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{{Wand infobox
 
{{Wand infobox
|image=[[File:Snatcher's_wand.jpg|250px]]
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|image=[[File:Blackthornwand.jpg|250px]]
 
|name=Blackthorn wand
 
|name=Blackthorn wand
 
|hideh=
 
|hideh=
 
|manufacturer=
 
|manufacturer=
|made=[[1997]] or earlier
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|made=Pre [[1997]]
|masters=Unnamed [[Snatchers|Snatcher]]
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|masters=Unnamed [[Snatchers|Snatcher]]<ref name="DH19"/>
|owners=*Unnamed [[Snatchers|Snatcher]]
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|owners=
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*[[Snatchers|Unnamed Snatcher]]<ref name="DH19"/>
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
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*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] {{c|briefly}}<ref name="DH19"/>
*[[Harry Potter]]
 
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*[[Harry Potter]] {{c|briefly}}<ref name="DH19"/>
 
|hidem=
 
|hidem=
|wood=[[Blackthorn]]
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|wood=[[Blackthorn]]<ref name="DH19"/>
 
|core=
 
|core=
|length= 10 inches<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''.</ref>
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|length= 10"<ref name="DHF1">{{DH|F1}}</ref>
|characteristics=}}
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|characteristics=
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}}
{{Quote|Harry looked down at the blackthorn wand. Every minor spell he had cast with it so far that day had seemed less powerful than those he had produced with his phoenix wand. The new one felt intrusively unfamiliar, like having somebody else's hand sewn to the end of his arm.|Harry Potter's usage on the wand.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Quote|Harry looked down at the blackthorn wand. Every minor [[spell]] he had cast with it so far that day had seemed less powerful than those he had produced with his phoenix wand. The new one felt intrusively unfamiliar, like having somebody else's hand sewn to the end of his arm.|[[Harry Potter]]'s usage of this wand|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
A '''wand made of [[blackthorn]]''' was taken from a [[Snatchers|Snatcher]] by [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] in [[1997]].
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This '''wand''' was 10" long, made of [[blackthorn]], and had an unknown [[Wand core|core]] material.<ref name="DH19"/>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
When Ron returned to his friends [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] shortly afterwards, he gave this wand to Harry, whose own [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] had been accidentally broken by Hermione when she drove [[Nagini]] away from him with a [[Blasting Curse|Blasting Curse,]] when they were [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|attacked]] in [[Godric's Hollow]]. The blackthorn wand was described as being clumsy and unwieldy compared to Harry's original wand. Also the wand seemed to not only cast weaker spells but required more effort to cast them.
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Shortly after [[Ronald Weasley]] returned to his friends [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] in the [[Forest of Dean]], he gave this wand to Harry, whose own [[Harry Potter's wand|holly wand]] had been accidentally broken by Hermione after driving [[Nagini]] away from him with a [[Blasting Curse]] when they were [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|attacked]] in [[Godric's Hollow]].<ref name="DH19">{{DH|B|19}}</ref>
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The blackthorn wand was described as being clumsy and unwieldy compared to Harry's original wand. It seemed to not only cast weaker spells, but required more effort to cast them. Harry found that the wand did not work very well for him, as he had not [[Subtle laws of wands|won]] it himself; he overall did not like it, as it felt like intrusive equipment that had crudely replaced his more valued wand.<ref name="DH20">{{DH|B|20}}</ref>
   
Harry found that the wand did not work very well for him, as he had not [[wand ownership|won]] it himself. After a [[Battle of Malfoy Manor|skirmish]] in [[Malfoy Manor]] in [[1998]], Harry would use [[Draco Malfoy]]'s [[Draco Malfoy's wand|wand]], until repairing his own with the [[Elder Wand]]. The blackthorn wand was left at Malfoy Manor along with [[Hermione Granger's wand]] and [[Ronald Weasley's second wand|Ronald Weasley's wand]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
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After a [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor|skirmish]] in [[Malfoy Manor]] in [[1998]], Harry used [[Draco Malfoy]]'s [[Draco Malfoy's wand|wand]] until repairing his own with the [[Elder Wand]]. The blackthorn wand was taken from Harry by [[Scabior]] and later left at Malfoy Manor along with [[Hermione Granger's wand]] and [[Ronald Weasley's second wand|Ronald Weasley's wand]]. It was because of Harry wielding this wand that the Malfoys originally had their doubts it was the real Harry they had captured, and when [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] arrived he deduced, via this wand, that Harry had lost his original holly wand.<ref name="DH23">{{DH|B|23}}</ref>
   
