Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

"Variations?" Darcie repeated the word, puzzled.

Mr. Ollivander nodded.

"Wandlore is half-part magic and half-part science, Darcie," he said, taking a deep breath. "You must invest hours upon hours to derive conclusions and then try them out. Yet, the only part that is not in our hands is Cultivation.

"That's why, Wandmakers of the ancient times had taken extra measures to record the lives of wizards and witches, documenting their lives, and how they grew along with their wands.

"Even in those times, Ollivanders were ahead of all by miles. I will not sweeten my words, dear. There is no standalone magical reason behind my choosing these three wand cores, other than hard, but proven experimental results."

"I understand, Ollivander," Darcie nodded.

A hidden, scientific part of her mind nodded again in understanding, knowing the value of thousands of experiments and results concluded from them.

Mr. Ollivander smiled.

"I will not limit you to these wand cores, child," he said, getting up. "Try as much as you want, with as many pairings of wand woods and cores as you want. I will teach you Ollivander's Wandlore, but I will not stop you from coming up with your own. Better?"

Darcie smiled back at him.

"Every wandmaking begins with a log of wand wood, Darcie," Mr. Ollivander said, bringing a log of wand wood. He put it on the table and let Darcie eye it for a moment. "Go wherever or to whomever. This step will not change.

"Now, there are three methods to create a wand.

"I will briefly tell you about them in the order of their appearance."

"You mean from the modern to the old?" Darcie asked.

Mr. Ollivander nodded.

"The first method is the Core Switching Method," he said. "In this, you take a log of wand wood and the wand core in the beginning.

"Then, a switching spell is used to swap the core for a small piece of wood inside the log. What remains is carving the log of wand wood in a definitive shape."

"That's it?" Darice asked, shocked. How could it be that simple?

The corners of Mr. Ollivander's mouth twitched ruefully.

"Yes, this is the quickest method to create a wand," he said. "Of course, all carvings are paired with the most intricate kinds of spells and magic, which differ with each Wandmaker.

"No one… absolutely no Wandmaker will reveal these carving spells, for these are the roots of one's Wandlore. But that's not the point.

"Quickest method it may be, but all old Wandmaker families hate it. Not only it results in weak-willed wands, but it also results in shaky Cultivation.

"Most Wands created by this method either outpace the wielder or fell behind. No case can get worse than these two."

"Then why use it all?" Darcie asked, frowning.

Mr. Ollivander rubbed his fingers and Darcie instantly understood.

Money, of course.

A quick method of wand creation would mean greater production and low cost, appealing to most poor wizarding families.

"The second method is more traditional," Mr. Ollivander said, splitting the log in two using his wand. "It is called the Core Aging Method.

"Many Wandmaker families, including myself, prefer this method mostly. In this, we first split the log of wand wood in two, and then create an elongated hollow within it."

The old wizard swished his wand, cutting a perfect cylindrical hollow portion in the two split blocks of wood, half on each side.

"Then we place the wand core within the hollowed portion and use magic to seal the split halves of the wood back, trapping the core within it."

Darcie's frown deepened.

Mr. Ollivander caught the frown and beamed. "You realized, didn't you?"

Darcie cocked her head left and right.

"Switching spell switches two objects, but their places won't reverse later," she said, observing. "But sealing magic, no matter how powerful will eventually run out. Repairing charm will not work, either, as it will repair the hollowed part as well."

"Excellent!" Mr. Ollivander praised, laughing. "The second part of this method is to dip the log of wand wood in a Sealing potion, which differs slightly with each wandmaker.

"Sealing potion not only seals the entire thing, but it also helps in aging the wand wood and wand core, letting them interact with each other on a more innate level.

"Aging takes anywhere from half a month to a month, depending upon potion, wood, and core."

"Then you carve this aged log of wood and core?" Darcie asked.

"Hmm," Mr. Ollivander grunted. "The spells used in carving such an aged product are much more complicated and dangerous. One minuscule mistake can cause disastrous results, and nothing is as disastrous as the waste of wood and core.

"That's why the modern Wandmakers prefer the Core Switching method."

Darcie found it reasonable from a purely economic standpoint.

So, she thought, one is Core Switching, and the other is Core Aging. What's the third?

"The third method is the oldest method in the wizarding world," Mr. Ollivander said, his face flushed with excitement. "And by the oldest, I mean that the very first wands were created using this method.

"Today, I will show you how to create a wand using this method. I have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time, Darcie. A very long time, indeed."

Darcie felt a touch scared from the gleam in Mr. Ollivander's eyes. "What is this method called?"

Mr. Ollivander smiled. "Core Resurrecting Method."

"Core Resurrecting…" Darcie repeated, thoughtfully.

Ollivander's smile showed no hint of vanishing.

"Indeed," he said. "The ancient wizards found that taking a part of the magical creature to create a wand was a crude process at best.

"The ingredient itself was magical, true enough. But it lacked the connection with the Nature which its parent magical creature shared."

"So," Darcie inferred, "the wand cores… the ingredients lose a part of their magical properties when separated from the actual self?"

Mr. Ollivander's eyes narrowed as he ruminated over Darcie's words.

"Sleep, I would say," he said after a few moments. "Isn't that true for all ingredients, though? You take a magical crystal, break it into two, and measure its magical potency by brewing a Crystal Essence.

"You would find that, when combined, these two Crystal Essences couldn't measure to the Crystal Essence brewed from the original crystal without the breakage."

Darcie had to nod.

She had tested it herself as a part of her training.

"The wand cores are nothing but the tiniest part of magical creatures," Mr. Ollivander continued. "The loss is much greater in their case.

"To properly use them, we must first awaken them, minimizing the loss.

"In Core Switching, the awakening happens by perfectly replacing wood's innards with the wand core, awakening it with a mere touch.

"In Core Aging, the awakening happens by quenching the wand in the Sealing potion. The awakening is much more proper and thorough, but not complete. Not as complete as it can be, yes."

"What about Core Resurrecting, then?" Darcie asked, her heart beating with excitement.

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