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[FUBOKING]

I'm QuestOak14919 so feel free to add me as you see fit.

And as for the wand....mine is:

Unicorn:


Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.


Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.

Hawthorn:


The wandmaker Gregorovitch wrote that hawthorn ‘makes a strange, contradictory wand, as full of paradoxes as the tree that gave it birth, whose leaves and blossoms heal, and yet whose cut branches smell of death.’ While I disagree with many of Gregorovitch’s conclusions, we concur about hawthorn wands, which are complex and intriguing in their natures, just like the owners who best suit them. Hawthorn wands may be particularly suited to healing magic, but they are also adept at curses, and I have generally observed that the hawthorn wand seems most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil. Hawthorn is not easy to master, however, and I would only ever consider placing a hawthorn wand in the hands of a witch or wizard of proven talent, or the consequences might be dangerous. Hawthorn wands have a notable peculiarity: their spells can, when badly handled, backfire.


In all honesty it the perfect wand for me. :D

[Cyclone_Baroness]

I'm QuestOak14919 so feel free to add me as you see fit.

And as for the wand....mine is:

Unicorn:


Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.


Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.

Hawthorn:


The wandmaker Gregorovitch wrote that hawthorn ‘makes a strange, contradictory wand, as full of paradoxes as the tree that gave it birth, whose leaves and blossoms heal, and yet whose cut branches smell of death.’ While I disagree with many of Gregorovitch’s conclusions, we concur about hawthorn wands, which are complex and intriguing in their natures, just like the owners who best suit them. Hawthorn wands may be particularly suited to healing magic, but they are also adept at curses, and I have generally observed that the hawthorn wand seems most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil. Hawthorn is not easy to master, however, and I would only ever consider placing a hawthorn wand in the hands of a witch or wizard of proven talent, or the consequences might be dangerous. Hawthorn wands have a notable peculiarity: their spells can, when badly handled, backfire.


In all honesty it the perfect wand for me. :D

You have Draco's wand lol.

[Katzztar]

http://www.pottermore.com/en/book1/chapter5/moment4

On the side under the chest.

Thanks :) *slaps self*

Many have already said the qualities of having a Unicorn hair for a core. My wand's wood is Sycamore.

"The sycamore makes a questing wand, eager for new experience and losing brilliance if engaged in mundane activities. It is a quirk of these handsome wands that they may combust if allowed to become ‘bored,’ and many witches and wizards, settling down into middle age, are disconcerted to find their trusty wand bursting into flame in their hand as they ask it, one more time, to fetch their slippers. As may be deduced, the sycamore’s ideal owner is curious, vital and adventurous, and when paired with such an owner, it demonstrates a capacity to learn and adapt that earns it a rightful place among the world's most highly-prized wand woods. "

There is part in the wand lenght I find interesting and makes me think of Hagrid (unually long, thik it was 15 1/2 " long) and Umbridge (very short, called 'stubby'). SInce others have post entire quote of the lenght, I'll just quote the part=

"Most wands will be in the range of between nine and fourteen inches. While I have sold extremely short wands (eight inches and under) and very long wands (over fifteen inches), these are exceptionally rare. In the latter case, a physical peculiarity demanded the excessive wand length.(1) However, abnormally short wands usually select those in whose character something is lacking(2), rather than because they are physically undersized (many small witches and wizards are chosen by longer wands).

1- Hagird's half-giant size fits the "physical peculiarity"
2- Well Umbrige really was lacking something in charater all right.

While talking about canon charaters wands, I found a interesting tidbit about Harry's phoenix wand core=

PhoenixThis is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike.
Phoenix feather wands are always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken is one of the most independent and detached in the world. These wands are the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance is usually hard won.

I thought of book 5 when Harry was reaching for his wand and couldn't find it, he said lumos and the wand lighted up ...without him touching it. Many take this as accidental magic ... but with what Rowlign says here maybe Harry had won his wand's allegiance and it acted of its own accord then giving exactly what Harry wanted - light.

Edit= reading through the wand woods, I've noticed that there are mentions of Ollivander's family .... and they all ahve first names starting with "G". lol when I more awake I want to go through and write down thse family members. So far its mention his father, grandfather and an ancestor.

[Juvar]

Just started to get sorted, FlameCat16896, feel free to add me - not done anything else yet. Hm.

Edit: Slytherin!

[MarcelloF]

Not directly about Harry Potter, but did any of you guys know Rowling's new book was recently announced? It's called "The Casual Vacancy". Just found out about it because of the German publisher's newsletter. It's coming out on 27th September.

http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/TheCasualVacancy

[Satsuki]

Yeah, we've heard about it. Can't say much about it since we know so littler, I just really hope it's still fantasy.

My wand core is unicorn hair, and my wood is English Oak:

A wand for good times and bad, this is a friend as loyal as the wizard who deserves it. Wands of English oak demand partners of strength, courage and fidelity. Less well-known is the propensity for owners of English oak wands to have powerful intuition, and, often, an affinity with the magic of the natural world, with the creatures and plants that are necessary to wizardkind for both magic and pleasure. The oak tree is called King of the Forest from the winter solstice up until the summer solstice, and its wood should only be collected during that time (holly becomes King as the days begin to shorten again, and so holly should only be gathered as the year wanes. This divide is believed to be the origin of the old superstition, “when his wand’s oak and hers is holly, then to marry would be folly,” a superstition that I have found baseless). It is said that Merlin’s wand was of English oak (though his grave has never been found, so this cannot be proven).

