Chapter 5: Shopping
"It seems you've got the cedarwood wand," Chris remarked the moment they met up outside Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. He immediately recognized the wand Kyle was holding.
It was a rather unusual match, and Chris had always been impressed by it. In fact, it was this very type of wand that had led him to first meet Diana. Now, unexpectedly, it was in Kyle's hands.
Chris looked at Kyle with a hint of emotion, but his expression soon shifted as if a thought had just struck him. He patted Kyle's shoulder heavily and said, "My dear, I regret to inform you that with this wand, you're probably not going to end up in Gryffindor."
"Not in Gryffindor?" Kyle's mouth twitched slightly. He already had an idea of what his father meant. Ollivander had mentioned that cedar wands chose wizards with sharp insight and a natural calmness. Gryffindor, on the other hand... well, calmness wasn't exactly their defining trait.
Kyle hadn't even started school yet, and he was already being rejected by a house. It was kind of disheartening news.
"What are you two laughing about?" Diana asked curiously as she walked over, her arms full of supplies. She had gone to buy Kyle a cauldron and had also stopped by the stationery shop to pick up some quills and parchment, so she hadn't heard the conversation.
"Nothing much, just that Dad said I won't get into Gryffindor if I carry this wand," Kyle explained, holding up his new wand for Diana to see.
Diana, recognizing the cedar wand as well, laughed along with Chris. "I'm sorry, dear, but I think your father might be right."
Neither Chris nor Diana seemed to care much which Hogwarts house Kyle would be sorted into. To them, as long as it was Hogwarts, the house didn't really matter. Kyle felt the same way.