Sept 5

Chapter 3

Hey journal, Things are going pretty good here, but I really wanted to write down the essay I wrote for Charms. We were supposed to write about how we got our wands. Oh right! My new wand is a Larch wood with a phoenix feather core, 10" and slightly springy flexibility! I love it so far, but it definitely can be finnicky. Anwyay, here's my essay: "To understand the story of how I got my wand, one first must understand the story of how I came to Hogwarts. My parents were students at Ilvermorny in the 1980's who began working in The Magical Congress of the United States of America almost immediately after graduation. They were both regarded highly in their fields, but after working through the Second Wizarding War, they feared for their safety and decided to give up magic. I was then raised as a No-Maj with absolutely no knowledge of the wizarding world at all. My father went so far as to snap his own wand, but my mother secretly kept hers, in true Thunderbird fashion. When I turned 18 and the Concealment Charm they used to hide me from Ilvermorny and other wizards wore off, I found out about our family's true nature and begged for them to let me practice magic. My mother eventually conceded and let me use her wand and old books to teach myself from the protection of our home. My mother's wand was a Yew wood wand with a core of Dragon Heartstring, but obviously I did not have much luck with spells and charms using someone else's wand. After two years, I eventually convinced them to set me free and let me travel to Europe to learn at Hogwarts, so I would not have their shadows following me around at Ilvermorny. When I stepped into Diagon Alley, I met a pretty young woman about my age named Victoire, who turned out to be one of the nieces of the famous Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger! I explained my story to her and she led me to Ollivander's to get me a new wand. When the man behind the counter, who I came to learn was Mr. Ollivander, son of the great Garrick Ollivander, saw my amazement at the boxes and boxes of wands, he immediately reached for one of them and handed it to me. As soon as I held it, I felt more powerful then I had ever felt, and cast a controlled Levitation Charm for the first time ever. (With my old wand, ANY type of floating charm acted like the Rocket Charm.) Mr. Ollivander then announced that I was now the proud owner of a Larch wood wand with a phoenix feather core, and the rest is history!" I thought it was good. Still waiting for my grade, or "marks" as they call it here. Nighty!