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Ollivandri,
Baculorum Pulchrorum Fabricatores
Ollivanders, Makers of Fine Wands
Baculum unum in pulvino colorem purpureum
A wand on a cushion (pulvinus)
of purple color (colorem purpureum)
iacebat in fenestra purverulenta.
was lying (iaceo,
to lie, cf., iacio,
to throw) in the dusty (pulvis,
dust) window.
Baculum magicum ... hoc maxime Harrius desiderabat.
A magic wand ... this was what Harry desired.
Alicubi in intima taberna
Somewhere (alicubi) in the depths (intimus,
innermost, deepest) of the store (taberna)
Harrius ingressis tintinabulum tinniit.
[which] Harry entered a bell (tintinabulum) tinkled (tinnio).
Harrius sibi visus est miro modo intravisse bibliothecam severe.
Harry felt strangely (mirus) as if (modo) he had entered a strict library.
Pulvis ipse et silentium loci
The very dust and silence of this place (locus)
videbantur fervere nescio quo spiritu magico et occulto.
seemed to burn (ferveo) secretly (nescio, not knowing) with mysterious (occult) magic spirit.
Salvus sis! inquit vox summisa. Harrius saluit.
Good day (to you), said a submissive (summissus) voice. Harry startled (saltus, leap, jump).
Stabat ante eum senex,
Standing before him was an old man,
oculis latis et pallidis,
eyes wide (latitudo, late) and pale,
fulgentibus more lunarum per tenebram tabernae.
burning like (more) moons through the darkness (tenebrae) of the store.
Ave, inquit Harrius.
Hi, said Harry.
Sperabam me te mox visurum esse, Harrius Potter, inquit senex.
Oculos haves similes matri.
I hoped (spero) I'd be soon (mox)
seeing you, Harry Potter, said the old man.
You have your mother's eyes.
Modo, modo, ut mihi videtur,
It seems only yesterday (modo,
a moment ago)
ipsa hic aderat, primum emens baculum.
she came (adeo), to buy (emo) her first wand.
Dominus Ollivander Harrio appropinquavit
Mr. Ollivander approached Harry
et cicatricem fulguri similem
and scar (cicatrix) similar to a lightning bolt (fulgur)
in fronte Harii
on Harry's forehead
digito longo et candido tegit.
with a long and white (candidus) finger (digitus) touched (tegit).
Me paenitet baculum vendidisse nocens, voce inquit summissa.
I'm sorry I sold the harmful (nocens) wand, he said in a low voice (voce summissus).
Tredecim uncias et dimidiam partem longum. Taxeum.
It was thirteen-and-a-half inches long. Yew.
Baculum potens, potentissimum. Mr. Ollivander caput quassavit.
[It was a] powerful wand, most powerful. Mr. Ollivander shook (quasso) his head.
Utro bracchio baculum vibras? Dominus Ollivander rogo.
Which is your wand arm? Mr. Ollivander asked.
Manu dextra utor, inquit Harrius.
The right hand is (utor, is that (of two)), said Harry
Dominus Ollivander inter repositoria volibat, cistas deferens.
Mr. Ollivander was flitting (volibat, flying) around the shelves (repositoria), taking down boxes.
Bene est, Domine Potter. Hoc tempta. Manucaptum vibra modo.
Right then, Mr. Potter. Try this one. Take it into your hand and vibrate it.
Harrius baculum crepit. Subito sensit calorem esse in digitis.
Harry took the wand. Suddenly (subito) sensed warmth in his fingers.
Baculum supra caput sustulit
He raised (sustineo, to hold up, cf., sustulit, detulit) the wand above his head,
et per aera pulverulentum detulit,
and through the dusty air (aera pulverulentum) brought it down (detulit)
cum sonitu sibilanti.
with the sibilant (hissing, swishing) sound.
Torrens igniculorum, rubrorum et aureorum, ab extrema parte eruptus est
Torrents of fire, red and gold, from its tip (extrema parte) erupted,
similis spectaculo pyrotechnico,
similar to a spectacular firework,
scintillas saltantes in muros iacens.
throwing (iacens) dancing sparks on the walls.
Dominus Ollivander oculos pallidos in Harrio fixit.
Mr. Ollivander fixed Harry with his pale stare.
Nullum est baculum a me venditum quin meminerim, Dominus Potter.
[There is] no wand I've ever sold (vend), which I do not (quin, which not)
remember, Mr. Potter.
Accidit ut phoenix illa cuius penna caudea est in baculo tuo
It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand,
aliam dedit pennam - modo unam aliam.
gave another feather - just one other.
Re vera mirissimum est
It is very curious indeed that
te huic baculo destinatum esse
you should be destined for this wand when
cuius frater cicatricem illam tibi dedit.
its brother gave (do, dare, dedi) you that scar.
Ita vero, tredecim uncias et dimidiam partem. E taxo.
Indeed, thirteen-and-a-half-inches. Made from yew.
Mirissimum est quamodo talia eveniant.
Curious is how this (talis,
such, this) happens (evenio,
happen).
Memento, baculum magum eligere.
Remember, the wand chooses (eligere, elects) the wizard.
Sententia mea, debemus expectare te magna facturum esse, Domine Potter.
In my opinion (sententia mea) we must (debeo) expect great deeds (facturum) from you, Mr. Potter.
Nam Ille Qui Non Nominandus Est magna fecit - terribilia, sed nihilominus magna.
After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things - terrible, but nevertheless great.
Harrius baculum septem Galleonibus aureis emit.
Harry paid seven gold Galleons for his wand.
Discendentes taberna, Dominus Ollivander capite inclinando.
As he was leaving the store, Mr. Ollivander bowed his head. | 
