Soon after, a goblin led Hagrid and Harry to the underground vaults, while Lan Luo waited for them in the bank lobby.
Not long after they came up, Hagrid waved and said, "We need to buy a wand, a standard size 2 pewter cauldron, a set of glass or crystal phials, a telescope, a brass scale, and students can bring an owl, a cat, or a toad."
Hagrid first took them to Flourish and Blotts, where both of them handed in identical book lists. Soon, they both received the books they needed for their first year. Afterward, they went to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions next door, and the process was the same as at the bookstore: they just had their height and measurements taken, and then they received their uniform school robes.
After he had bought everything, they finally arrived at Ollivanders, a wand shop founded in 382 BC and one of Europe's three major wand manufacturers. The shop's interior was narrow and crowded, with wand cabinets reaching the ceiling, filled with wands made throughout the ages. The display window showcased a single wand on a faded purple cushion. As Diagon Alley's only wand shop, it had long dominated the supply of wands in the British Wizarding World.
As soon as they entered the shop, they saw an old man with fluffy, messy white hair who said, "Hagrid, have you brought this year's Little Wizards again?"
Hagrid naturally stepped forward and introduced them, "This is Lan Luo Thomas, and this is Harry Potter, both Little Wizards who are starting school today." He emphasized Harry's name when introducing him.
When Hagrid introduced Harry, the wand shop owner, Ollivander, said to Harry with a sigh, "It feels like just yesterday your Mama and your Papa came here to buy wands."
At Ollivanders, the process of choosing a wand is very rigorous. Customers need to have their arm length, forearm length, height, and head circumference measured, and then a wand is selected based on these parameters. Each wand has its unique core and wood, which resonates with the wizard most suitable for it.
In Ollivander's shop, Harry tried one wand after another. As the wand maker would say, the wand chooses the wizard, not the other way around. The wand that chose Harry was eleven and a half inches long, made of holly, with a phoenix feather core. This wand's core came from the same phoenix as The Dark Lord's.
When it was Lan Luo's turn, Lan Luo also tried many wands. Ollivander said, "Let me think." Soon after, Ollivander took out a dusty box that had been sealed for many years and said, "Millennium lightning-struck wood, dragon heartstring, twelve and three-quarter inches. It symbolizes power and adventurous spirit. Dragon heartstring wands are prone to powerful magic but tend to recognize owners with outstanding abilities."
Lan Luo's wand cost 10 galleons. For Lan Luo, things would be simple from now on; he could use his clones to practice magic through analysis.
After Lan Luo and Harry finished purchasing the items on the school list, Harry also bought a pet owl named Hedwig, and then they parted ways. Lan Luo knew Harry should have returned to his uncle's house. The difference was that Lan Luo exchanged 1000 pounds for 1000 galleons, which should make Harry's time at his uncle's house much better.
Lan Luo then checked into the Leaky Cauldron. Lan Luo created ten clones and used Takami Musubi no Kami to make 8 wands. The 8 clones each studied 'Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1,' 'A History of Magic,' 'Magical Theory,' 'A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration,' 'One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi,' 'Magical Drafts and Potions,' 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' and 'The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection.'
Half a month passed, and Lan Luo had memorized all the books and could use them proficiently. He now desperately needed other knowledge-based books, so he could only go to Knockturn Alley to find dark magic books and magical items there. Some could be used for alchemy, and some could be used to make magical potions.
For basic potions, the ingredients could still be found and learned easily, but advanced potion ingredients were hard to find, let alone practice with, which made advanced Yakushi so rare.
Lan Luo used Transfiguration to change his current height and appearance. Holding the wand he made himself, he left the Leaky Cauldron and arrived at Knockturn Alley. This alley was narrow and winding, with medieval-style buildings generally tilted and damaged. It was perpetually shrouded in an eerie fog, and the few gas streetlights were largely broken. Wooden crates with dark magic runes were stacked on both sides of the street, and traces of unknown creature slime were visible on the ground.
There were some scattered Death Eaters on both sides, but no one attacked recklessly. Those who dared to enter were not fools. Lan Luo, who entered as a clone, did not dare to rush in on his first visit, as it was extremely dangerous inside.
Within half a month, Lan Luo's clone found many dark magic books in Borgin and Burkes and other shops, including 'Curses and Counter-Curses,' 'Eighteenth-Century Charms,' 'There's Always a Way with a Wand,' 'A Guide to Medieval Sorcery,' 'Madcap Magic for Oddballs,' 'Forgotten Ancient Magic and Spells,' 'Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean and Their Properties,' 'Potent Potions,' and 'Secrets of the Darkest Art.'
Lan Luo also learned the three Unforgivable Curses and Fiendfyre by controlling three Death Eaters, which was one of his biggest gains in Knockturn Alley.
To learn these spells, Lan Luo had to double the number of clones practicing and studying. 'Secrets of the Darkest Art' also described the creation of Horcruxes, which was what he needed most now. He remembered his other self in the Pirate World was dealing with the soul in his heart.
While practicing and learning knowledge, half a month passed. Early this morning, Lan Luo packed all his belongings into a suitcase and took a taxi to King's Cross Station. Lan Luo was neither too early nor too late; what he needed to do now was to keep a low profile as much as possible, as he didn't have enough magical methods yet, such as Apparition, Occlumency, Legilimency, and the Undetectable Extension Charm, among others.
Upon arriving at the train, Lan Luo found an empty compartment and, with a silent, wandless Floating Charm, placed his luggage on the seat above.
As the train was about to depart, the compartment door was pushed open. Unexpectedly, Harry also came to this compartment. Lan Luo proactively said, "Hey, Harry, come over here." Lan Luo was very happy to see Harry. This poor kid had helped him a lot, and he also needed to access the philosophers stone and the Invisibility Cloak through Harry.
Harry was also very happy to see Lan Luo. He didn't have many friends, and in a strange environment, having someone he knew was better than being alone: "Hey, Lan Luo, I didn't expect to see you here."
Pushing his luggage, Harry walked over. Lan Luo, just as before, cast a silent, wandless spell, and the luggage automatically flew to the space above the seat.
"That's amazing, did you learn that in the last month?" Harry asked curiously.
Lan Luo casually replied, "It's nothing. I believe you'll master it quickly too."
Harry was slightly embarrassed. He was doing a bit better at his aunt's house, but practicing magic in the Muggle world was not allowed.
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