“I’d rather be a troll than a flobberworm,” Jimmy shot back, bristling grumpily... but soon remembered this wasn’t the place for retaliation of any kind, including but not limited to witty comebacks, rude hand gestures, or putting Billie Farrow in a headlock.
He bit his lip. Because Farrow had the upper hand, and it really wasn’t fair that he had the command of half the High Street. It left Jimmy no choice but to behave unless he wanted Mr. Ollivander to give him a dud wand, or worse - this could be the Honeydukes ban all over again.
He sniffed, and fought the urge to fold his arms. “Robin Hood, obviously,” he said to the man in a louder voice, hoping Ollivander hadn’t heard the flobberworm bit, and hoping more that Billie wouldn’t laugh. Robin Hood was an easy answer.
“Not that I’m a thief, or anything,” he added hastily, which was not strictly speaking true, but he didn’t need Ollivander thinking the money he’d brought to pay for the wand was suspicious. It wasn’t: Great-Granny had only milked it out of some fancy relative Jimmy didn’t know. As far as he knew, that was totally normal. “Knights are boring. Besides the swords.” He didn’t understand how the question was helping Mr. Ollivander make his mind up about the wand. Were there wands that looked like swords, maybe? Or was this all part of Billie’s master plan to mess with him?!
He bit his lip. Because Farrow had the upper hand, and it really wasn’t fair that he had the command of half the High Street. It left Jimmy no choice but to behave unless he wanted Mr. Ollivander to give him a dud wand, or worse - this could be the Honeydukes ban all over again.
He sniffed, and fought the urge to fold his arms. “Robin Hood, obviously,” he said to the man in a louder voice, hoping Ollivander hadn’t heard the flobberworm bit, and hoping more that Billie wouldn’t laugh. Robin Hood was an easy answer.
“Not that I’m a thief, or anything,” he added hastily, which was not strictly speaking true, but he didn’t need Ollivander thinking the money he’d brought to pay for the wand was suspicious. It wasn’t: Great-Granny had only milked it out of some fancy relative Jimmy didn’t know. As far as he knew, that was totally normal. “Knights are boring. Besides the swords.” He didn’t understand how the question was helping Mr. Ollivander make his mind up about the wand. Were there wands that looked like swords, maybe? Or was this all part of Billie’s master plan to mess with him?!
