

"Next, let me..."

Ollivander was about to get a ruler to measure Luna's figure, but he saw Dolly who was very interested.

He smiled slightly and said, "Dolly, you've seen many times how to help a little wizard measure and choose a wand. How about you do it this time?"

Dolly was a little surprised and said, "Is it okay?"

"Of course, you are about to complete your first wand, and it is time for you to sell the first wand in the store."

"It's a pity that you're not interested in this, otherwise I would even teach you how to shop."

Dolly shrugged and ignored Ollivander.

Ollivander looked really disappointed. Dolly couldn't really become a wand maker just because of Ollivander's disappointment.

Dolly took the ruler from Ollivander, came to Luna, and said with a smile: "Well, Luna, please stretch out your arms next."

Luna did as she was told, and Dolly began to help Luna measure a little awkwardly.

From the shoulder to the wrist and finally to the length of the fingers, these can be used to choose the length of the wand.

There's no profound secret to this part. It's simply that people with long arms and fingers will definitely need to hold a wand with a longer handle.

Otherwise, how can you cast magic comfortably if you can't even stretch your fingers?

Of course, this is not necessarily a fixed result.

After all, the wand has magic power, and the main factor that determines the choice of wizard is the core. If the core is very similar to the little wizard, then the size of the wand and the size of the wizard will be completely contradictory.

Luna is undoubtedly the petite type, but her current height has nothing to do with it. Ollivander has a clear standard for how tall an 11-year-old wizard should be.

After determining the basic data, all that remains is to help Luna choose the wand material and core.

There is actually a little trick to this.

That is, when measuring Luna's body size, Dolly can also use the material of the sensing wand to sense the magic power on Luna's body.

That's right.

Even wood can react, not to mention the little wizard who is full of magic.

Of course, most wizards will not feel anything during this process.

But Luna is not ordinary.

Dolly's fingers gently touched the back of Luna's hand, as if she was casually touching her to measure the size of Luna's finger.

But she had already reaped the magical feeling of Luna, making Dolly feel as if she was in a mysterious ancient jungle for a moment. She could enjoy the quietness there, but also feel uneasy because of the darkness in the distance.

What surprised Dolly the most was Luna's reaction.

She seemed to be electrocuted, turned to look at Dolly, surprised by the touch just now, which was the resonance of the magic of the two girls.

Obviously, Luna is the kind of being who can sense magic on her own, and she even has a stronger talent in this regard than Dolly, a hardworking monster who has added 3 points to her intelligence.