Su Ming left the tour group at the ice cream shop, then sent one of his "slaves" to show them around while he headed back to the wand shop.
As soon as he entered and rounded the corner into the workshop at the back, he saw that Ollivander was ignoring his customers and occasionally using Legilimency on Hermione, as though he were teaching her something.
Su Ming did not particularly mind. The little girl was still an ordinary little Muggle, with nothing valuable in her head, and the wandmaster seemed to be holding back. Was he teaching her Occlumency?
He had left Hermione here for the old man to look after so that she would form a better impression of Eagle House. Yet after taking the group out for a few hours, why had the old man started teaching her magic?!
The old wizard said nothing when he saw Su Ming return. He merely put away his wand calmly and massaged the aching girl's head.
"You are unquestionably a genius, little girl. I have taught you how to empty your mind, but you have only barely reached the beginner level of Occlumency. You must practice more in the future."
After saying that, he handed Hermione a Chocolate Frog and indicated that she could leave with Professor Wilson.
He needed to attend to customers himself. The apprentices in the shop were utterly useless, all of them trash.
It was so difficult for them just to help a customer try a wand. They had no eye for it at all.
Still dizzy, Hermione was clearly suffering from the aftereffects of Legilimency. She did not know that spell was one of the forbidden curses. She only felt terrible, seeing double wherever she looked.
She hugged the professor's leg, closed her eyes, and fought