Blake walked through the doors of Ollivanders and let out a tired sigh. Ugh. Never thought he'd be here so soon. America was great for a lot of things, but it was not great for Blake Evergreen and his trusty wand. His once reliable companion was completely SMUSHED by his unruly, stupid, annoying, GAH little nephew. Why his brother chose to have sons? He had no idea. Ugh. Kids are so stupid. "I. Will. Never. Have. Kids. Hate. Children." Blake grumbled angrily to himself as he looked around for that stupid measuring tape.

Well he hasn't got all day. Where is that thing anyways? AH. The annoying little ZOOM of the tape measure, wasn't all that annoying today. He lifted his arms and let the tape do it's thing. Hopefully he'd get his wand quickly and then he could get right back to work. Ugh. Kids are dumb.


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Taylor's eyes wandered as he took in the little shop he was once so excited to visit when he was young. He could remember coming here with his father and not being able to control his excitement at the prospect of his very own wand! he smiled as he remembered his father's chuckle "You won't have to run off with mine anymore Buddy". That was only 12 years ago, yet it felt longer.

Taylor sighed and moved over to the measuring tape. As he stood there being measured seemingly by an invisible force he hoped that this wand would be able to replace the one he had, the one that choose him "Let's try this again TJ. Fool."


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It was time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even though he'd spent all his galleons on his owl, and even though the pocket money he'd earned since has gone on candy, he was HEREEE! GETTING HIS WAND! FINALLY! And not a stupid dumb sparkly one either, this was legit! "-- you recon it'll be like yours? What is yours again? Do I get two as well? Or just one? What if they can't find one that chooses me?Do I choose it? Which wood is stronger? Better? What if I have to go through the whole shop and they STILL don't have one?" He was babbling, too many questions accumulating in his head without a filter to separate them. Zeke yanked on Emily hand, pulling her further into the shop but letting go once he was in the measuring area. He knew how this worked, he spoke to enough people, and had spied through the window more times than he could count. Now it was HIS turn!

"Oiiii!"... "Hey!" he exclaimed on occasion as the measuring tape flicked him behind the ear and rubbed against the underside of his nose. It wasn't THAT big! What did his nose have to do with his wand anywaaaayyyyy? Huh? He stood reasonably still for the remainder of the measuring, his arms and so forth, though he did occasionally bounce on the balls of his feet.

With there being no hope of him going to the last few days of muggle school, Emily had let him stay home, and considering she had the morning off, figured it was time to indulge the boy in his dream. His wand, his first wand. She didn't bother attempting to answer his questions, it was a habit of his to sound any and every thought that came to his head without considering its value first, so, she was confident he was now too distracted by the measuring to care what kind of wand she had, or whether they wouldn't have one to suit him. She gave the shopkeep a polite smile and nod of the head. Did they deal with children like him regularly?


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Mum had given her a few extra galleons on top of what Paige had already been saving from her allowance for all her essential Hogwarts shopping, and the 12-year-old had to make sure that she squeezed each coin for its full value before she went off and tried to buy other things. Things that perhaps mum wouldn't approve of, but that Paige still wanted. She disliked keeping secrets from the woman, but she had said some real mean things about daddy over breakfast so she felt the purchasing was completely justified.

Brushing her skirt flat as she entered Ollivanders, Paige recalled the last time she had been in here. With one of her older sisters, actually, when she had been getting her first wand for Hogwarts. Paige had only stood off to the side to watch the fitting, but she was grateful that she could come alone today with mum was busy getting new dress robes and her sisters were off snogging their boyfriends.

She stood very still while the measuring tape went about its business and giggled when it ducked under her arms to measure their length. A giggle that grew louder when she heard a boy (ZEKE!) - perhaps around her age - close by and offered him a shy smile. "Are you getting your first wand too?" she asked with a small bounce that set her curls in motion. "I'm hoping for a unicorn hair core. I've read that unicorn hair is good for Charms."

