How in the hell did one manage to break their wand after only having it for a year? Dora wanted to know this. Demanded to know this several times as they made their way Ollivanders. Mainly because she found his answers unacceptable and asinine. They were dumb reasons. Having to do this was dumb, but she'd agreed to for her uncle. But it was still dumb. She could be spending time with her friends or her boyfriend, instead she was spending the better part of her day taking a preteen to get his second wand.


He couldn't help it if his explanation of how he broke his wand sounded stupid to Dora, it was TRUE. And she liked it when he told the truth and didn't lie to her, right? Right. He sorta did lie though. A little bit. White lie. Paris preferred to think of it as getting creative with his stories as she demanded better reasons, so her fault really.

The eager twelve year old bounced over to the shop ahead of her, and pulled the door open for her to go through first. His not-cousin held all the money so he was being extra extra nice and trying not to annoy her before there was a wand in his possession. It required a lot of work on his part as she seemed to be in a constant state of annoyance whenever he was around though he couldn't figure out why. Or care to figure it out. That didn't damper his spirits today as he scurried into the shop after her, and RAN over to where other kids were being measured for wands.

The soon-to-be sixth year found a empty chair and promptly sat down in it with not intention of moving until it was time to pay.

Ignored.

Ignored ignored ignored.

Isidora was being ignored while he tried being extremely patient in waiting for the measuring tape to reach him. He bounced on one foot, then the other, tapped his hands against his pants to the beat of the newest wizrock song, and spun on the spot. This was taking forever. He didn't mind, cause new wand and all. But he sure did wish this would hurry up.

The few minutes that felt like forever finally passed by and soon enough the measuring tape was over to him. Paris immediately spread out all of his limbs so that he made the job easier for the tap, eyes never leaving the magical device, not even for a second.

Onnnnne step closer to new wand.


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Katherine practically skipped into Olivander's, the loud bustle of Diagon Alley cutting off as the door closed behind her. Well... she wondered, Now what?. Not that she'd admit it if asked, but she hadn't quite payed as much attention as she claimed to her mother's endless stories about when she bought her first wand and, as a result, had absolutely no idea how the whole 'wand purchasing' business went.

She didn't have long to ponder over it as at that second she was distracted by a tape measuring tape that immediately began circling her, measuring her (as measuring tapes were prone to doing) as Katherine let out a small yelp of surprise before relaxing and shrugging. Okay, she thought, That was easy.


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Leah skipped into the shop. It was hard for her to even breathe, as this was what she had been looking forward to all day - a magic wand and she was excited, very excited indeed.

The shop was very crowded. It seemed that it wasn't only first year students getting a wand. But Leah did not have time to think through this, she was being attacked by a measuring tape. "AAAAAAA!" She jumped up in fright. The measuring tape seemed confused and hovered in mid air, 'looking' around. Leah gave an awkward cough, and apologized to the many customers frowning at her. She stayed silent and still as the measuring tape recovered from its fright itself and wiggled around her, measuring her body.

Leah wondered if the length between her nostrils were vitally crucial to get a wand.


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SO.

WANDS.

Baelyn York has arrive. That's what Bae felt like announcing to the ENTIRE SHOP. Like seriously, yo? The coolest cat in town was here. Except his STUPID nanny had to come with him. Since his dad was always busy and stuff with...work stuff. So yeah. He told his nanny NOT to come in here because that might throw off his cool factor.

He was super excited to finally get his wand.He wanted to do magic and one day be able to buy his very own dragon. A pet dragon. 'Cuz he liked dragons a lot.

He glaaaaared at the shopkeeper to get a move on! Things to do, places to see...CANDY TO EAT. Yeah.

HURRY UP PWEASE.

He tapped his foot impatiently. Hmph.


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Robin was freaking out, first she had to get a wand, then Gringotts, or was it the other way around? She had some muggle money from her job so they could take that right? or just put in on hold until she got back from Gringotts? that's what the robe shop did, but she had seen a question on the Gringotts application asking about her wand so she ran here as fast as she could, it was tough not having her parents tell her what to do but they'd be just as if not more confused than her. She jumped as a measuring tape flew all around her and she squirmed. She had prepared for this when she had (tried) to familiarize herself with Diagon Alley earlier. She tried to not fidget but it was just so amazing that magic could do this.It recorded her measurements and she tried to stand up taller, she had just hit 5 ft and she was proud. she spotted the many boxes nearby 'one of these will be my wand, meant just for me.' She liked the idea of that.


