Payment in Kind

Manus explained his idea, but Hagrid looked utterly baffled after hearing it.

Seeing this, Manus fell silent for a moment before switching to an extremely concise explanation:

"Simply put, it would let a Broomstick handle function as a wand."

"Oh... oh! Now I get it!"

Hagrid nodded in sudden realization, then chuckled sheepishly. He had clearly realized that Manus had just simplified it for him.

"Well, I got expelled before I finished school at Hogwarts, so I don't understand alchemy at all..."

As he said this, Hagrid's gaze drifted away, and he quickly changed the subject.

"A Broomstick that can be used as a wand—that'd be brilliant! My wand has been fixed, but it still acts up sometimes. And I can't exactly go to Ollivander and buy another wand."

After saying that, Hagrid gave it some thought.

"So how much would a Broomstick like that cost? Don't tell me it's free. I remember that Ollivander's wands are expensive after the first one, and Broomsticks aren't cheap either..."

"Hmm, let me work it out."

Manus estimated it against his earlier draft papers.

"The Broomstick itself isn't much of a problem. The difficult part is the wand portion. Your wand core was Dragon Heartstring, and making such an enormous wand means finding materials won't be easy. As for the price..."

Manus's eyes flickered.

"Hagrid, help me find some Unicorn tail hair."

Of the three materials Ollivander commonly used, the rarest, Phoenix Feather, could not be collected. Manus could reach Dragon through Bob and obtain Dragon Heartstring from old Dragons that had died naturally. Only Unicorn tail hair...

Wild Unicorns were already scarce, and Unicorns were proud and dangerous Magical Creatures. Since it could not be forcibly obtained, there were rarely any opportunities to acquire it.

"Unicorn tail hair?"

Hagrid froze.

"That alone