Volume 1 Chapter 8 Dumbledore
But if you think about it carefully, Neville’s personality now is very different from that in the original book, and it can be said that this is inevitable.
A big reason why Neville in the story became so timid and cowardly was that his parents were tortured into insanity by the Cruciatus Curse since childhood, and he himself had always been under high-pressure education from his strict grandmother, which made his character flawed from the beginning.
The main reason why the Longbottoms were captured and tortured by the Death Eaters was that after Voldemort intended to kill Harry Potter, but was backfired by his own Killing Curse and disappeared, his followers wanted to find clues about their master from the couple.
Judging from the current situation, Neville's parents may not have fallen into such a miserable situation, and Neville was therefore well educated by them.
"…I have always wanted a wand of my own. At home, I once secretly took Percy's wand to play with it and almost threw it into the fireplace. My parents were furious when they found out about it. I have never seen them so angry."
When Ron said this, he still had a lingering fear on his face.
"They locked me in the attic for two whole days and asked me to reflect on my mistakes. During this time, they only gave me a glass of water and two slices of bread. I really don't understand why they reacted so violently to just a wand. I asked George and Fred, but they also criticized me seriously but didn't tell me the reason. They used to like to play tricks on Percy with me."
Justin asked curiously.
"Is the wand the little wooden stick Professor McGonagall holds in her hand?"
Neville explained to him.
"Yes, this is the weapon wizards use to perform magic. Perhaps the adults are very attached to their wands, so they punished Ron like this."
"How will the professors hand out wands to us later? Just give us one each?" Lavender asked.
Neville said hesitantly.
"That should be the case. We definitely can't choose whatever we want here like we can in the wand shop."
Jon, who didn't participate much in their conversation except for saying a few words, felt that the matter of the wand was definitely not that simple.
For wizards in this world, the wand is undoubtedly a very important thing.
According to the records in the history of magic, after the goblin rebellion was successfully suppressed, the greatest punishment for them was to deprive them of the right to use wands, as can be seen from this period of history.
This does not mean that without a wand, a wizard completely loses the ability to use magic, but the addition of a wand to any spell is undoubtedly huge.
Most wizards would find it difficult to cast correct spells without their wands, and their strength would naturally be greatly reduced.
Even John could see that the wand was such an important strategic resource. He didn't believe that the people on Voldemort's side were all fools and didn't realize its importance.
Having completely controlled the power in the wizarding world, they are absolutely capable of controlling every wand transaction. After all, apart from the three most famous families, there are only a handful of people in the wizarding world who have the skill to make wands.
The source was controlled to prevent any new wands from being sold to Dumbledore's people, and laws were enacted to force other wizards' existing wands to be registered with the Ministry of Magic, making it extremely difficult for Dumbledore to get wands for new students.
It's not that you can't buy any at all, but you will have to pay a very high price, and it's unlikely that you can get a lot in a short period of time.
So Jon is still very curious about where the magic wands they will get later will come from.
Just as the new students were chatting and getting to know each other, Professor McGonagall, who had been away for about ten minutes came back.
"You all come with me."
Whether it was Justin who was brought here later, or Ron and Neville who seemed to be somewhat familiar with this place, they were all in awe of Professor McGonagall.
They stood up from their chairs nervously and followed Professor McGonagall out of the room.
No one spoke on the way. They walked along the corridor all the way inside. After walking about twenty meters and passing dozens of doors, they finally reached the end.
There was also a door at the end of the corridor. Professor McGonagall knocked gently and spoke to the person inside.
"Albus, I've brought the new students here to collect their wands."
"come in."
A gentle and old voice came from inside.
Jon followed Neville and the other four people into the room.
This is a small office. There is only a white-haired old man sitting on a chair. Next to him is a golden branch, on which stands a bird with golden-red feathers. Behind him are dozens of portraits. Every wizard in the painting looks very old, with their heads down, eyes closed, and dozing off.
And above those portraits, Jon finally saw the familiar school emblem.
Lion, eagle, badger and snake, four animals surrounding a capital "H".
The identity of the old man in the office is obvious.
Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, has extremely brilliant achievements and ceiling-level strength in the wizarding world. He is known as a legendary figure and the greatest wizard of the 20th century.
There didn't seem to be anything special about his appearance. He wore half-moon glasses, his hair and beard were gray, and his face was full of wrinkles from the years. But his smile was very friendly, and everyone who saw him smile would involuntarily let go of the tension and stress in their hearts.
"I am delighted to see new children arrive in this carriage," Dumbledore said, rising to welcome them. "It shows that our work is still ongoing. I am your headmaster, Albus Dumbledore."
He didn't seem to be saying anything polite and seemed genuinely happy. He took out a handful of various candies from his drawer and signaled to Jon and the others not to be polite and to enjoy them as much as they wanted.
It was not until Professor McGonagall coughed lightly that he remembered the important matter.
"Before you truly become a student at a magic school, a good wand is, of course, essential."
The smile on Dumbledore's face slowly disappeared, and his expression became solemn for some unknown reason.
"But for you, the magic wand is of course more than just useful. It will become a representation of your beliefs and the beliefs of another person."
His voice was very soft, as if he was reciting some nostalgic eulogy.
Then, under the confused gazes of Jon and Neville and the other four children, the old man opened the door of a wooden cabinet to the right of his desk.
In the cabinet, there were more than a dozen wooden boxes neatly arranged, with white cashmere padding in the boxes. However, each wand lying quietly on the cashmere looked so old and worn out.