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Kamayka delicutly floated to the back of the line of the old, rather gloomy shop, uncertain that this was in fact the place that the best wands, supposedly in the world, were made. Ahead of her, she saw a boy about her age blinking confusedly at a small, whirring, floating, tape measure.

Kam cocked her head from side to side with amazement; she still wasn't used to the wonders of magic since her parents had refrained from teaching her the ways of witches and wizards until she had received her letter from Hogwarts.

As the measuring tool completed whirring around the small boy, it zoomed up to Kam, and after several swooping, flitting movements in which her torso, forearm, and head were measured, continued to the next girl in line.


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Dumb crup. Leave him unattended for one moment and he destroys everything in his path. Including Jun's wand, which he didn't know was somewhere under his bed when his cousin ransacked his belongings. Then, while cleaning his room, he found the handle near his bed and checked under it. Long story short, he was now in Ollivander's, waiting in line for the measuring tape. What felt like forever, which was actually like ten minutes, it was finally Jun's turn.

Jun knew the routine from when he was eleven. He spread out his arms and legs as the measuring tape snapped here and there around him. Rolling his eyes after hearing a few more snaps, the tape finally finished and Jun stepped down. Now to wait in another line to get his new wand.

Perfect.

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Bri walked nervously in to Ollivander's, still slightly in awe over learning that she was indeed a witch just a short while ago. She looked around the shop, seeing all the slightly dusty boxes that contain, she assumed, wands. She noticed the shopkeeper standing near her. She turned and said "H-Hello, My name is Bri Granger, I am a muggleborn and am here to buy my first wand." She finished with a small smile.
She was told to go over to the measuring area to be measured. She walked over there shaking a little bit, not knowing what was going to happen. When she arrived, she was a little shocked to see the measuring tape spring up from where it was resting and zoomed towards her. She stood as still and straight as possible as she observed the magical tape measure what seemed like every thing. After a few minutes the measuring tape finished up. Bri, then waited patiently to find out what happens next.

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Adelaide all but ran into Ollivander's, eager to buy her first wand. Her parents trailed behind her, dressed as usual in the outlandishly vibrant colours and strange fabrics that Adelaide felt ashamed of out on the streets of London, but seemed to fit in perfectly here amongst the real magic. Her parents were Muggles, but you wouldn't know it from their dress.

Everyone seemed to be crowding around a wide open area in the middle of the shop, so naturally Adelaide headed in that direction too. Her eyes widened when she saw the enchanted measuring tape flying around. She wondered what type of magic was used on it, and when she would learn that at Hogwarts. She waited for her turn, fidgeting restlessly while her parents stared around in rapture, muttering to each other about the spells and enchantments "obviously" at work here. Finally the measuring tape flew over to her and started measuring her. Addie stared at it incredulously as it went about its business, just this simple magical object enough to captivate the young Muggleborn.

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Jewel was very nervous with anxiety. She was an only-child, so she didn't have any siblings to compare to. Her dad was the wizard, and he got her to the wand shop by carrying her the whole way. Jewel walked up to the shop-keeper and stuck her arm out, waiting for the magical tape measure. She was practically bouncing and giggling the whole time. This wasn't so bad after all.

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Gwen slowly and cautiously made her way to the measuring area. She could feel her heart pounding and her hands shaking. She was so nervous. Both her parents were Muggles and she had no idea what to expect. Once she reached the measuring area, the measuring tape started flying all around her, measuring every inch of her body. Soon she felt the nerves leave her. She started laughing and smiling as she watched the measuring tape dance around her. This was not so bad after all. Actually, it was kind of fun.

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Amanda and her mother went in to Ollivanders. Amanda was very excited and her mother, Eve, was happy to see that. Amanda could not wait untill she had her first Wand. And though this is the place where her great grandfather got his first wand. She thought for a secend about him and was nervous about her first day at school what is comming so close.

Out of nowhere a measuring tape came, taking measurements of her arms and height, she wonderd what this meant but otherwise she new this was the normal for the wizards and witches. After a while she went to a chair to sitz down and wait for her new wand.

Arwen made her way into the measuring area. She couldn't believe the summer before her seventh year her wand snaped... Well it didn't do it on its own it just you know it found its way into her baby brother's grasp who decided it would be nice to throw with the dog. Yay! She reached the measuring area and smiled as she remebered the measuring tape from her first year.

It measured every inch of her body the first time she came there and it did the same now.

Jordan followed his mother into the wand shop, caught between wanting to charge ahead and letting her take the lead. She was familiar with all of this, after all. He wasn't. Still, when it came time for the measurements, he wasn't given much choice about following: she put a hand on his back and nudged him forward, leaving him to the mercy of the floating tape while she wandered over to the lounge area.

