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Gregorovitch Zauberstabe[1] (English: Gregorovitch Wands) was a wand shop owned and run by Mykew Gregorovitch from sometime between at least 1926 to around 1987. The shop was located somewhere in Europe, its name suggesting it is to be found in a German-speaking area (at least an area historically so).

History[]

Elder Wand theft[]

Grindelwald in Gregorovitch Zauberstäbe stealing Elder wand

Gellert Grindelwald stealing the Elder Wand in this wandshop

At some point in the early 20th century, Mykew Gregorovitch came into possession of the Elder Wand, one of the Deathly Hallows and the most powerful wand in existence, and upon realising its true nature, began experimenting to try and duplicate its powers. Gregorovitch, somewhat foolish by nature and hoping it would improve business, started a rumour concerning his possession of the wand and his efforts to replicate its properties. The result occurred one night when Gregorovitch heard someone break into his workshop. He promptly ran inside and saw a blonde-haired young man had taken the wand, a thief who then promptly shot a Stunning Spell at Gregorovitch, allowing him to gain mastership of the wand, before leaping out the window. Gregorovitch never found out who stole the wand.[2][3]

Viktor Krum[]

In or around 1987, Bulgarian National Quidditch team Seeker Viktor Krum bought a wand from Gregorovitch's wand shop, one of the last sold before Gregorovitch retired.[4]

Gregorovitch's murder[]

Gregorovitch Avada Kedavra

Lord Voldemort killing Gregorovitch

In late 1997, Gregorovitch was interrogated by Lord Voldemort, who was searching for the Elder Wand. Gregorovitch told Voldemort that he did not have it, that it had been stolen from him years earlier by a young man. Voldemort probed Gregorovitch's memories, and after seeing that he was telling the truth, he killed Gregorovitch as the wandmaker was of no further use to him.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it is mentioned that Gregorovitch had retired as a wandmaker, and that Viktor Krum's wand was one of the last ones he sold. If Krum obtained his wand around the age of eleven, like most young wizards, then Gregorovitch would have been retired for nearly ten years before his murder. However, in the film, when Voldemort finds Gregorovitch, he is in his shop and appears to be still in business. Possibly he no longer actively made wands but still had accumulated enough stock over the years to keep his shop open to some extent, at least in the film's continuity. It may also be possible that Krum's wand was a replacement, pushing the date of purchase forward, making this idea more plausible.
  • An English version of the shop can be found in Carkitt Market in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
  • An image of a film prop suggests the German name of the shop is "Gregorovitch Zauberstabe", however the correct plural form of "Zauberstab", which stands for "magic stick" (i.e. "wand"), should be "Zauberstäbe" with an umlaut.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (see this image of props used in the scene at Gregorovitch's workshop)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 14 (The Thief)
  3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17 (Bathilda's Secret)
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
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