 
==Known spells produced==
 
==Known spells produced==
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[[File:Harry casting Engorgio.gif|thumb|Harry casting ''[[Engorgement Charm|Engorgio]]'' and ''[[Shrinking Charm|Reducio]]'' with the Blackthorn wand]]
[[File:NN8200Llh.jpg|thumb|Another image of blackthorn wand]]
 
 
*''[[Engorgement Charm|Engorgio]]'' (spider)
 
*''[[Engorgement Charm|Engorgio]]'' (spider)
 
*''[[Shrinking Charm|Reducio]]'' (spider)
 
*''[[Shrinking Charm|Reducio]]'' (spider)
*''[[Levitation Charm|Wingardim Leviosa]]'' (stones)
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*''[[Levitation Charm|Wingardium Leviosa]]'' (stones)
 
*''[[Wand-Lighting Charm|Lumos]]'' (no proof, but his wand was lit)
 
*''[[Wand-Lighting Charm|Lumos]]'' (no proof, but his wand was lit)
   
==Behind the Scenes==
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==Behind the scenes==
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*Blackthorn wands are said to be well-matched to "warriors", including practitioners of the [[Dark Arts]], making it ideal for a Snatcher's wand, but not for Harry who generally opposed the Dark Arts.
*The blackthorn wand looks very similar in shape to [[Bellatrix Lestrange's first wand]], note the curved bend on the wand.
 
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*In {{DH|F1}}, when Harry tested the wand on a candleflame, instead of requiring more effort to cast less powerful spells, he instead had difficulty in controlling the intensity, as the small fire burst into an uncontrollable column of flames.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{DH}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{DH|F1}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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[[es:Varita de endrino]]
[[Category:Wands]]
 
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[[ru:Палочка неизвестного егеря]]
[[Category:Harry Potter's possessions|Wand]]
 
[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions|Wand]]
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[[Category:Blackthorn wands]]
 
[[Category:Harry Potter's possessions]]
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[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]

Latest revision as of 22:08, 27 June 2023

"Harry looked down at the blackthorn wand. Every minor spell he had cast with it so far that day had seemed less powerful than those he had produced with his phoenix wand. The new one felt intrusively unfamiliar, like having somebody else's hand sewn to the end of his arm."
Harry Potter's usage of this wand[src]

This wand was 10" long, made of blackthorn, and had an unknown core material.[1]

History

Shortly after Ronald Weasley returned to his friends Harry Potter and Hermione Granger in the Forest of Dean, he gave this wand to Harry, whose own holly wand had been accidentally broken by Hermione after driving Nagini away from him with a Blasting Curse when they were attacked in Godric's Hollow.[1]

The blackthorn wand was described as being clumsy and unwieldy compared to Harry's original wand. It seemed to not only cast weaker spells, but required more effort to cast them. Harry found that the wand did not work very well for him, as he had not won it himself; he overall did not like it, as it felt like intrusive equipment that had crudely replaced his more valued wand.[3]

After a skirmish in Malfoy Manor in 1998, Harry used Draco Malfoy's wand until repairing his own with the Elder Wand. The blackthorn wand was taken from Harry by Scabior and later left at Malfoy Manor along with Hermione Granger's wand and Ronald Weasley's wand. It was because of Harry wielding this wand that the Malfoys originally had their doubts it was the real Harry they had captured, and when Voldemort arrived he deduced, via this wand, that Harry had lost his original holly wand.[4]

Known spells produced

Harry casting Engorgio

Harry casting Engorgio and Reducio with the Blackthorn wand

Behind the scenes

  • Blackthorn wands are said to be well-matched to "warriors", including practitioners of the Dark Arts, making it ideal for a Snatcher's wand, but not for Harry who generally opposed the Dark Arts.
  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, when Harry tested the wand on a candleflame, instead of requiring more effort to cast less powerful spells, he instead had difficulty in controlling the intensity, as the small fire burst into an uncontrollable column of flames.

Appearances

Notes and references