Chapter 21

The past two years have been incredibly good, I have completed newt level studies in all the non wanded subjects at Hogwarts, including but not limited to History, Potions, Astronomy, Runes, Arithmancy, the theoretical parts of herbology, care of creatures. Me and Iris in conjunction with Arcturus decided to write our Meets in History, Potions, Runes, Astronomy, Arithmancy after Iris turned 11 as the newts were available for anyone above the age of eleven at the ministries DME offices every year during summer. There by freeing us up to study potions with Severus or Spell rafting with him as well.

" Happy birthday Alex." Are the words I wake to on my eleventh birthday. Blinking the sleep out of my eyes I see Iris on my chest. She then proceeds to drag me out of my bed and throw me into the bath telling me, "get dressed we have a celebration to get to, then we get to go and buy your wand."

"Why do I get the feeling Iris that this is more about shopping for a wand then it is about my eleventh birthday?"

"Maybe because it is about your wand and not your birthday Alex?" She informs me with a cheeky smirk on her face.

I of course being the mature nearly thirty two year old man retaliate by poking my tongue out of my mouth as I brush and prepare to gets dressed. I hurried as it was entirely possible that she'd barge in and dress me herself if she got impatient enough.

Soon I'm in the dining hall with the entirety of the black family around me. They wish em a very happy birthday, I receive my gifts open them I do have great bounty.

I received a journal from Sirius, not just any old journal though, it was a specially enchanted one, it had an indexing charm placed on it, was quite literally endless, and only those I gave permission to could even open the journal let alone read it.

Mother gave me a Fountain pen, she had learned of my preference for the Muggle writing instrument over the more used Quills, the pen was also enchanted to be self filling, every once in a while when my inkpot was emptied I'd have to bind the pen to a new inkpot and that was it till the pot had been emptied. It would also never smudge so there was that.

I received a few books from the Tonks. They were aware of my interest in alchemy and as such had given me several beginner level books. I also received a master's level rune carving kit with a couple of styluses being made out of goblin silver specifically enchanted to be able to use literally any material for carving runes.

Iris and Draco together gave me a an incredible set of both theoretical and practical books on chemistry and physics which would help in both Alchemy and Spell creation. As good as magic is at breaking the laws of physics I had decided any spells I create will take advantage of the laws of physics instead of just circumventing them. And chemistry is an integral part of alchemy, not vital mind you but still helpful.

The best gift had to be what Arcturus gave me though. A Longsword, to be precise and entirely mundane Longsword, no spells, enchantments or magical metals. "you'll enchant it yourself, and practise with it. If you do an acceptable job to the standards of the Family Black you shall receive a Replica of this Sword made of Goblin Silver again unenchanted except for the usual Goblin Enchantments for you to enchant and improve as you see fit on the day of your seventeenth birthday. This was a black tradition a few generations ago when we trained in the sword as well as the wand but has fallen to the wayside recently, however with your own interest in swordsmanship I decided it's hightime we brought back the tradition."

I was very happy with that gift. It was plain, had a hilt, a pommel a blade. Nothing more, no fancy ass gems and gold inlays weakening the sword. It was a functional blade not a decorative one. I was already planning on what enchantments I'd probably do on it. For now however we went ahead and had breakfast.

After breakfast mother took, me, Iris and Draco to Diagon alley to get my wand. Unlike what the books and Movies suggested, ollivander was not the only or even the best wandmaker in Britain, he was though the most standardised of them. All his cores were either phoenix feathers, unicorn tail hairs, and dragon heartstrings. All powerful in their own right but not the same as having a wandcrafter create a wand specifically for you which most purebloods do. The blacks prefer and generally use a wandcrafter on the corner between diagon and knockturn. Opposite to Borgin and Burke's, named Kanen wandcrafters.

Entering the store I saw shelf upon shelf of various blocks of wood around one foot long and a inch in height and width, the wand woods I assumed. I also saw a wall filled from the bottom to the top with jars containing I assume the wand cores." Welcome, I assume you are her for your wand young man, do tell me your name," we hear a deep voice from behind one of yh shelves of wood.