That...and she just really liked unicorns. And mermaids.




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.... ruddy tape. He could have sworn it was taunting him about things, but he let it continue its business, measuring his arm length, and the part around his wrists... what even?

Snapping his head to a voice that was clearly directed at him, he nodded. "Yeah!" he replied, a little too enthusiastically for comfortable conversation. But hey, little miss giggles wouldn't be put off by it, would she? Ignoring the tape he considered what she said. Cores, he hadn't really THOUGHT about cores, he thought it was the WOOD that mattered. Who knew? "And why do you want to be good at Charms?" he asked, curious. "Why not something else? Everything else?" Charms seemed a little limiting, no?

And what if HE got a unicorn core wand, and found out he SUCKED at Charms? What then, huh? At any rate, unicorn hair sounded girly, maybe he'd get something like dragon heartstring, or something with manticore ... did they even have those?

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.... ruddy tape. He could have sworn it was taunting him about things, but he let it continue its business, measuring his arm length, and the part around his wrists... what even?

Snapping his head to a voice that was clearly directed at him, he nodded. "Yeah!" he replied, a little too enthusiastically for comfortable conversation. But hey, little miss giggles wouldn't be put off by it, would she? Ignoring the tape he considered what she said. Cores, he hadn't really THOUGHT about cores, he thought it was the WOOD that mattered. Who knew? "And why do you want to be good at Charms?" he asked, curious. "Why not something else? Everything else?" Charms seemed a little limiting, no?

And what if HE got a unicorn core wand, and found out he SUCKED at Charms? What then, huh? At any rate, unicorn hair sounded girly, maybe he'd get something like dragon heartstring, or something with manticore ... did they even have those?

She didn't jump per say when he essentially shouted, but her eyes did widen to the size of bludgers with surprise. It was quite fascinating to watch the measuring tape working on other people. Had she looked as uncomfortable an annoyed as he was at present? She sure hoped not. This was a once in a lifetime experience and one that should be enjoyed thoroughly. You only got your first wand once!

"Why wouldn't I?" she asked in return. Why would anyone dislike Charms? From what she had heard from her sisters and what she had been able to read from the textbook, it was a fascinating subject. She was especially eager to try her wand at the Cheering Charm. That way she could make sure that everyone was always having a good day! "I hope I can be good at everything, but Charms seems like a subject that best fits who I am. So I hope my wand will reflect that."

Did he not like unicorns too? That would be tragic. Their pictures in the textbooks were so pretty and elegant looking.

Okay... being measured. Right.... Couldn't he have just brought his old wand and they'd get the info from that? Though whether a wand that was snapped completely in two could be helpful in any way... he had no idea. Anyway. Here he was. He allowed the measuring tape to get all up close and personal around his lanky, skinny frame and waited for it to be done...

...

Really? Did it HAVE to measure all up in his face like that? He didn't mind too much about it being close, but it was flitting around and making him all jittery.

And then it was done. Right. Now we wait...


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He did not want his parents to actually come into the store with him. So after some arguing and begging. Mostly begging. He was left with the amount of galleons need for a wand and alone time to finally get a wand. Awesome. Than he could do the fancy awesome magic he had only seen when his brother was actually home and was bored enough to show him. Though it looked like he had to get a measuring tape hitting him in the face before anything actually happened. He could deal with this. A magical tape thing was pretty sick too.

Though did it have to keep hitting him? Dante did not like this after a couple times. Thank Merlin it finally finished.

Stupid thing.


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'Ophie tho - Polyvore

Ophelia was trying not to act like an excited first year about getting her very own wand, but it was kind of coming out in her brown eyes. It was just too exciting. Of course, being a pureblood meant that 'Ophie had seen wands before, but never like this. This was her OWN wand, something that was off limits to everyone else. It was for the blonde's hands only. And when there were five older siblings in your house, not many things were for your hands only. So this was special. Extremely special. Like get a little giddy because this was YOUR wand special. Almost as special as when she learned to read at level special. And that was a special moment. Also, was it just Ophelia, or did the word special not feel like a word anymore?