Not that he would admit it, but he flinched a time or two when the measuring tape snapped itself taut. It made him wonder if measuring tapes got peevish; maybe this one felt that it had measured too many students today?

"You're doing a great job," he informed the measuring tape. It was normal to talk to enchanted objects, right?

She was squeezing his hand...again. But he didn't mind. In fact, he liked that she depended on him in a way. Big brothers always protected their younger sister, and that's exactly what Kennedy would do for Beverly. That and more.

Jeez. Godfather life had really changed him. If someone would have told him five years ago that he'd care for this girl as much as he does now, Kennedy would have personally taken them to St Mungos.

Glancing down at his little sister he grinned. "It'll be all right. You'll get measured and then test out wands. Easy, yeah?"

He could see the gears turning in her head. "While you do that I'll run a few errands." Knockturn Alley meeting with his father. "It'll be as easy as riding Midnight," he added. Mentioning the horse always helped.

Beverly narrowed her eyes at her big brother. He was LEAVING her. The last time he did that she ended up in the middle of the street in a FOX SUIT. She squeezed his hand tighter. "Fine. But..." She glanced around to make sure no one listening to them. "You'll come back, right?" She wasn't a baby. Just a concerned sister...for her YATI brother.

When Kennedy smiled and nodded she let go of his hand as if he was the one who'd needed to be reassured, and straightened her back.

They've gone over this a billion of times. It wasn't that she didn't trust HIM. She didn't trust OTHERS. Strangers.

"See you after," she said and turned toward the measuring tools. Hearing the door close after Kennedy left she felt exposed. She chided herself for that.

At least the measuring tape was magical. No strangers getting too close to her.

Madison needed to be measured. She didn't know why she had waited until the last minute.

Where was the person who was supposed to be measuring her?

O_o wait something was flying straight towards her. She quickly put up her hands to defend herself and then realized that it was a measuring tape and it was actually taking her measurements.

Madison tried to hold still even at the places where she was ticklish the most. She hoped that her squirming around wouldn't mess up her measurements.

Why was it measuring from the tip of her nose to the end of her fingertip?

Did size matter?

But before she could ask, the measuring tape finished up what was doing and flew back to where it came from.

Silver, wasn't a procrastinator. She just happen to be at the wrong place, at the wrong time. By that meaning she had accidentally broken her wand, whilst sitting on her bag.

Luckily her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Barry wanted to browse around Diagon Alley just a little while longer; therefore making a quick stop at the wand shop.

"Now, after this please take good care of the wand you get today. You don't want a broken wand, that's no good. Princess." Desmond kindly told his daughter.

"Alright Daddy." Silver smiled and was now playing the waiting game.

"I'm really curious as to what kind of wand you're going to get, Silvy." Aquamarine beamed, excited to see what wand will choose her daughter. After all the wand chooses the owner.

"Me too, momma!" Silver beamed from ear to ear.

This was way too exciting for the, Barry clan!

Now for the measurements! Taking hold of the measuring tape, Silver was baffled. She tilted her head to the side and scratched her head. Silvy wasn't sure of how to get her measurements done.

"It's magical, sweetheart." Mrs. Barry giggled, jotting down Silver's measurements for records incase they would be needed again.

Silver smiled and hugged her mother.

Now to patiently wait their turn.

Anabel stood silently in line, with her mother on her left and her father on her right. Their faces remained stoic as the people around them buzzed with excitement. The person in front of her moved out of the way and she stood up next to the measuring tape. It began flying around measuring her body.



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Austin walked into Ollivanders, his face slightly red. He hated the idea of having his parents watch him get his first wand. But no matter how fast he ran, there was no escaping them. A few minutes after Austin arrived, his parents entered the shop.

"Austin, there's no need to run." His father said in a stern voice.

"Oh leave him be dear, he just wants to get his first wand on his own. Don't worry hun, we'll be just over here." His mum then linked arms with Austin's dad and together they sat down on the chairs against the walls.

Shaking his head a little, Austin walked to the back of the line, and waited, hoping he could get things over with quickly. After a few minutes, a measuring tape started floating around him. Being from a wizarding family, flying objects weren't new to him, so he knew to stand still and let it do its thing. But he still felt uneasy about the odd way it was measuring.


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Well, either the first two years of being homeschooled had taken its toll on her first wand or maybe it was when her neighbors dog thought that her wand was his chew toy. Bad gizmo, very bad dog. But most likely it was the dogs fault that she was standing here in line with a bunch of firsties (or most of more looked like they were) getting a new wand.

