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Draco Malfoy's wand

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Draco Malfoy's wand
History information
Manufacturer

Ollivander

Made

1991 or earlier

Master(s)
Owner(s)
Material information
Wood

Hawthorn

Core

Unicorn hair

Length

10"

Characteristics

Reasonably springy

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"But you’re too late. You’ve missed your chance. I got there first. I overpowered Draco weeks ago. I took his wand from him... So it all comes down to this, doesn’t it? Does the wand in your hand know its last master was disarmed? Because if it does...I am the true master of the Elder Wand."
—Harry Potter to Lord Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts[src]

The wand of Draco Malfoy is 10" hawthorn wood, with a unicorn hair core. It was described by Mr. Ollivander as "reasonably springy".[1] It was taken from him by Harry Potter in Malfoy Manor in 1998, which would have unforeseen and enormous consequences in Harry's final duel with Lord Voldemort.


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[edit] History

Draco readying his wand before a duel in 1992.

Draco presumably received his wand from Mr. Ollivander in 1991, just prior to his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Draco faces Albus Dumbledore in 1997

In 1997, Draco cornered Albus Dumbledore atop the Astronomy Tower, disarming the Headmaster. He was under orders from Lord Voldemort to kill Dumbledore, and had made multiple attempts over the course of the year to do so, terrified for his family's safety.[2] Draco had no idea that by disarming Dumbledore, he became the master of his wand — the Elder Wand, one of the Deathly Hallows[3]. He was unable to go through with the murder, and Severus Snape stepped in to kill Dumbledore per their secret plan[2].

In spring of the following year, Draco was home for the Easter holidays when a group of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback caught Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley, and brought the three of them and their other prisoners to the Manor. In the skirmish that ensued, Draco was disarmed by Harry, who subsequently used Draco's wand. Draco's mother gave him her wand to use.

During the Battle of Hogwarts, Voldemort found that the Elder Wand, which he had taken from Dumbledore's tomb, was not working as impressively as he had hoped. Believing that this was because Snape had its allegiance after killing Dumbledore, Voldemort had Nagini kill Snape. When he and Harry faced off shortly afterwards, Harry corrected him: since Draco had disarmed Dumbledore, he was the true master of the Elder Wand, not Snape. When Harry disarmed Draco in Malfoy Manor, the Elder Wand's allegiance shifted to him. Thus, when Voldemort tried to use the Killing Curse on Harry, the Elder Wand refused to attack him. The curse backfired, defeating the Dark Lord once and for all.[3]

It is unknown if Draco ever got his original wand back, but considering that Harry used the Elder Wand to repair his own wand, it is probable.

[edit] Behind the scenes

  • Draco's wand wood matches his date of birth in the Celtic tree calendar. However, it is unlikely that this was intentional on J.K. Rowling's part, as she once commented: "I have only used the Celtic assignations for Ron and Hermione... I liked having a hidden connection between Harry, Ron and Hermione’s wands that only I knew about".[4]

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch. 24
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Deathly Hallows
  4. ↑ "Extra Stuff: Wands" at J.K. Rowling's Official Site
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