Hogwarts: Chill, I&# Chapter 311: Wand That Can Stand Against the Elder Wand

Chapter 311: Wand That Can Stand Against the Elder Wand??

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Grindelwald’s return began in Germany.

There are three master wandmaking traditions in Europe, or more accurately, three wandmaking families.

Britain has Ollivander. France has the Leclair family. Germany has the Gregorovitch.

Each family supplies one major magic school and, in effect, each holds a share of Europe’s largest magical arms trade.

Fleur’s wand, for instance, was custom-made by the current Leclair, its core a single hair from her grandmother. He had been so pleased with his own craftsmanship that he didn’t even take paynt. Tom joked that this was simply family favoritism taking shape.

Old Gregorovitch, however, was always the most ambitious of the three. Supplying one school was not enough for him. He wanted more. He wanted to challenge the others.

So, years ago, he spread a rumor: He had acquired the legendary Elder Wand itself, and he intended to apply its secrets to his own wandcraft.

Not long after, on a rainy night, the Elder Wand vanished from his workshop. A young blond thief stole it right out from under his nose. Gregorovitch never saw the boy’s face clearly. But when that sa blond wizard later appeared in newspapers, reshaping the world, Gregorovitch recognized the wand at once.

The Elder Wand’s appearance was unmistakable.

From then on, Gregorovitch buried that night deep in his heart. When asked about it, he would simply laugh and dodge the question. "No such thing ever happened