"I am Alexander Corvus Black-Malfoy, I turned eleven today Mr. Kanen and my grandfather the Lord Black suggested I come here to have a custom wand made."

"Ah yes, my father made Lord Black's wand. As is our custom he didn't share details of the wand even to me. I assume you are fine with these three witnessing and knowing of your wand materials."

"Indeed I am, they too shall be here within a year to have their own wands made."

"Good, then go ahead walk through the shelves, I assume you know your magic and feel what it is attracted to, find your wood, core and come back to the carving station at the very back of the store."

I walk through the shelves and find a block of wood and a jar and then make my way to the workstation in the back. It didn't take as long because well I just knew in what direction to go to, it's like this kind of magnetic pull. I place the block and the jar on his workstation.

"Ahh, ebony, haven't done one of those in over a decade. Good wand wood, I take it you are a stubborn person, not willing to change your own views to appease others. The wood is particularly suited to those individuals. And the core is a thunderbird tail feather, again uncommon yes but not incredibly so. Come over here choose a crystal to be your wands focusing crystal. And channel your magic into it. It'll be the perfect fit for your wand."

I choose a near colourless crystal I knew nothing about and channeled my magic into it. It flowed for. Moment before dimming and I handed it over to Kanen. "Very good Mr. Black-Malfoy, do return in an hour and I shall have your wand ready to use." We left the store and went to have ice-cream at Fortescue's store.

An hour later we returned to the store and saw a box in front of kanen as if he had been waiting for us. "Mr. Black-Malfoy, you'll need to prick.uour finger and smear a drop of your blood onto the want before you use it to bind it to your blood," I did so and once it was done her handed me the wand and told me go ahead channel your magic through the wand. As I did that there was a warmth passing through me and my wand as Silver sparks exploded from the tip of the wand.

"It is indeed, a wand very in tune and suited to you, Ebony wands make for exceptionally strong wands, loyal as well, ebony wands tend to be exceptional at transfiguration and any and all combative magics, including charms, defence and even the dark arts. A thunderbird feather is hard to master the use of, it much like a storm will rage against your will, the first couple of years you will need to enforce your will over it. Similar to ebony however it makes a good core for transfiguration. I believe we can expect excellent things from you in the field of transfiguration. The crystal will help focus your magic and reduce magic wastage so to speak."

"Thank you,. I will also need a wrist holster with a anti summoning charms and a quick draw feature, id ask for a dissilussioned one but I'm well aware they are reserved for the Dmle and Hitwizard use."

"Very true, I'd suggest this one, dragon hide as is so popular these days, charmed as you wish, it does indeed have a shrunken trunk compartment as well for use as you see fit."

We payed him fifty galleons for the wand and holster and make it back home. The rest of the day went per usual, a few of my friends did send in gifts but considering they were all ten, they were mostly chocolate and a few beginner level books.

I had worked very hard the past couple of years. I had maxed out jobs in nearly anything I could get my hands on, I have few job choices that I couldn't really grind yet such as the novice alchemist, novice ritualist, novice herbologist, novice beast master, novice transfiguration caster, novice charmcaster, novice spell caster, novice dark arts user. I assumed I got those from the sheer amount of reading I did on those subjects and the ritualist job from the rituals we did when Iris turned Eight. I also maxed out the master level jobs in four languages namely French, German, Italian, and Latin, in two years, still wasn't quite fluent in them but would be soon. I decided not to use the Translation Crystals from the Crouches just yet, any languages I'd learn after this however I would use the crystals. Now that I had my wand, magic here I come.

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Status

Name - Alexander corvus black-malfoy

Alias - Alexander Charles black, Abraxus arcturus malfoy

Rank - 6

Job - Master Latin user 86

Job history -Master Rune carver, Master Arithmancer, Master HP Historian, Master Potioneer, Master Rune reader, Master Occlumens, Master Dagger User, Master sword User, Noble charmer, Master French User, Master German User, Master Italian User, Adept Latin User.

Number of jobs completed :- 60

Skills-

Rune Scripting 9

Charisma 10

Dagger mastery 10

Sword mastery 10

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