Chapter 4: Chapter. 4 The Story Behind The Elder Wand
"Three brothers, traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight reached a deep treacherous river where anyone who attempted to swim or wade would drown. Learned in the magical arts, the brothers conjured a bridge with their wands and proceed to cross. Halfway through the bridge, a hooded figure stood before them. The figure was the enraged spirit of, cheated of his due. Death cunningly pretended to congratulate them and proceeds to award them with gifts of their own choosing.
The eldest brother, a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence. Death granted his wish by fashioning them from a branch of a nearby elder tree standing on the banks of the river. The second brother, an arrogant man, chose to further humiliate death and asked for the power to recall the deceased from the grave. Death granted his wish by crafting the from a stone picked from the riverbank. The third and youngest brother, who was the most humble and wise, did not trust Death and asked for something to enable him to go forth without Death being able to follow. A reluctant Death, most unwillingly, handed over a part his own.
The three brothers took their prizes and soon went on their separate ways.
The eldest brother traveled to a village where a wizard whom he had quarreled lived. He sought out a duel and fought the wizard using the wand, instantly killing the latter.
Leaving his enemy dead upon the floor, the eldest brother walked to an inn not far from the dueling site and spent the night there. Taken by his conscience and lust of the Elder Wand's power, the eldest brother boasted of this wand gifted by Death and his own invincibility.
That very night, Death transfigured into a murderous wizard. The unknown murderous wizard crept to the inn as the eldest brother slept, drunk from wine. The wizard slit the oldest brother's throat for good measure and stole the wand. That was when Death took the first brother.
The second brother returned to his home where he lived alone. Turning the stone thrice in his hand the figure of the girl he had once hoped to marry, before her untimely death, appeared at once before him, much to his delight. Yet she was sad and cold, separated from him as by a veil. Though she had returned to the mortal world, she did not truly belong there and suffered. Finally, the second brother, driven mad with hopeless longing, committed suicide by hanging from his house' balcony so as truly to join her. That was when Death took the second brother for his own.
Death searched for the youngest brother as years passed but never succeeded. It was only when the third brother reached a great age, he took off the Cloak of Invisibility and gave it to his son. Greeting Death as an old friend, they departed this life as equals. "
The pink-haired boy Seon Min knew as Namjoon breathed, his eyes closed lightly one finger pressed on his temple massaging it slowly as he was lost in the story he just told. Others joined after Seo Min, Namjoon, and the other boy Jin. There were seven of them in total and they looked like they knew each other their whole life.
Jin is the oldest member of the group, although he doesn't often act like it as Seo Min realized. His features were well-spaced and set, and everything looks like it's been carefully measured and put in place made him look even younger and not so 'dad' type of the group.
Min Yoongi was a bit of an introvert which sometimes led Seo Min to wrongly believe his personality is cold when actually he is very caring and sensitive. He is all sharp edges and angles. His face is made up of one triangle, and then many other smaller triangles. Triangular eyes, triangular nose, triangular mouth. And then gently, very gently, sanded over so that it has a softened edge. As a result, he has a very cute button nose.
His lips are carved like a doll's. The upper lip dips in a little deeper than the lower does, very daintily.
The third guy, Jung Hoseok, he was a literal sunshine angel. He had the most unconventional good looks in the group, next to Yoongi. He had the nose of a Disney character. It reminded Seo Min of Peter Pan, or perhaps something elf/pixie. The man, in general, had that vibe, what with his slightly pointed ears and the rather pointed shape of his face. It made him look quite mischievous,
Kim Namjoon, had a curious face, like someone who spends a lot of time in his head, and then occasionally, when he's talking to someone or paying attention, all of those thoughts and care to pour out from his eyes - almost viscous, like honey, but light, like the gentle caress of the sun.
Park Jimin, he had a very 'warm' face, I would say. He looked like the cute boy next door who's really nice to everyone. It's true he had quite a babyface, his eyes were quite big and honest looking, and his smile lights up his whole face like he's so happy there's no room for anything else.
Kim Taehyung, his face was so symmetrical. It was scary. He looked almost like a game character. Or an anime character. The bridge of his nose was really high. The shape of his lips was subtle, but Seo Min really loved his boxy smile that was so adorable. He looked like he's about to brush his teeth every time.
Jeon Jeongguk, like Jin, his eyes were very bright. They hold universes in them. They were round too. Jeon was a very baby faced person. His smile was really like a bunny's. Seo Min didn't even know how that makes sense. Like Jin, though, he gives off a very fresh, clean-cut vibe. Like he belongs in a toothpaste commercial.
"Hey, Jin, tell her what happened to the Elder wand after!" Singed Jimin who was sitting cross-legged from Seo Min, snapped her out of her thoughts and her head turned straight to Jin waiting on him to continue.
"Ah yes! Well, The Elder Wand is kind of a big deal in Hogwart's history. The actual power of the wand has never been extensively discussed, but many wizards know how other powerful wizards have fought and killed over it. It's key in Harry's final showdown with Voldemort. Harry Potter, our legend and our headmaster, earns the allegiance of the Elder Wand after overpowering Draco at Malfoy Manor. After Harry gains its loyalty, Voldemort's killing curse against him backfires, because the wand will not kill its master. With the invisibility cloak, resurrection stone, and allegiance of the Elder Wand, Harry becomes the master of death. After Harry broke the wand in two but he found it after, repaired it, and returned it to Albus Dumbledore's tomb!" Jin finished the story with a gulp, it seemed like this story was so significant to him and to other boys since they were listening to it like a child hearing his first bedtime story.
"And why does all of that has to do with me?" Seo Min asked in such a calm tone like she didn't even realize what the story meant. Jin caught, Jimin choked on his water across from her, Yoongi's mouth formed an 'O' shape, Junkookie stopped playing with his pet spider and gave her a look that said; 'You are not serious, right?', Hoseok's chocolate dropped on the floor so is Namjoon's book with a loud thud.
"Excuse me?!"
Taehyung's reaction scared the hell out of Seo Min and the others when his scream, the shriek tored the silence and probably half of Hogwarts Express. "What is wrong with you?! Don't you understand you non-educated little girl? Elder Wand is one of the most powerful tools in the Wizarding World, an object of death and destruction of all magic in the word if in the wrong hands! You are holding death and life on your belt and you don't even know it!"
With that said, he jumped out of his seat, his cape dragging with him, and stormed down the corridor. Seo Min blinked a few times, not sure should she be surprised, offended, or scared.
"What did I do?" She asked, but her words were lost in a long tunnel of darkness with only the sound of a moving train and air slamming the windows.
Well, welcome to Hogwarts.
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