The demon monk in the second dimension

Diagon Alley!

Using Floo Powder gives Xia Zhi the feeling of being in a super-fast elevator, where she arrives at her destination after a brief period of weightlessness.

"It might feel a little uncomfortable at first, but you'll get used to it after a while."

Snape accepted Summer Solstice's acceptance letter and took him on a shopping spree, starting from Flourish and Blotts, going from shop to shop.

Many shop owners in Diagon Alley were astonished to see Snape taking freshmen shopping.

Fortunately, school starts tomorrow, and no students came to Diagon Alley to buy things until this time, otherwise they would have been very surprised by Professor Snape's condition.

Seeing the shop owners' surprise, Snape realized that he had been a bit hasty in bringing Summer Solstice to buy things.

But since he was already here, he couldn't just abandon Xia Zhi and leave.

After buying a lot of things, Snape took Xia Zhi to Gringotts to open an account and had him deposit four hundred Galleons into it.

“Hogwarts is a school; it doesn’t need that much money. Bringing a few dozen Galleons as backup is enough.”

Because of Snape, when buying the crucible and the balance, the crucible shop owner gave Xia Zhi a 20% discount.

As expected of a potions master, he has quite the presence.

As they passed the pet store, Snape asked Summer Solstice.

"Hogwarts allows small pets such as owls, ravens, falcons, toads, mice, and cats. Would you like to buy one?"

Xia Zhi shook her head.

"No, Professor Snape."

If he needs a pet, he can go back to the Forbidden Forest and catch one himself.

The legendary mythical beast, the unicorn, is quite good.

A sacred beast and a righteous cultivator—it sounds like a perfect match!

After a full morning of shopping, Xia Zhi finally arrived at Ollivanders Wand Shop.

The shop looked small and shabby; even the gold paint on the signboard had peeled off.

It reads: Ollivander, made the staff in 382 BC.

Snape led Summer Solstice into the shop, and as they sensed the arrival of a customer, a pleasant bell rang out.

Ollivander, with a full head of white hair, who looked like he was tidying up something, walked out of the store and smiled at Snape.

“Oh, Professor Snape, I remember your wand. Birchwood, with a core of snake nerve, thirteen and a half inches long, precise and ruthless.”

Snape, however, made no attempt to greet him.

Ollivander wasn't angry; instead, he looked at Xia Zhi with a surprised expression.

"Are you a new student at Hogwarts? What's your name? It's rare to see someone buying a wand at this hour."

Xia Zhi glanced at the densely packed wand boxes piled up in the store and answered.

"Summer Solstice. Or, as you say, Solstice in Summer."

"Alright, Mr. Xia."

Ollivander pulled a measuring tape with silver markings from his pocket and asked Xia Zhi.

Which hand do you prefer to use?

"Right hand."

Summer Solstice extends her right hand.

But Ollivander measured not only his right hand, but many other parts of his body, speaking to Xia Zhi as he did so.

“Every wand made by Ollivander is of the highest quality and has its own unique essence. We generally use unicorn hair, phoenix tail feathers, and the heart and nerves of dragons as materials. Absolutely no two wands are exactly alike, just as no two unicorns, phoenixes, or dragons are exactly the same.”

"In Ollivanders, it is the wand that chooses the wizard, not the wizard that chooses the wand."

He put away the silver measuring tape, pulled out a wand box from the side, and took out a brownish-red wand.

"Try this one. Peach wood, eleven inches, made from the heart nerve of a Chinese fireball dragon. Maybe it'll suit you."

Ollivander was somewhat surprised when he took out the wand, but then he laughed.

"It seems I've encountered a rather picky little wizard. But that's alright, every wizard can find the wand that best suits them in Ollivander."

Xia Zhi took the magic wand and casually waved it.

A burst of flame immediately shot out from in front of the wand, shattering the glass of Ollivander's shop with a loud crash.

Ollivander and the passersby around him were startled.

Snape drew his wand and waved it, and the broken window was automatically repaired.

"Oh! This wand might be a bit too rough and not quite right for you."

Even though it was his own window that was broken, Ollivander's eyes lit up.

He prefers "picky" customers.

Ollivander took the wand from Xia Zhi's hand and put it aside, then took out another jet-black wand.

"Try this one. Black walnut, fourteen inches, unicorn hair."

Actually, it doesn't matter which wand Xia Zhi uses.

Once he understood the principles of spells, casting spells without a wand was not difficult for him.

Furthermore, using magic to control a wand is simply forcing oneself upon someone.

In Xia Zhi's hands, any ordinary wand can unleash more than 95% of its power; the remaining 5% is not worth worrying about.

Having obtained the new wand, Xia Zhi waved it once more.

Because of the recent accident, Snape and Ollivander both focused their attention on the wand in Xia Zhi's hand.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely bright light appeared from the tip of the wand, almost blinding Snape and Ollivander.

