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A '''holly''' is any plant belonging to the genus '''Ilex'''<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref>, comprising approximately 600 species of flowering plants in the family '''Aquifoliaceae''', and the only living genus in that family.
 
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'''Holly''' (genus '''''Ilex''''') is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family ''Aquifoliaceae'', and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.<ref name="wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Holly|Holly]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]</ref>
   
 
==Wandlore==
 
==Wandlore==
Holly is one of the rarer kinds of wand woods; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest.<ref name="Pottermore">[http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8977740275/wand-woods-off-of-pottermore New wand wood informatio from Pottermore]</ref>
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Holly is one of the rarer kinds of [[wand wood]]s; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly [[wand]]s often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest.<ref name="Pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
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[[File:Holly.png|thumb|left|250px|An Ollivander-made holly wand.]]
 
Holly is one of those woods that varies most dramatically in performance depending on the wand core, and it is a notoriously difficult wood to team with [[phoenix feather]], as the wood’s volatility conflicts strangely with the [[phoenix]]’s detachment. In the unusual event of such a pairing finding its ideal match, however, nothing and nobody should stand in their way.<ref name="Pottermore"/>
   
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[[Wizarding superstition]] holds that those with a wand made of holly are incompatible with those with a wand made of [[English oak|oak]] and should not marry.<ref name="TBB">''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'' - Albus Dumbledore's commentary on "[[The Tale of the Three Brothers]]"</ref>
Holly is one of those woods that varies most dramatically in performance depending on the wand core, and it is a notoriously difficult wood to team with [[phoenix feather]], as the wood’s volatility conflicts strangely with the phoenix’s detachment. In the unusual event of such a pairing finding its ideal match, however, nothing and nobody should stand in their way.<ref name="Pottermore"/>
 
   
 
==Notable holly wand owners==
 
==Notable holly wand owners==
 
*[[Harry Potter]] {{comment|1st, bought}}
 
*[[Harry Potter]] {{comment|1st, bought}}
*[[George Weasley]]
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{1st mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape]]''
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*''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)|The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Holly (genus Ilex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.[1]

Wandlore

Holly is one of the rarer kinds of wand woods; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest.[2]

Holly

An Ollivander-made holly wand.

Holly is one of those woods that varies most dramatically in performance depending on the wand core, and it is a notoriously difficult wood to team with phoenix feather, as the wood’s volatility conflicts strangely with the phoenix’s detachment. In the unusual event of such a pairing finding its ideal match, however, nothing and nobody should stand in their way.[2]

Wizarding superstition holds that those with a wand made of holly are incompatible with those with a wand made of oak and should not marry.[3]

Notable holly wand owners

Appearances

See also

Notes and references