Once it was her turn she stepped up to the measuring tape. She watched the measuring tape stretch out. The thirteen year old held out her arms so they could get measured. How long were her arms? Then her legs were measured. Didn't they have her measurements on file or something? This seemed to be taking forever. Lastly the tape measure measured how long she was. Now all she had to do was wait for a wand maker to figure out another wand for her. She really missed her old one.


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It was interesting to Dot, who found the strangest things of interest, that her school supply list and Dima's school supply list were so different. Different books, different types of robes, very different potions ingredients and cauldron requirements... but they both needed wands. She should have come here with him, since it was basically the only school experience they'd have to share.

But no, she'd come with her Mum, whom she'd managed to ditch at Malkin's after being measured for her robes, and Dot was doing this all by herself. Whatever, she liked doing stuff by herself. It was great.

So wand-getting was happening, which involved this really awful and awkward measuring by a rather intrusive measuring tape. What did it need to know the width of her kneecaps for, anyway? "Excuse you, those are mine," she swatted at the measuring tape, which seemed to take no offense but simply moved on to measuring the length of her hair, the breadth of her shoulders, and... was it measuring the distance between freckles on her arm?

"Mine!" she jerked her hand away and pulled her head and arms inside her shirt. Measure that!


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Marisol walked into the shop. She'd always imagined her first wand fitting as something magically memorable, but honestly, she just felt tired. That wasn't the new student's fault, as she'd moved from Seville yesterday. She had packed her bags and prepared in all ways for the relocation, and now she was exhausted from the excitement.

Plus, she only just spoke a lick of English. How would she communicate? The clerk wouldn't know what the girl wanted! It wouldn't end there. What about school? Marisol wanted to tear her hair out in frustration, but she was too tired to think.

Mari hardly noticed when a measuring tape started to do its work. She should be jubilant about starting her wizarding education, but it was a drag to move. The girl was sure however, that when she got some sleep she would be amazed to attend the best magical school in all of Europe. For now, she yawned.


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So this was Ollivander's. Maddison's eyes flicked over the shelves with mild interest, mind on other things. Things like how she'd master her wand and then slowly conquer the world, one magical spell at a time. Her brothers would be toads as soon as she was of age and then she could really show what she could do. And it all started today. The anticipation was almost too much but the only thing showing even a hint of excitement were the brunette's wide eyes. Otherwise, the eleven year old was perfectly calm and collected.

Then there was measuring tape. Maddie stood completely still and narrowed her eyes, watching as it measured the length or her, then the width. Her eyes crossed as it moved to measure her nose and she whispered, "Don't miss even one inch of my awesome." Merlin knew there was a lot of that. And was this thing done yet? Her hand was wandless and that was something that needed remedying, like, now.


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Spencer couldn't believe it! He was actually here, in Olivanders, getting his very first wand! Upon entering the shop the average sized boy was followed by his older brother, who looked nothing like him. Nate was a whole foot taller than Spencer. Not to mention Nate was more well physically built, while Spencer was more mentally built. His brother always loved Quidditch, compared to Spencer always loving Divination. There was a major difference between the two.

Spencer's head was in constant motion as his eyes darted all around the room. Waiting behind a girl about his age, Spencer couldn't believe what he was seeing with his own eyes! A magical measuring tape! How cool was that!? I mean yeah, Spencer saw that stuff pretty much every day at his house. His family would not be able to live a day without magic. Being a family of purebloods.

That's when it was his turn. As the tape measured all around his body he couldn't help but giggle a little as it tickled him a bit. Out of no where the tape measure stopped in front of him. Nate couldn't help but stare in a confused look. It took him about a minute, and a slap on the back from his brother for him to realize it was waiting for him to stick out his arm. So that's what he did. Spencer stuck out his arm as the tape measure quickly snaked it's way up it. As quickly as it unraveled and measured his arm, it doubled the speed when rolling back up into it's original position waiting for the next customer to measure.


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Wand!

Dima had his father's wrist in one tiny fist and his brother's in the other, tugging them into Ollivander's excitedly. He was going to get his WAND today. His wand. His very own wand. And then he'd learn magic and be just like his dad and Angelo, right?

"Angelo! Angelo, look!" The measuring tape! He SAW it, all floaty and whatnot. Of course, it wasn't the same one that had measured Angelo, but it was still THE measuring tape and it would be swirling around HIS legs and arms and torso soon and when was it his turn???

Finally, it was, and Dima almost immediately dropped the wrists he'd been clutching onto for dear life. Here, measuring tape! Right here! ARMS OUT!

He was such a good boy and ignored the annoying little smacks in the face the tape gave him as it flitted about. It was worth it! 'Cause wand!


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