No Longer at Odds

"Not as smooth as before? The magic I'm casting... seems different too..." Wizet murmured, looking at the wand in Draco's hand. "Can I take a look?"

"Of course!" Draco handed over the wand without hesitation.

Wizet held Draco's wand in her hand, weighed it briefly in her hand, and then slowly spoke, "Ten feet... hawthorn wood... Unicorn tail hair?"

"Yes!" Draco exclaimed in surprise, "It's Unicorn tail hair! How did you figure that out?"

"I have some knowledge about wands," Wizet said, gently squeezing the wand. "Do you know anything about the properties of hawthorn wood?"

"The properties of hawthorn wood?" Draco asked, somewhat taken aback. He shook his head and said, "Uh... I don't know much about it..."

Wizet explained, "Wands made of hawthorn wood have complex properties; they are a so-called 'paradoxical' wand wood."

"Using hawthorn wood to cast spells can make Healing magic more effective, and it can also increase the power of curses. This is the most direct manifestation of its 'contradiction'."

"Is that so?" Draco nodded, waved his wand again, and frowned. "But now it doesn't seem so comfortable to me..."

"Wizet, can I understand it like this... I'm not so... conflicted anymore? So it doesn't suit me anymore, and that's why I feel uncomfortable?"

"Very good understanding." Wizet nodded in agreement. "When you can't control this wand well, considering the properties of hawthorn wood as a wand material..."

"My advice is to replace it as soon as possible, otherwise, there is a high chance that an accident like ' Wand Backfire ' will occur when you cast a spell."

"Wand Backfire?" Draco was slightly taken aback. He was aware of the risks associated with Wand Backfire. "How could something like this happen?"

Wizet continued, "If you don't mind, I can adjust it for you, which should prevent this from happening; of course, you can also choose to buy another wand."

Draco murmured, "Help me adjust it?"

Gregory Goyle said somewhat nervously, "Draco, why don't you write a letter to Mr. Malfoy and then go to Diagon Alley... to see Mr. Ollivander?"

Vincent Crabbe, realizing what was happening, chimed in, "Yes! Mr. Ollivander is the best Wand-making!"

Draco's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a moment, he shook his head. "Wizet, I think I'll go find Mr. Ollivander instead..."

"It's not because I don't trust you, but because I feel... this wand symbolizes my past, and I need a fresh start!"

"A wise choice." Wizet. "But ' Wand Backfire ' is indeed somewhat dangerous..."

"I'll still make some adjustments for you, just to reduce the possibility of ' Wand Backfire,' that's all."

"Is there anything I can do?" Draco asked. "Making adjustments probably won't be an easy thing, will it?"

"It's finished." Wizet handed the wand back to Draco. "The feel of it might be a little different, but at least it won't affect casting... It's unlikely that anything unexpected will happen."

He only made the most basic adjustments to the wand; to fully clean it up would take a lot of time.

Draco has already decided to get a new wand, Wizet only needs to ensure one thing—that the wand doesn't Wand Backfire —so it won't take too much time.

"Wizet, what are you talking about?" Wizet's roommates walked towards them.

Anthony Goldstein looked at Draco, who was surrounded by Gregory Goyle Vincent Crabbe, and asked curiously, "Justin and the others told me..."

"You seem to have been injured in some accident... You were stepped on by Hippogriff, and it seems you were seriously injured. Hagrid even took you to the Hospital Wing... But you recovered so quickly?"

"Uh..." Draco looked a little embarrassed and stammered as he explained, "No... no such thing... it was just an accident."

"Anthony, let's go!" Wizet said with a smile. "Professor McGonagall should be here soon."

"They're almost here!" Michael Corner sprinted up to the group at top speed. "I saw Professor McGonagall transformed into a Tabby Cat, hopping and skipping towards us!"

Watching Wizet and the others leave, Gregory Goyle was still a little worried. "Draco, how are you feeling?"

"Much easier to use..." Draco waved his wand. "At least there's no more of that uncomfortable feeling, and there's no more of that effortless feeling I had before."

Vincent Crabbe scratched his head, a clear look of confusion on his face. "What exactly does 'some' mean in his statement about 'having some knowledge of wands'?"

"I don't know..." Draco smiled helplessly, "Let's chase after them! Maybe Professor McGonagall is right behind us!"

"It's true!" Gregory Goyle instinctively turned around and screamed, "It's right at the other end of the corridor!"

As the days went by, people gradually began to submit their papers to the 《Hogwarts Voice》 Club, following the instructions in the announcement.

On the way to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, Wizet's roommates were discussing this.

Michael said, "It feels like writing a paper suitable for ' The 《Hogwarts Voice》 ' isn't as easy as I thought... but it doesn't seem that difficult either."

"If that's how you put it, then I'd like to say..." Anthony's tone was laced with sarcasm, "The Mending Charm doesn't seem as simple as I thought... but it doesn't seem that difficult either."

Terry Boot and Chris Moen laughed; it was a spell they had just learned in Charms Class.

"What do you know?" Michael rolled his eyes at Anthony. "I have definite information! Robert Hilliard ...our Prefect, you know him, right?"

"He wrote a paper discussing the Freezing Charm, which was rejected. Dilys Derwent's assessment was... that he did not express his ideas clearly."

"Of course, these are the main annotations," he added. "There are also some suggestions on details, but I'm not so clear about those."

"Dilys Derwent?" Terry interjected. "I remember she was the headmistress of Hogwarts, wasn't she? And a famous healer too."

"But one paper was approved," Michael continued. "It was written by Luna and is called 'Which is more suitable for the Bouncing Fungus: Wand-Lighting Charm or Moonlight?'"

"Luna? Wait!" Wizet's roommates called out in unison, all looking at Wizet. "This is... something you taught her?"