Chapter 269 The Thousand-Year-Old White Fox of Changbai Mountain

"Oh, Merlin!"

Ollivander screamed and grabbed his wand, casting two healing spells into his bright red, tear-filled eyes.

"Recover quickly! Recover quickly!"

Although Snape didn't speak, he did the same thing by using silent spellcasting.

Once his vision returned, Ollivander quickly took the wand from Xia Zhi's innocent-looking hand.

"This one won't work either. Try this one. White oak, fifteen inches long, snake's nerve."

This time, Ollivander covered his eyes with his hands, only peeking through a slit to look at Xia Zhi.

"I'm going to buy some other things."

Snape simply said something and turned to leave.

Summer Solstice waved her magic wand, and a thick black smoke billowed from it.

Like a smog summoning spell, in the blink of an eye, the entire Ollivander store was enveloped in thick smoke.

Holding Xia Zhi's hand, Oliva, who was coughing incessantly, pulled him out of the store.

"Cough! Cough!"

The old man coughed several times before finally catching his breath and dispelling the thick smoke in the shop.

After that, Summer Solstice changed several more wands, which either made popping sounds or produced a whirlwind that messed up all the wand boxes in the shop, making Ollivander's forehead veins throb.

Ollivander is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

His eyes were bloodshot as he searched through the pile of scattered wand boxes for a long time before finally finding another black wand.

"This might suit you, Mr. Xia, who is very picky."

Holding the wand, Ollivander's face showed a look of reminiscence.

"This is a piece made by one of my ancestors more than four hundred years ago when China was still in the Ming Dynasty. It is made of small-leaf sandalwood, ten inches long, and the tail hair of a thousand-year-old white fox from Changbai Mountain."

A thousand-year-old white fox from Changbai Mountain?

Xia Zhi was taken aback.

Isn't that the territory of Shi Hua, one of the Ten Elders from Northeast China, from Xianguan?

Who knows, the owner of this thing might still be alive!

He took the wand and waved it gently.

This time, Xia Zhi deliberately reduced her exertion.

He'd been trying for half an hour, and he was getting a little impatient, so he decided to just end it.

Then, a gentle breeze blew out from the wand, making Ollivander, who was covered in sweat, feel refreshed and comfortable.

"Haha, this is it."

A smile appeared on his wrinkled, aged face as he spoke to Xia Zhi.

"Twenty-three Galleons, thank you for your patronage."

Summer Solstice: ? ? ?

If he remembers correctly, Harry Potter's wand only cost 7 Galleons, right?

How come his has more than tripled?

This is ripping people off!

Seeing Xia Zhi's confusion, Ollivander explained.

"The tail hair of a thousand-year-old white fox is an extremely precious material. Even Ollivander only used the tail hair of a thousand-year-old white fox in this one wand. The price is not expensive."

Paying twenty-three glittering coins, Xia Zhi left the store with the four-hundred-year-old hawthorn wood wand box given to her by Ollivander.

Looking at it this way, it really isn't expensive!

Snape was right around Ollivanders wand shop.

Upon seeing the summer solstice, Snape led him back to the fireplace and returned to Hogwarts School in the same way they had come.

Because of the time spent at the Ollivanders store, Xia Zhi successfully missed lunch.

However, Snape soon summoned the house-elves and served Summer Solstice a roasted lamb chop and a large serving of almond ice cream.

I also ordered myself a black pepper grilled steak.

The two finished lunch in Snape's dark office, which was filled with potions and specimens. Snape then took Xia Zhi to Dumbledore's office on the eighth floor before leaving.

Because of Xia Zhi's skin color, it would be almost impossible for him to be assigned to Slytherin House.

I've never heard of any pure-blooded families having Chinese descendants.

The fact that Snape could do this shows just how satisfied he was with the herbs he found in Longhu Mountain.

"Welcome, Mr. Xia Zhi. How is your English?"

In the headmaster's office, Dumbledore initially spoke in Chinese, but later switched to English.

Summer Solstice also answered in English.

"You're probably not quite there yet to become a diplomat, Professor Dumbledore."

He looked around.

This is a spacious circular room filled with books and many magical items that are in operation.

Among them are a palm-sized statue that is dancing, a model of the solar system that is spinning confidently, a sixteen-square Rubik's Cube that keeps rolling automatically, and a copper kettle that occasionally spews out a small puff of smoke.

The walls are adorned with portraits of the various school principals, each framed with annotations about them.

Upon seeing Xia Zhi enter the office, many principals turned their attention to her.

Hearing that Xia Zhi, who had come all alone to a place thousands of miles away, could still joke around, Dumbledore laughed too.

He truly deserves to be called a disciple of the Celestial Master Fu of Longhu Mountain.

“Although you have already arrived at Hogwarts, Mr. Summer Solstice, I think you should perhaps start your Hogwarts journey by taking the train, just like other young wizards. You might even make some new friends on the train.”