And yes, the soon to be first year knew that she looked a little... interesting right now. It all had a valid explanation, she swore it! And it could be summed up in one word. Nervousness. And that had a valid explanation too. Actually a lot of things she did had a valid explanation, but one that only made sense to her. Pair that with the fact that she was too lazy to explain things to her parents and the little blonde was doing a bunch of non-explainable stuff. Nothing too bad, not stealing cars or anything, but unexplainable. Wait, the outfit, right.

Her parents and siblings were the type to always look ridiculously put together, while the youngest Clarke child was the one with the unbrushed hair or the dirt on her face. But Hogwarts was coming up. And despite the fact that the pre-teen was terrified for her sorting -eeep- she also wanted her last days with her parents to look amazing. And then came the fact that the poor kid felt uncomfortable not expressing her fashion tastes at every minute. The brown eyed girl thought she did pretty well, at least when she left the house this morning, though her parents might have disagreed. Whatever, they could live. These were her life choices.

"Hey!" Ophelia's thoughts were interrupted by a tape measure getting a liiiiittle too close for comfort. Intrusive much? If that thing were a person she would be SO up in its business right now. Or running away. Probably up in its business. Too close; tape measure. Too close. And it was a complete coincidence that her voice sounded kind of like a whine. Completely.


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It was his very first time here at Ollivander's. Well, not exactly, he had been here before with his older sister but this time, it was his turn to find his own wand. And yes, that was pretty much exciting.

"Do you think I'll get a big one? And with some kind of weird core?" Hugo asked eagerly to his mom. Victoria chuckled "Who knows, you'll have to find out". Ohh yes and that was so awesome! He couldn't wait to try out his wand and do some cool tricks... and pranks.

Finally he was in the shop. A bunch of kids were there too and it made him frown because he wanted to have his wand now. He stood on his toes to have a glance at the measuring tape. That thing was cool! "Does that thing is going to tickle me?" because he didn't want that. "If you stay still, it won't do it" his mom told him. Of course none of it was true. Maybe?

It was his turn to be measured. Hugo did as his mom told him, he stood still, almost like a statue and his eyes were fixed on the wall in front of him, as if something dangerous was going to happen. His mom couldn't help but to laugh a bit at his son's reaction. After the measuring tape was done, he waited for the shopkeeper to give him his wand.


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It figured his brother would break his wand the summer before David FINALLY got to go to Hogwarts. His dad had finally agreed, and of course Phil then decided to steal his wand and break it for NO good reason. Psh. So lame.

But at least he could get another one. That was what this place was for. To get a new wand when your old one got randomly destroyed.

So he walked in and this was where he was supposed to go first, right? Seemed so since the magic measuring tape thing was now flying around him and measuring his face and arms. Sort of weird, but eventually it was done. Or seemed to be. So now he just had to wait?

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Gwen couldn't believe she was actually getting her wand today! Her wand. Her very own wand. ANNNNDDD her dad was just going to wait outside the shop while she did it. That made it even better. Less nerve wracking for the eleven year old. Not that she was nervous. Any wand was good with her as long as it was hers.

With the proper money in pocket, she walked over to the little measuring area. She stood and watched with a big grin on her face as the tape zoomed around her. What it was doing, Gwen had no idea but she was excited.

Once it was done she stood there. "All right. When do I get my wand?" Not quietly mind you. People needed to know she was here after all.

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THERE WAS A FLYING MEASURING TAPE IN HER FACE!

Maggie shrieked and started swatting at the measuring tape. What was she even doing here? Getting a WAND apparently. One that could do things. Or she could do things WITH it. Apparently. That's what she'd been told. No one had listened when she'd once again pointed out that she didn't in fact WANT to be able to do things. She was very good at a lot of things. She didn't need an additional talent.

