Changes: Lily J. Potter's wand

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"It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and three-quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work."

— Mr. Ollivander's description^[src]

Lily Evans's wand was 10¾" long, made of willow^[1], and has an unknown core. The wand was manufactured by Garrick Ollivander, who described it as "swishy" and good for charms.^[1]

History

Lily Potter1 — Lily Potter the wand's owner and master

Lily purchased her wand at Ollivanders Wand Shop before she began her education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1971. She used this wand through out her Hogwarts career and proved to have an "instinctual" talent for potion-making.

It can be assumed she wielded this wand throughout the First Wizarding War, while being a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

On the night of 31 October, 1981, Lily did not have her wand on her when Lord Voldemort came to murder her son; it is unknown where it was, so therefore she could not defend herself and was murdered trying to protect Harry. It is unknown what happened to the wand after the death of its owner, but it is possible it was buried with her in the Godric's Hallow cemetery.

Behind the scenes

The willow tree symbolises psychic abilities, love, deep emotions, intuition, and dreaming. Likewise, the wand wood could reflect Lily's character, in particular her deep love of Harry, her son.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned only)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (First appearance)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 5

[PS5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 5

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 |manufacturer=[[Garrick Ollivander]]<ref name="PS5">{{PS}}, chapter 5</ref>
-|made=Before [[1971]]
+|made=Pre [[1971]]
 |masters=[[Lily Evans]]
 |owners=[[Lily Evans]]
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 |wood=[[Willow]]<ref name="PS5"/>
 |core=
-|length=10¼"<ref name="PS5"/>
+|length=10¾"<ref name="PS5"/>
-|characteristics=Swishy, good for [[charms]]<ref name="PS5"/>
+|characteristics=Swishy, nice for [[charms]] work<ref name="PS5"/>
+}}
-}}{{Quote|It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work.|Mr. Ollivander|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
+{{Quote|It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and three-quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work.|[[Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]]'s description|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
-[[Lily Evans|'''Lily Evans''']]'''<nowiki>'s Wand</nowiki>''' was 10¼" [[willow]]<ref name="PS5" />. It was manufactured by [[Garrick Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]], who described the wand as "''swishy''" and good for [[charms]] .<ref name="PS5" />
+'''[[Lily Evans]]'s wand''' was 10¾" long, made of [[willow]]<ref name="PS5" />, and has an unknown core. The wand was manufactured by [[Garrick Ollivander]], who described it as "''swishy''" and good for [[charms]].<ref name="PS5" />
+==History==
-This wand was purchased at Ollivanders Wand Shop by Lily before he began his education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in 1971.
+[[File:Lily Potter1.jpg|left|thumb|220x220px|Lily Potter the wand's owner and master]]
+Lily purchased her wand at Ollivanders Wand Shop  before she began her education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in 1971. She used this wand through out her Hogwarts career and proved to have an "instinctual" talent for potion-making.
-== History ==
-Lily used this wand through out her Hogwarts career and proved to have an "instinctual" talent for potion-making.
+It can be assumed she wielded this wand throughout the [[First Wizarding War]], while being a member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]].
-On the night of [[31 October|31 October, 1981]],  Lily didn't have her wand on her when [[Lord Voldemort]] came to murder her [[Harry Potter|son]], it is unknown where it was, so therefore she could not defend herself and was murdered trying to protect him It's unknown what happened to the wand after the death of its owner, but it's possible it was buried with her in Godric's Hallow cemetery .
+On the night of [[31 October]], [[1981]], Lily did not have her wand on her when [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] came to murder her [[Harry Potter|son]]; it is unknown where it was, so therefore she could not defend herself and was murdered trying to protect Harry. It is unknown what happened to the wand after the death of its owner, but it is possible it was buried with her in the Godric's Hallow cemetery.
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 [[it:Bacchetta di Lily Evans]]
+[[ru:Палочка Лили Поттер]]
+[[pl:Różdżka Lily Potter]]
 [[Category:Potter family possessions]]
 [[Category:Wands|Evans, Lily]]
+[[Category:Wands crafted by Garrick Ollivander]]
+[[Category:Willow wands]]