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W A N D

Innocence Unknown.

The house elf clutched her ears fearfully, pressing them closer to her face. Large, bulbous eyes gawked at her young master’s menacing stance. Her lower lip quivered and her knees clumsily bumped into each other as she remained glued to her spot.

“You know what happens now, Tilly?”

She shook her head, whimpering before James brought his wand to prod the house elf gently in the chest.

“Well?”

Silence. James smiled brightly before suddenly wincing. His mother pulled his arm and plucked the wand from his hand. She dragged him away, muttering to herself.

“But Mummm… I was only teasing!”