So why did the measuring tape not stop doing things? HELP?!????!?!?!??!

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New wand. New Wandd. Maya was excited that her father was letting her get a new wand. That was so cool. And she got to go like annoy her uncle too. It was perfect. The best way to spend the day ever. The blonde hummed to herself as she stepped into the shop. Oooh. First she needed to get measured right? She grinned as the flying tape measure thing measured her. Perfect right? Because she was. Or at least she thought she was. People probably disagreed, but she really didn't care.

Once the tape was done she beamed, waiting patiently. Noww. Would it be her uncle serving her? She really hoped so. She hadn't seen Ira in ages. Now to wait.

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She didn’t need an escort. She especially didn’t need an escort that was her sister, when having to go to Diagon Alley with Lily meant that Lily’s boyfriend was along too. Brooklyn didn’t mind Austin, really, except for how annoying they were as a couple. She never wanted to be like that, and she’d escaped from them as soon as possible, as well as escaped his little brother. They were all annoying and she didn’t need help getting her wand. She had Tywin, anyway, and her kitten could protect her. Her kitten could even go up against anything in Knockturn Alley and come out the winner, and she was curious about that place anyhow. Maybe after she got her wand. She wasn’t scared at all about wandering around on her own, but it would be amusing to see what happened if mama and daddy found out that her sister had been paying more attention to her boyfriend than her.

She wouldn’t say anything unless it benefited her in some way. They couldn’t punish Lily, so that meant it wasn’t really worth it. She had a wand to get either way, and she’d go look for them afterward. Heading over to the measuring area, her kitten perched on her shoulder, she waited to see what would happen. Her head turned, completely missing the tape measure as it had zoomed up to her, as Tywin jumped off her shoulder, however, to stalk off into the corner near the door. The kitten didn’t like it, and neither did she as it tried to measure the space between her eyes. She sent a glare toward the measure for good measure, but then narrowed her eyes as it didn’t get the message. Stupid tape.

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A wand. This was what she had waited years for, and it was finally happening. The fourteen year old stepped up to the measuring area once a spot was free. Thankfully, her two chaperons had stayed by the door. She wasn't sure about that guy yet. He was kinda weird and she wasn't sure if she could trust him. That probably wasn't his fault though. It probably had something to do with her father. Standing there, the girl was poked and prodded by the measuring tape, waiting to find her new wand.

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Oh, pleeeeeeaaaase...

Marina did not need to get measured. She had already measured herself about six times at home, for her wand and for her new school robes. Still, she wasn't one to break routines, so she stood in line anxiously awaiting her turn. She had to stand on tiptoes a few times to look over the top of a bunch of OLD KIDS getting measured. Pssht, stupid kids not taking care of their wands, scoffffffffff...

Marina's wand would be a TREASURE.

It was FINALLY her turn and it ended up being a much more exciting experience than she was expecting. The measuring tape whizzed and whirled all around her, (something her rubbish muggle tape did NOT do) and by the time it was done, she was a giggling like a little baby. She wanted to take this measuring tape home. Where could SHE get one????


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Puck didn't know what her wand would be. She didn't exactly care. She just needed one that wouldn't break at most minor of spell - or when she fell on it. That was more apt to happen.

SHE needed a stronger core. Like really whoever thought that flimsy hair would work for her was an idiot. A major idiot.

Cyprien stepped into the shop staring in amazement as all of the other new students hustled and bustled around him. Stepping up to the measuring tape Cyprien waited for his turn to be measured. Soon the tape came around and in no time at all gave him his measurements. Stepping back Cyprien made his way to the front.


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Rob walked boldly into the shop and stepped in, quite soon the measuring tape was spinning and twirling and zooming all around him and taking all manner of measurements. He grinned and stepped back when the process was finished, patiently waiting for his turn.


