"What happened? Did the machine break?"
Eric froze for a moment, then walked over and stared at the wand, which seemed to have switched into vibrate mode with a buzzer thrown in.
He muttered, "That's strange. This has never happened before..."
Dumbledore stood smiling at the side like a passerby enjoying the show, with no intention of intervening.
Zhang Xiao hurriedly reached out to summon his wand back, but he was a moment too late.
The instant Eric touched it, the already agitated wand seemed to find an outlet.
With a crackle, dazzling lightning lit up the entire hall. The employees secretly watching them couldn't help flinching.
Zhang Xiao hurriedly grabbed his wand. Even then, it kept vibrating, as though complaining to him.
"Sorry, sorry. My wand is a little... temperamental. It really hates being scanned."
Every strand of Eric's hair stood on end, forming something like an afro, and his face was black with soot.
He opened his mouth, released a thick cloud of smoke, and began coughing violently.
"Cough... cough, cough... I'm... I'm fine."
The Thunderstruck Wood Wand knew exactly how far to go. It would only shock someone until they were blackened all over, without actually injuring them.
Still shaken, Eric looked at the wand in Zhang Xiao's hand.
"I've never seen a wand like that before. The most bad-tempered little fellow I've encountered only tried firing sparks at me to set my hair on fire.
"What... what kind of wand is it? Did Mr. Ollivander sell it too?"
Zhang Xiao nodded sheepishly.
"A custom wand."
"No wonder! Mr. Ollivander rarely makes custom wands. Only the great families can afford them."
Huh? I don't think I paid extra. It was still seven Galleons.
Eric took out his wand and cast Scourgify on himself. In an instant, he