AN: Here is the extra long chappie I promised! Merry Xmas!
Lord Slytherin? Bella thought. Her professor is a Lord? And from the introduction of Hogwarts that Professor Dumbledore gave her, Slytherin is one of the four houses at Hogwarts. That means he is a descendent of one of the founders of Hogwarts!
"And who is this new student?" Mr. Ollivander asked.
Seeing as Bella was too stunned to answer, Professor Riddle replied for her. "This is Miss. Swan."
"Oh?" Mr. Ollivander mused. "Will she be purchasing her first wand?"
"Yes," said Professor Riddle as he glanced at Bella. Her face was as red as a tomato. Even though she was excited that she was a magical being, she was quite embarrassed that, she was so behind in her studies compared to her year mates. She'll just have to catch up to them and make Edward regret ever abandoning her. At the thought of this, she smirked.
"Miss. Swan," the wandmaker pulled her out of her thoughts. "Which hand is your wand hand?" At this, Bella was utterly confused. How should she know which hand is her wand hand, if she's never held a wand before in her life?
"Your dominant hand," clarified Professor Riddle.
"Oh, uh, m-my right hand," she nervously said. Mr. Ollivander nodded as if he had known that the entire time. Then he scared the day lights out of her when he started measuring her. He measured her waist, hands, arms, even her nostrils. As he continued to take her measurements, a frown started to appear on his face.
"Alright, let's try this wand," he said as he offered her a wand. "12 inches, holy, dragon heart strings. Good for Charms." Bella slowly reached for the wand. Almost afraid to break it, she delicately held the wand.
Nothing.
Silence.
"Erm, is s-something supposed to happen?" she asked. Mr. Ollivander had a thoughtful look on his face, and Professor Riddle had a neutral look on his face, as always.
"Interesting. Oh very interesting. I haven't had such a tricky customer in years. Not since Harry Potter" the wand maker muttered. At the name of Harry Potter, Professor Riddle's face darkened.
Who is this Harry Potter? Bella wondered. Professor Riddle is such a smooth and collected man. Who is this person that can break his calm?
Mr. Ollivander handed several other wands to her, but none of the seemed to react the way Mr. Ollivander was satisfied with.
"Can't I just use this one?" asked Bella, holding up a pretty white wand. They had gone through dozens of wands.
"Ah, if only it were that simple," Mr. Ollivander replied. "It's the wand that picks the wizard, or in your case, the witch." Bella just realized Professor Riddle was no longer beside her. She looked around the shop and saw him looking at a display of what was labelled, WAND HOLSTERS. Bella turned back to Mr. Ollivander and saw that he had gone to the back storage room. He came back with an old dusty box. Inside, was a brown wand.
"Alright Miss. Swan, I don't usually take this particular wand out, but I have a feeling this might be the wand for you. You see, my family has been a family of wand makers for generations, and this wand has always been with us. In fact, I don't even know the materials! This wand is different from the rest, as it is not one of my creations, and I can't seem to be able to sense the core. So let's give it a go, shall we?"
She grabbed the wand and felt a gentle wave of warmth roll up her arm. Yellow and white sparks sprouted from the wand.
Mr. Ollivander smiled and said, "Finally, a suitable mysterious wand has chosen you to become its owner."
Bella couldn't contain her glee and a huge grin covered her face. Professor Riddle came over.
"That'll be seven sickles," said the wand maker. The professor paid for the wand.
"Wait!" cried Bella. "I can't let you pay!" He already had to escort her to go shopping, and wait an hour for her to find her wand.
Professor Riddle sighed. "Miss. Swan, unless you have a Gringotts account that I don't know of, you don't have the money to pay." Seeing as Bella was about to protest he continued, "This money is from the Hogwarts scholarship fund for students like you, who can't afford these things."
Bella reluctantly accepted that and happily held her new wand. Together, they exited the shop.