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Back again... TJ thought as he strolled towards Ollivander's measuring area where he found Ollie bouncing on the balls of his feet waiting to be measured. "Ready Bro?" he asked, placing his little brother's new Hogwarts items down and taking a seat.

"Ready?! how long does this take?! does it really measure you all by itself?! when can I try a wand?!" Ollie said this so quickly and so excitedly that he didn't even notice that the tape had moved onto him already. "Um.. well little man, you can ask the tape yourself" he chuckled gesturing towards Ollies left arm.

"Oh!" Ollie Jumped before standing completely still to allow the tape to do his.. her... it's? work. "That's right buddy, stand completley st..." TJ couldn't finish his sentence as laughter again escaped the older Emerson brother.

"Shhh!" Ollie smiled as he relaxed.

It was then the tape whirled away towards another young man that Ollie looked back at his brother wondering "What now?".

"You'll see little man" TJ stood, grabbing the numerous bags around him, and feeling the new English Oak wand holstered to his belt.

Samantha stepped into Ollivander's and looked around. She needed a new wand and with the fact that this new year was going to be full of much harder work considering she was to do OWLs. Sam walked to the measuring area and stood still so that the measuring tape could take all the measurements needed for Sam to have her perfect wand. Once the measuring was done, the young witch stepped aside and waited.

The eleven year old practically danced into the shop. Because wands. The only thing stopping her was the fact that her cat was using her as transportation and she didn't feel like provoking the Wrath Of The Beast today.

Immediately upon entering the shop's threshold, Freya's ginger monstrosity (a term of endearment, she swears) jumped off her shoulder and onto her father's retreating one. Well, more like her father's head. And face. There may have been some blood, but that would remain a mystery until she caught up with him later.

She was alone. At last.

Not for long, however, as she hadn't so much as taken a good look at the place before an enchanted tape measure was getting all up in her business. She waved it away from her face, but otherwise the thing was pretty rad. She wondered if it had ever strangled an intruder.

"Hello," she waved to the shop-person.

Archie was full of yummy YUMMY ice-cream, and now that meant finally getting his wand. He'd waited all of his nearly-eleven years for this, and he refused to wait a moment longer before going to Ollivander's and practically pulling all four of his cousins there with him.

...only to find there was a queue.

There would have been sighs, if not for the fact he was here with his awesome super cool cousins, and a tape came over to take measurements. WOW. He wanted to be able to measure people without actually measuring them. Did that even make sense? He looked up to Benjy and Garrick and Kalla and Jessa excitedly, hands flailing.

"Lookit! It's measuring me so I get the perfect fit!" he said to them, eyes torn between his cousins and the tape whizzing around trying to take his arm measurement whilst he waved it around. "I think I want dragon hair, or unicorn...or I don't know...so many options!" Maybe something of each of his cousins wands? That'd be cool. A small frown flickered across his face though. "You will make sure I get the very best one though, won't you?"

The kid was too cute right now. Amusement played on his lips as he watched Archie's fascination with the measuring tape, and thought back to when he and G had got their wands. As he recalled, much challenging over who had the best wand had happened soon after. Probably a good job they hadn't known how to use them.
Focusing back on Archie, Benjamin grinned.

"Of course we will. Won't let you get anything but."

Chantel entered the store and smiled inwardly, before her were two giggling girls and a tape measure hovering while taking the measurement of the smaller of the two. She looked around the store to see the walls lined off with towers of boxes filled with wands.

"You're excited aren't you?" she looked up to see her older brother who had been fitted with his wands four years ago smiling down at her. "Well go ahead will you, we have a few more stops to make before we have to head home."

Chantel walked tentatively up to the tape measure and stretched out her hand, it immediately fitted itself along her arm taking precise and detail measurement of her arm length and shoulders. It felt weird but before she knew it hovered above her once more limp and her brother ushered her towards the shopkeeper.