As Dumbledore and the others were surrounded by reporters, President Jacques could only return to where he had been standing, meet up with Minister Bonaparte, and leave the rotunda together.
As they walked toward the entrance, President Jacques asked eagerly, "Do you know how to get to Ollivander's shop?"
"Ollivander? Why?" Minister Bonaparte asked, somewhat puzzled. "As I recall, he's... a wandmaker here in England."
"Then that must be right!" President Jacques replied with certainty. "Mr. Lovegood said he learned his wandmaking techniques from Mr. Ollivander. I'd like to visit his shop."
Minister Bonaparte nearly stumbled when he heard that.
He quickly steadied himself and cleared his throat. "Actually... France has an excellent wandmaker as well—Ms. Morel!"
"Your eldest daughter chose her wand at Morel's Wand Shop."
"Besides, you already have the wand Mr. Lovegood gave you. Why not wait until we return to France? I can take you to Ms. Morel's, where you can choose a wand that truly belongs to you."
"Like my wand..." To make his case more convincing, he pulled his own wand from his pocket. "I bought it from Morel's Wand Shop."
"Ms. Morel is our wandmaker. Compared to Mr. Ollivander in England, her wands should suit us better. I'm sure you'll find a wand you like!"
"That works too." President Jacques nodded and gave the wand in his hand another wave, not rejecting the suggestion.
Minister Bonaparte finally breathed a sigh of relief. How could France's Muggle president buy a wand here?
Although relations between the magical worlds of England and France had eased considerably after the Paris Region Incident, it was best if something like this did not happen. Otherwise, it would simply be too embarrassing!
From the current situation, Wizet had not only cured Laurence Chirac, but had also turned President Jacques