Chapter 527: Ollivander’s Wandlore - Three Methods of Wand Creation! (III)
"Variations?" Darcie repeated the word, puzzled.
Mr. Ollivander nodded.
"Wandlore is half-part magic and half-part science, Darcie," he said, taking a deep breath. "You must invest hours upon hours to derive conclusions and then try them out. Yet, the only part that is not in our hands is Cultivation.
"That's why, Wandmakers of the ancient times had taken extra measures to record the lives of wizards and witches, documenting their lives, and how they grew along with their wands.
"Even in those times, Ollivanders were ahead of all by miles. I will not sweeten my words, dear. There is no standalone magical reason behind my choosing these three wand cores, other than hard, but proven experimental results."
"I understand, Ollivander," Darcie nodded.
A hidden, scientific part of her mind nodded again in understanding, knowing the value of thousands of experiments and results concluded from them.
Mr. Ollivander smiled.
"I will not limit you to these wand cores, child," he said, getting up. "Try as much as you want, with as many pairings of wand woods and cores as you want. I will teach you Ollivander's Wandlore, but I will not stop you from coming up with your own. Better?"
Darcie smiled back at him.
"Every wandmaking begins with a log of wand wood, Darcie," Mr. Ollivander said, bringing a log of wand wood. He put it on the table and let Darcie eye it for a moment. "Go wherever or to whomever. This step will not change.