That's right, I GOT MERLIN'S WAND, BITCHES.

[Sai-chan]

Wow, Satsuki, you got a really cool wand wood. All mine does is spontaneously combust if it gets bored. xD Although Sycamore wood is for an owner who is curious which fits me well.

[akagami7]

my wand: Black Walnut and Phoenix Feather, Twelve and a Quarter inches, Unyielding
Walnut
Highly intelligent witches and wizards ought to be offered a walnut wand for trial first, because in nine cases out of ten, the two will find in each other their ideal mate. Walnut wands are often found in the hands of magical innovators and inventors; this is a handsome wood possessed of unusual versatility and adaptability. A note of caution, however: while some woods are difficult to dominate, and may resist the performance of spells that are foreign to their natures, the walnut wand will, once subjugated, perform any task its owner desires, provided that the user is of sufficient brilliance. This makes for a truly lethal weapon in the hands of a witch or wizard of no conscience, for the wand and the wizard may feed from each other in a particularly unhealthy manner.

[Sorikai33]

My wand wood is Hawthorn:

Hawthorn wands may be particularly suited to healing magic, but they are also adept at curses, and I have generally observed that the hawthorn wand seems most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil.

This only reinforces my thoughts that my answers on those tests were all over the place.

[Cyan D. Funk]

According to the wiki, my wand is the wand favored by Pure-Blood supremacists.

Go figure.

[Cyclone_Baroness]

According to the wiki, my wand is the wand favored by Pure-Blood supremacists.

Go figure.

Hmm...I wonder how they figure that lol.

Speaking of the wiki, when I was double checking why FUBOKING's wand seemed familiar, I had to crack up at the bottom of Draco's Wiki entry. Apparently JKR is a bit disturbed that he has so many fans lol. Seems he just has a bunch of fans cause people find Tom Felton to be hot and stylish enough to override Draco's horrible personality lol.

[Ubiq]

Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.

Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.

Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break. It is commonly stated that no Dark witch or wizard ever owned a rowan wand, and I cannot recall a single instance where one of my own rowan wands has gone on to do evil in the world. Rowan is most happily placed with the clear-headed and the pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue ought not to fool anyone - these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels.

Being a Dark Wizard is not really an option here apparently.

[Cyan D. Funk]

I can be as much of a dark wizard as I damn well please because, apparently, elm is the wood that does shit flawlessly.

[Nex]

I got Spruce. Fits me perfectly.

Spruce

Unskilled wandmakers call spruce a difficult wood, but in doing so they reveal their own ineptitude. It is quite true that it requires particular deftness to work with spruce, which produces wands that are ill-matched with cautious or nervous natures, and become positively dangerous in fumbling fingers. The spruce wand requires a firm hand, because it often appears to have its own ideas about what magic it ought to be called upon to produce. However, when a spruce wand meets its match - which, in my experience, is a bold spell-caster with a good sense of humour - it becomes a superb helper, intensely loyal to their owners and capable of producing particularly flamboyant and dramatic effects.

[Gizmo]

Dragon

As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner.
The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.


Ash

The ash wand cleaves to its one true master and ought not to be passed on or gifted from the original owner, because it will lose power and skill. This tendency is extreme if the core is of unicorn. Old superstitions regarding wands rarely bear close examination, but I find that the old rhyme regarding rowan, chestnut, ash and hazel wands (rowan gossips, chestnut drones, ash is stubborn, hazel moans) contains a small nugget of truth. Those witches and wizards best suited to ash wands are not, in my experience, lightly swayed from their beliefs or purposes. However, the brash or over-confident witch or wizard, who often insists on trying wands of this prestigious wood, will be disappointed by its effects. The ideal owner may be stubborn, and will certainly be courageous, but never crass or arrogant.

[Sai-chan]

Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.

Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.

The sycamore makes a questing wand, eager for new experience and losing brilliance if engaged in mundane activities. It is a quirk of these handsome wands that they may combust if allowed to become ‘bored,’ and many witches and wizards, settling down into middle age, are disconcerted to find their trusty wand bursting into flame in their hand as they ask it, one more time, to fetch their slippers.

As may be deduced, the sycamore’s ideal owner is curious, vital and adventurous, and when paired with such an owner, it demonstrates a capacity to learn and adapt that earns it a rightful place among the world’s most highly-prized wand
woods.

My wand is really needy. I can't let it get bored or it'll blow up, and I can't neglect it or else it'll die. Besides the very explosive side effects, I think this fits me pretty well.~

[Cyan D. Funk]

My wand is really needy. I can't let it get bored or it'll blow up, and I can't neglect it or else it'll die.

Your wand is a virtual pet, basically.

[Sai-chan]

Your wand is a virtual pet, basically.

Haha, I suppose. xD It fits... I guess.

[taboo]

You have Draco's wand lol.

[Nia]

My wand guarantees me a very long life (or rather: it's a sign that I'll have a very long life).
And it doesn't want to be abused. Whiny little thing.