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{{Wand infobox
 
{{Wand infobox
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|image = [[File:Dolores umbridge wand.jpg|250px]]
|name= Dolores Umbridge's wand
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|name = Dolores Umbridge's wand
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|made = Prior to [[1995]]
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|masters = [[Dolores Umbridge]]<ref name="pottermore-umbridge"/>
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|masters=[[Dolores Umbridge]]
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|owners = Dolores Umbridge<ref name="pottermore-umbridge"/>
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|wood = [[Birch]]<ref name="pottermore-umbridge"/>
|owners=[[Dolores Umbridge]]
 
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|core = [[Dragon heartstring]]<ref name="pottermore-umbridge"/>
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|length = 8"<ref name="pottermore-umbridge"/>
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|characteristics = Unusually short<ref name="pottermore-umbridge"/>
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|length=Less than 9"<ref>On Pottermore Ollivander classes 9" as average, with any wand under as being abnormally short.</ref>
 
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{{Quote|[[Professor]] Umbridge opened her handbag, extracted her own wand, which was an unusually short one, and tapped the blackboard sharply with it; words appeared on the board at once.|Umbridge using her wand to write [[Blackboard Writing Spell|words on a blackboard]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
The '''wand''' of [[Dolores Umbridge]] was "unusually short", according to [[Harry Potter]]. Its [[wand wood|wood]] and [[wand core|core]] material are unknown.
 
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[[Dolores Umbridge]]'s '''[[wand]]''' was 8" long, made of [[birch]] [[Wand wood|wood]] with a [[dragon heartstring]] [[Wand core|core]].<ref name="pottermore-umbridge">{{WW}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150922164614/https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/dolores-umbridge archived here])</ref> The wand length was considered "unusually short" by [[wandmaker]] [[Garrick Ollivander]]. This typically meant that something was lacking in the owner's personality.<ref name="length">{{WW|wand-lengths-and-flexibility}}</ref>
   
==Destruction==
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==History==
[[File:Omberreplicawand_xl.jpg|thumb|89px|Dolores Umbridge's wand]]
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[[File:Umbridge_002.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Dolores Umbridge holding her wand]]
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Umbridge was capable of performing rather advanced [[magic]] with her wand, including [[nonverbal spell]]s<ref name="OOTP12">{{OOTP|B|12}}</ref><ref name="OOTP29">{{OOTP|B|29}}</ref> and [[Conjuration]],<ref name="OOTP33"/> for example.
This wand was destroyed during the [[Skirmish in the Forbidden Forest]] when it was snapped cleanly in half by a [[centaur]]'s hoof in [[1996]], when Umbridge was carried off by a herd she offended. Before its destruction, Umbridge used the wand to cast a [[Shield Charm]] when a centaur fired an arrow at her and [[Incarcerous]] to strangle [[Magorian]] during the skirmish. Harry tried to retrieve it right after she dropped it, but it was snapped before he could reach it.
 
   
 
This wand was destroyed during a [[skirmish in the Forbidden Forest|skirmish]] in the [[Forbidden Forest]] in [[1996]], when it was snapped cleanly in half by a [[Centaur]]'s hoof, while Umbridge was carried off by a [[Forbidden Forest Centaur colony|herd]] she offended. [[Harry Potter]] tried to retrieve it right after she dropped it, but it was snapped before he could reach it.<ref name="OOTP33">{{OOTP|B|33}}</ref>
==New wand==
 
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Presumably, Umbridge acquired a new wand later, and it was with this wand that she conjured her cat [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] to ward of the [[Dementor]]s from her as she prosecuted [[Muggle-born]]s as Head of the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. However, this wand was probably taken away when she was sent to [[Azkaban]].
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Umbridge acquired a new wand later, and it was with this wand that she conjured her [[cat]] [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] to ward off the [[Dementor]]s in the [[British Ministry of Magic]], as she sadistically prosecuted innocent [[Muggle-born]]s, when she was the Head of the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]].<ref name="DH13">{{DH|B|13}}</ref> However, this wand was likely taken away when she was sent to [[Azkaban]].
[[File:Umbridge_002.jpg|thumb|200px|Dolores Umbridge holding her wand.]]
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Umbridge's wand is a crimson colour with a pink gem placed in the centre. It, too, is shorter than the other wands shown.
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*In {{OOTP|FA}}, Umbridge's wand is a crimson colour with a pink gem placed in the centre. It, too, is shorter than the other wands shown.
 
*According to {{WW}}, abnormally short wands (8 inches and under) tend to belong to people who are "lacking" in personality, as there are many short [[Wizardkind|witches and wizards]] with average sized wands.<ref name="pottermore-umbridge"/>
*Due to the great possibility of the wand snapping around the pink gem, Imelda Staunton had to use precise flourishes to avoid breaking her prop.
 
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*This wand being made of birch wood is possibly a reference to the practice of birching, a corporal punishment where a victim is beaten with a birch rod, clearly being symbolic of Umbridge's cruelty towards her students when she worked at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], and use of physical torture with her [[Black Quill]].
*This prop was used when the Hogwartians raised their wands in mourning for Albus Dumbledore who had just died.
 
*A new wand was made that connects the gem to the wand itself, so the wand would not break near the gem.
 
*According to [[Pottermore]], short wands tend to belong to people who are "lacking" in personality, as there are many short witches and wizards with average sized wands.
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{OOTP}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{OOTP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|Y2}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
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*{{LEGO}}
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*{{PM}} {{Mention}}
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*{{WW}} {{Mention}}
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*{{HPV|CH}}
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*{{WU}}
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*{{MA}} {{Spell card}}
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*{{HPMCW}}
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*{{HPWA}}
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 8 March 2024

"Professor Umbridge opened her handbag, extracted her own wand, which was an unusually short one, and tapped the blackboard sharply with it; words appeared on the board at once."
— Umbridge using her wand to write words on a blackboard[src]

Dolores Umbridge's wand was 8" long, made of birch wood with a dragon heartstring core.[1] The wand length was considered "unusually short" by wandmaker Garrick Ollivander. This typically meant that something was lacking in the owner's personality.[2]

History

Umbridge 002

Dolores Umbridge holding her wand

Umbridge was capable of performing rather advanced magic with her wand, including nonverbal spells[3][4] and Conjuration,[5] for example.

This wand was destroyed during a skirmish in the Forbidden Forest in 1996, when it was snapped cleanly in half by a Centaur's hoof, while Umbridge was carried off by a herd she offended. Harry Potter tried to retrieve it right after she dropped it, but it was snapped before he could reach it.[5]

Umbridge acquired a new wand later, and it was with this wand that she conjured her cat Patronus to ward off the Dementors in the British Ministry of Magic, as she sadistically prosecuted innocent Muggle-borns, when she was the Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission.[6] However, this wand was likely taken away when she was sent to Azkaban.

Behind the scenes

  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Umbridge's wand is a crimson colour with a pink gem placed in the centre. It, too, is shorter than the other wands shown.
  • According to Wizarding World, abnormally short wands (8 inches and under) tend to belong to people who are "lacking" in personality, as there are many short witches and wizards with average sized wands.[1]
  • This wand being made of birch wood is possibly a reference to the practice of birching, a corporal punishment where a victim is beaten with a birch rod, clearly being symbolic of Umbridge's cruelty towards her students when she worked at Hogwarts, and use of physical torture with her Black Quill.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Wizarding World (archived here)
  2. ARTICLE - Add to Template:WW at Wizarding World
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 12 (Professor Umbridge)
  4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29 (Careers Advice)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 33 (Fight and Flight)
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)