I magically made the cash he needed appear in my hand, a neat trick that would have delighted others, but he just opened a claw hand for me to put the cash in. He handed me a package.
I left with a huge smile on my face.
This was just what I wanted to help defeat Toadstool. I had asked for it months ago, but this particular kind are so rare it took this long for him to get one. It seems people don't part with them, unless they die. So someone, somewhere died for me to be able to get this. Hopefully not because... don't think about it.....
Not just any wand. It was made of ground Dragon Scales mixed with fairy blood. The combination not entirely legal, but the power of wands such as these is up there with the Elder Wand.
I could feel the power pulsation through my arm and through the wand. The results...
Of course I doused the fire before teleporting home, stinking like burned firewood. I had a shower and changed cloths.
I saw the post by my rival the next day, the threat of a face to face meeting.
I was ready!