User blog:Echostar/Wand Stuff

Here is a guide to wands using information from the Harry Potter wiki. In are the people who have that particular wand. To take a quiz to see which wand works best for you, click here.

Wand Woods

Acacia- difficult to match with a wizard, only the greatest wizards can use them

Alder- unusual to have, best for non-verbal spell work (Quirrel)

Applewood- unusual to have, best with powerful owners with high aims and ideals, possessor is well-loved and long-lived, owner has much charm and can often communicate with other magical beings in their native tongue

Ash- ought not to be passed on from the original owner because it will lose power and skill, especially with a unicorn hair core, owner is stubborn and courageous but not arrogant (Charlie Weasley, Cedric Diggory)

Aspen- best for charm work, owners are good duelists, strong-minded, and determined

Beech- best for very wise owners rich in understanding

Black Walnut- best for an owner with good instincts and powerful insight, but loses power if the owner practices any self-deception, one of the most loyal wands

Blackthorn- best for a warrior owner, linked by danger or hardship to the owner, one of the most loyal wands

Cedar- one of the most loyal wands, owners often have a strong character and can be frightening adversaries in battle

Cherrywood- extremely rare, extremely powerful, owner must have exceptional self-control and strength of mind if teamed with dragon heartstring (Neville Longbottom)

Chestnut- works differently for each owner, best for an owner with a fondness for luxury when teamed with dragon heartstring, best for an owner who works for justice when teamed with unicorn hair

Cypress- best for brave, bold, self-sacrificing owners

Dogwood- best for mischievous, playful owners, cannot perform nonverbal spells

Ebony- best for owners with the courage to be themselves and hold fast to their beliefs

Elder- the rarest wand wood of all, best for superior owners with a special destiny, owners are best matched with rowan owners

English Oak- best for strong, courageous, and faithful owners with a powerful intuition (Hagrid)

Fir- best for focused, strong-minded owners with staying power and strength of purpose, best for transfiguration (Minerva McGonagall)

Hawthorn- best for talented owners with complex and intriguing natures, best for healing magic and also curses (Draco Malfoy)

Hazel- reflects the owner's emotional state, best for an owner who understands and manages their feelings, so devoted to its owner that it often 'dies' with the owner especially with a unicorn hair core, emits smoke if passing over underground water

Holly- rare, best suited to owners with anger issues and a dangerous and often spiritual quest, very protective of the owner, difficult to team with phoenix feather but when teamed the owner is usually extremely dangerous to cross (Harry Potter, George Weasley)

Hornbeam- best suited to owners with a single pure passion, becomes personalized very quickly, refuses to perform acts that do not tally with their master's principles (Ollivander, Viktor Krum)

Larch- best for owners with hidden talents, often brings courage and confidence to the user

Laurel- best suited to owners who are not lazy, cannot perform a dishonorable act but can perform powerful magic, issues a spontaneous lightning strike if another witch or wizard attempts to steal it

Mahogany- excellent for transfiguration (James Potter)

Maple- best suited for ambitious and high achieving owners, often the owners are nature travelers and explorers

Olive- not immensely powerful

Pear- best for warm-hearted, generous, wise, popular, and well-respected owners who do not tamper with Dark magic

Pine- best for independent, individual, intriguing, mysterious owners who are often perceived as loners and will have a long life, best for non-verbal magic

Poplar- best for honest owners with clear moral vision

Red Oak- best for a quick-witted, adaptable owner with a light touch and a hot temper, often a spell creator, best for dueling

Redwood- best for owners who make the right choices and snatch advantage from catastrophe, often brings good fortune to the owner

Rosewood- best for owners that are physically attractive

Rowan- best for clear-headed, pure-hearted owners who do not meddle with Dark magic, most protective of the owner in duels

Silver Lime- unusual, best for Seers and those skilled in Legilimency

Spruce- best for firm owners, owners often matched with bold spell-casters with a good sense of humor

Sycamore- best for curious, vital, and adventurous owners, bursts into flames if 'bored'

Vine- not as common, best suited to owners who seek a greater purpose, have a vision beyond the ordinary, frequently astound people, and have a personality with hidden depths, often emits magical effects when a potential owner is near

Walnut- best for highly intelligent owners who are often innovators and inventors, performs any task its owner desires without question

Willow- uncommon, best suited to owners with a little insecurity and of greatest potential, possesses incredible healing power (Lily Potter, Ron Weasley)

Yew- rare, best for powerful owners, often sprouts into a tree when buried with a previous owner

Wand Cores

Dragon Heartstring- produce powerful wands, learns quickly, bonds strongly with the current owner, turns easily to the Dark Arts, temperamental and prone to accidents (Hermione Granger, Viktor Krum, Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Peter Pettigrew, Professor McGonagall, Ollivander)

Phoenix Feather- rare, capable of the greatest range of magic, often acts of its own accord, very picky and hardest to tame (Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort)

Thestral Tail Hair- unstable

Unicorn Hair- most consistent magic, least subject to accidents, difficult to turn to the Dark Arts, most faithful, strongly attached to first owner, not as powerful (Cedric Diggory, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Quirrell)

Veela Hair- unstable (Fleur Delacour)

What wand do you think is best for you? Post below!

 E c h o  star   00:31, February 6, 2012 (UTC)