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| − | '''Gerbold Octavius Ollivander''' (fl. [[19th century]]) was a [[wandmaker]] who came from a [[Ollivander family|long line]] of [[wizardkind|wizards]] who began [[Ollivanders Wand Shop|selling wands]] in [[London]] in [[B.C. era|382 B.C]]. He was the father of [[Gervaise Ollivander]], and, through him, the paternal grandfather of [[Garrick Ollivander]].<ref name="pottermore">Pottermore wand wood information (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8977740275/wand-woods-off-of-pottermore here])</ref> |
+ | '''Gerbold Octavius Ollivander''' (fl. [[19th century]]) was a [[wandmaker]] who came from a [[Ollivander family|long line]] of [[wizardkind|wizards]] who began [[Ollivanders Wand Shop|selling wands]] in [[London]] in [[B.C. era|382 B.C]]. He was the father of [[Gervaise Ollivander]], and, through him, the paternal grandfather of [[Garrick Ollivander]].<ref name="pottermore">Pottermore wand wood information (transcription available [http://archive.is/20130109102909/lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8977740275/wand-woods-off-of-pottermore here])</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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During the [[19th century|nineteenth century]], at a time when wands made of [[silver lime]] were in vogue, the wandmaker [[Arturo Cephalopos]] claimed that the [[wand wood|wood]]'s reputed connection with powers of [[Divination]] was "a falsehood circulated by merchants like Gerbold Ollivander, who have overstocked their workshops with silver lime and hope to shift their surplus". According to Gerbold's grandson [[Garrick Ollivander|Garrick]], however, Cephalopos was "an ignoramus" who predictably went out of business.<ref name="pottermore"/> |
During the [[19th century|nineteenth century]], at a time when wands made of [[silver lime]] were in vogue, the wandmaker [[Arturo Cephalopos]] claimed that the [[wand wood|wood]]'s reputed connection with powers of [[Divination]] was "a falsehood circulated by merchants like Gerbold Ollivander, who have overstocked their workshops with silver lime and hope to shift their surplus". According to Gerbold's grandson [[Garrick Ollivander|Garrick]], however, Cephalopos was "an ignoramus" who predictably went out of business.<ref name="pottermore"/> |
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| − | At some point, he fathered a son, [[Gervaise Ollivander|Gervaise]], and by the [[ |
+ | At some point, he fathered a son, [[Gervaise Ollivander|Gervaise]], and by the late [[1910s]] he had a grandchild, [[Garrick Ollivander|Garrick]]. Both his descendants continued the family tradition of [[wandlore|wandmaking]].<ref name="pottermore"/> |
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==Appearances== |
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Revision as of 08:56, 11 November 2013
- "If you seek integrity, search first among the poplars."
- — Gerbold Ollivander's maxim.[src]
Gerbold Octavius Ollivander (fl. 19th century) was a wandmaker who came from a long line of wizards who began selling wands in London in 382 B.C. He was the father of Gervaise Ollivander, and, through him, the paternal grandfather of Garrick Ollivander.[2]
Biography
Early life
Gerbold Octavius was born in or prior to the nineteenth century, somewhere in Great Britain. He was born into the wizarding Ollivander family, who had been in the wand-making business since 382 B.C.[2]
Career as a wandmaker
- "My august grandfather, Gerbold Octavius Ollivander, always called wands of [fir] 'the survivor's wand,' because he had sold it to three wizards who subsequently passed through mortal peril unscathed."
- — Garrick Ollivander.[src]
Gerbold took up the family business in London, studying further into wandlore and becoming an accomplished wandmaker.[2]
Gerbold believed that fir produced "the survivor's wand", as he had sold wands of this wood to three different wizards, each of whom found himself in mortal danger and came out unharmed. He was also fond of saying, "If you seek integrity, search first among the poplars," which his grandson Garrick found correct based on his own experience with poplar wands and their owners.[2]
During the nineteenth century, at a time when wands made of silver lime were in vogue, the wandmaker Arturo Cephalopos claimed that the wood's reputed connection with powers of Divination was "a falsehood circulated by merchants like Gerbold Ollivander, who have overstocked their workshops with silver lime and hope to shift their surplus". According to Gerbold's grandson Garrick, however, Cephalopos was "an ignoramus" who predictably went out of business.[2]
At some point, he fathered a son, Gervaise, and by the late 1910s he had a grandchild, Garrick. Both his descendants continued the family tradition of wandmaking.[2]
Appearances
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ On Pottermore - "New from J.K. Rowling: Pure-Blood", the Ollivanders are mentioned to have been included in the Pure-Blood Directory published in Britain in the 1930s. The Ollivander Family are stated as being pure-blood; this means that Gerbold must be Pureblood; if he was not, his descendants would not be.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Pottermore wand wood information (transcription available here)