The Corruption of the Third World (DISCONTINUED)

CHAPTER FIVE: WANDS

NICO POV

As my vision adapted to the sudden light, I realized that we were no longer anywhere in America.
We were in London. Diagon Alley.
All around, there were hundreds of people who were frantically trying to get into the stores to avoid long lines. Reyna and I each had something in our hands. I looked down to see that I had a fair sized pouch resting in my palm,same with Reyna. I carefully inspected it. It was brown,with a drawstring opening. I gingerly pulled the pouch open, to find different types of money. Galleons,sickles,and knuts. Woah. How do I know that? Oh yeah, Hecate.
Reyna engulfed me in a hug. "I missed you, little brother! How's life been? I hope people are treating you well! Because if they aren't, the next thing that they will be looking at is the bottom of a shallow grave." She stated matter-of-factly, her voice going dark at the mention of a shallow grave.
I shuddered at the image in my head. "Reyna! I can take care of myself! Plus, we need to figure out where we are going.... do you see an Ollivander's? We need to get our wands. Wait! I think......" I pointed to a store that was less crowded and the sign said something like: OVLILDREAN'S. Stupid dyslexia! "I think that is is it. I can't read the sign, stupid dyslexia!"
Reyna looked at me,amused. "It says Ollivander's. Oh,and um... sorry about the dyslexia." Roman demigods do not have dyslexia. Don't ask me why.
Reyna and I bounded up to the front of the store, then opened the door. (A/N: That rhymes!) Inside,the place seemed empty. There was a big wood desk,a few chairs, curtains in the windows. The place seemed like an ordinary....what is the word? Oh yeah. It looked like the reception room in the doctors office.
It seemed ordinary.
At that moment I noticed the bookshelves that lined the walls, from floor to ceiling, down a fairly long corridor. But the shelves were filled,yes; but it was more like what filled them than the surroundings. The shelves were lined with long black boxes,what was in them I did not know.
"Hello!" I jerked around. Behind us, a tall man stood, in a worn suit. He had a scraggly beard and mustache. Then, he looked at Reyna and I like we were aliens. "You look too old to be gettin' your first wand-" The man suddenly stopped,his eyes widening as if he had realized something. "AH! Okay! I was informed earlier in the day that there were two exchange students coming. You must be them. Names,please?"
"Nico di Angelo."
"Reyna Ramirez- Arellano."
The man- who I assumed was Ollivander- shook our hands, nodded,and spun on his heel just to grab two of the long boxes. He turned to Reyna.
"Try this one. When I hand it to you,you just have to flick your wrist,you got that?" The brown haired teen nodded,a look of determination splashed across her face. "Good."
Ollivander plucked a wand-stick out of the shorter of the boxes,handing it to Reyna. Reyna flicked her wrist,the wand copying the motion,and instantly all of the windows shattered. The sudden sunlight blinded me momentarily,so when I recovered, the afterimage still sparked behind my eyelids.
The bearded man yelped. "Nope! No,definitely not. Then he disappeared into the sea of shelves. He came back with another box,just as thin,and just the tiniest bit shorter. The store owner slowly and carefully removed the wand from its box. Reyna just as carefully took it then,again,swished her wrist with the wand in hand. The reaction was delayed for about two milliseconds until Reyna started to hover a foot off of the ground. A golden cape floated behind her,and a wreathe of laurels crowned her head.

(A/N: Reyna's wand ^^^)
After a minute or so, the effect wore off,leaving an awestruck wand store owner staring at Reyna, dumbfounded for a few seconds. "Yep,that is the one for you, though I have never seen a reaction like that to being chosen by your wand. It is Alder wood, with a core of gemstones, nine and a half inches." Reyna nodded,clearly trying but failing to hide her childish excitement.
Wow. Reyna? Childish excitement? Never thought I would say that altogether in one sentence, I thought.
Ollivander turned to me. "Now,you,Nico,will try this one." He opened the original box he had brought out with the first one Reyna tried, and handed me a long wand to try out. I flicked it. Almost right away, the room seemed to drop to twenty degrees,and it got darker. All of the shadows seemed to bend towards me. Ollivander started quivering,as I realized that I was emanating a pulse of death. Then it was over, as quick as it had came. The room brightened yet again, and it got warmer. Ollivander was shaken out of his daze Because I had stopped pulsing death. I looked down at the wand in my hand when I heard him speak.

(A/N: Nico's wand ^^^)

          Yes, that wand chose you. It is made of Blackwood, with a core of blue velvet, and it is thirteen inches. Now, you better get going. Have a good time at hogwarts!" Ollivander literally pushed us out of the wand store.
          Reyna broke the silence,gripping her purple gemstone wand. "So, Neeks, where to now?"
         "Um....." I fiddled with my skull ring. "I think..... maybe we should.....get some pets?" I was unsure because animals tend to not like the aura of death that is my general smell.
          "Oh. Okay. Let's go before... well, before we need to go to King's C-" Reyna wa interrupted by a voice from behind us.
          "Hecate? What are you doing here?" I did not like the fact that a Goddess has appeared out of the blue to us when we were in the process of completing a quest.
          "The time has come for me to bless you two with the knowledge of the wizarding world. I was unable to do so in Hades's throne room. Step forward." Reyna and I stepped forward to meet the Goddess of Magic. She placed her middle and index fingers on Reyna's forehead and muttered something in Ancient Greek. When Hecate removes her fingers, Reyna looked like she was about to crumple. Her knees were wobbling,shaking. It reminded me of the nightmare of Akhlys I had had just last night. Gods. It has only been a day? It feels like forever since then. So much has happened. I was shooketh out of my thoughts by the feel of cool fingers on my forehead, and the feeling of agonizing pain. Before I got the chance to scream, though, it was over. I found myself shaking just as violently as Reyna. Images flashed behind my eyelids: of spells being recited, battles, and even a reminder of the true reason for this quest. We need to make an alliance with the wizards; unknown forces are rising.
            Hecate's voice sounded distant in my head, until she actually started speaking out loud. "Remember that my son,and headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore- and no one else- knows that you are demigods. Tell no one. Okay,I have to go now. Zeus will get angry if I stay any longer. Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor." (A/N: hunger games,anyone?) With those words the Goddess of Magic disappeared in a puff of maroon smoke.
            "Okay. Now,Nico, lets go get some pets!"

A/N: Ok. I know you all are probably mad at me because I did not update for a while. I am sorry about that. I will have the next chapter out by after thanksgiving, 2018. Ok? Got it? Good? Good! *small voice* please don't kill me...😁😁