It certainly felt like the end of the world, and Billie didn't feel as if she were dramatic in thinking so. Not this time. Especially, if something terrible happened, it wouldn't just affect her. Gideon would be caught in the middle, too. She'd learned rather quickly in her short life that people could be cruel, and they often didn't hesitate to take others out in the process. Would people stop buying wands from him? Would they end friendships? Quin would probably stick around, but would he be affected, too, just by association?

The most difficult part was there weren't any fixed truths. It was possible she could go to school as a boy, fool Hogwarts, and come out unscathed. It was also possible it could be worse than they ever imagined. Or being forced to be a girl could suck the life out of her. Not to mention, she'd already made connections with others. They'd already be finding out she lied. That could be a catastrophe in itself.

"You have the same wand as Merlin?" She asked, suddenly tuning back in to the wand search. Now that was something! Wasn't Merlin supposed to have been one of the greatest wizards who had ever existed? She wasn't sure Gideon was on that level, although she thought he was pretty great. Unless he too let some sort of double life.

She frowned when it seemed wands from the same tree had been lost, but she'd still appreciate the similarity if an English Oak worked out.

"Does it make it easier to hold?"