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|blood=[[Half-blood]], formerly [[Pure-blood]]<ref>On ''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book2/chapter7/moment1/pure-blood "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. As Gervaise Ollivander was already alive by 1930, this establishes that he must be a pure-blooded wizard and this, in turn, indicates that all of his ancestors must be Pure-blood as well; his son was not a Pure-blood, however. This was due to Gervaise marrying a Muggle-born.</ref>
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|blood=*[[Pure-blood]] (formerly)<ref name="Pure blood">On {{WW|pure-blood}}, the Ollivanders are mentioned to have been included in the ''[[Pure-Blood Directory]]'' published in Britain in the 1930s. However as Gervaise married a Muggle-born the family would not long be considered pure-blood.</ref>
 
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*[[Geraint Ollivander]]
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*[[Geraint Ollivander]]<ref name="ollivander"/>
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*[[Gerbold Ollivander's great-aunt]]<ref name="HL">{{HL}}</ref>
*[[Gervaise Ollivander]]
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*[[Gervaise Ollivander]]<ref name="ollivander"/>
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*[[Garrick Ollivander]]<ref name="ollivander"/>
 
*[[Garrick Ollivander's son]]
 
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|house=[[Ravenclaw]]<ref name="pottermore">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160125054901/https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/garrick-ollivander Explore the story: Garrick Ollivander] from {{PM}} (via Internet Archive) {{See image|File:Garrick Ollivander fact file - PM via Internet Archive.png}}</ref>
|house=[[Ravenclaw]]<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
 
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'''Ollivander''' is the surname of an old [[Wizarding world|wizarding]] family. The family is known to have been in the [[Wandmaker|wand-making]] business since [[B.C. era|382 B.C.]]. It is said that the name means ‘he who owns the olive wand’, which suggests that the original Ollivander arrived in Britain from a Mediterranean country (olive trees not being native to the UK).<ref name="pottermore">Pottermore background information on Ollivander (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8978736031/information-about-ollivander here])</ref>
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'''Ollivander''' was the surname of an old [[pure-blood]] [[Wizarding world|wizarding]] family, one of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]].<ref name="Pure blood"/> However, the family may no longer have been considered pure-blood in the early [[20th century]], as [[Garrick Ollivander's mother]] was a [[Muggle-born]].<ref name="pottermore"/>
   
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==History==
[[Garrick Ollivander]] believes that his earliest ancestors in England arrived with the Romans, and set up stall (subsequently shop) to sell to ancient British wizards whose wands were crude of construction and unreliable in performance.
 
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The family was known to have been in the [[Wandmaker|wandmaking]] business since [[B.C. era|382 B.C.]]. It was said that the name means 'he who owns the olive wand', which suggested that the [[Ollivander (382 B.C. era)|original Ollivander]] arrived in Britain from a Mediterranean country (olive trees not being native to the UK).<ref name="ollivander">{{WW|mr-ollivander}}</ref>
   
 
[[Garrick Ollivander]] believed that his earliest ancestors in [[England]] arrived with the Romans, and set up stall (subsequently shop) to sell to ancient British wizards whose wands were crude of construction and unreliable in performance.
The earliest known member of the family is [[Geraint Ollivander]]. The current owner of the famous wand shop is [[Garrick Ollivander]]. He is an established wandmaker in the British wizarding community and many wizarding families preferred buying Ollivander's wands over other makers, often remarking that his were the best. [[Harry Potter]] also bought his first [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] from him in [[1991]]. He is also responsible for making the "[[Tom Riddle's wand|brother wand]]" of Harry's, purchased by [[Tom Riddle]] (later known as Lord Voldemort).
 
   
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The earliest known member of the family, apart from the [[Ollivander (382 B.C. era)|the original Ollivander]] who established the wandmaking business, was [[Geraint Ollivander]], active in the Middle Ages.
In [[1996]], Ollivander was captured and tortured by Lord Voldemort at [[Malfoy Manor]]. Later in [[1998]], he was rescued by Harry Potter and his friends, along with others who had also been captured. He later took refuge at [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley's]] [[Muriel|great-aunt Muriel's]] home.
 
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In the [[1790s]], the family lost a treasured [[Ollivander family's heirloom wand|heirloom wand]] as it was stolen from the business's [[Hogsmeade]] branch by an assistant, [[Richard Jackdaw]]. The wand was found to have been destroyed a century later.<ref name="HL"/>
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The latest known owner of the famous wand shop was [[Garrick Ollivander]]. He was an established wandmaker in the British wizarding community and many wizarding families preferred buying Ollivander's wands over other makers, often remarking that his were the best. [[Harry Potter]] also bought his first [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] from him in [[1991]]. He is also responsible for making the "[[Tom Riddle's wand|brother wand]]" of Harry's, purchased by [[Tom Riddle]] (later known as Lord Voldemort) in [[1938]].<ref name="PS5">{{PS|B|5}}</ref>
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In [[1996]], Ollivander was captured and [[Cruciatus Curse|tortured]] by Lord Voldemort at [[Malfoy Manor]]. Later in [[1998]], he was rescued by Harry Potter and his friends, along with others who had also been captured.<ref name="DH23">{{DH|B|23}}</ref> He later took refuge at [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]'s great-aunt [[Muriel]]'s home.<ref name="DH24">{{DH|B|24}}</ref>
   
 
==Known members==
 
==Known members==
*[[Ollivander (382 B.C. era)|Ollivander]] {{Fl|[[B.C. era|382 B.C.]]}} — A Roman wizard, who established [[Ollivanders Wand Shop|the family business]].
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*[[Ollivander (382 B.C. era)|Ollivander]] {{Fl|[[B.C. era|382 B.C.]]}} — A Roman wizard, who established [[Ollivanders|the family business]].
*[[Geraint Ollivander]] {{Fl|Middle Ages}} — A great medieval wandmaker.
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*[[Geraint Ollivander]] {{Fl|Middle Ages}} — A great medieval wandmaker.<ref name="ollivander"/>
*[[Gerbold Ollivander|Gerbold Octavius Ollivander]] {{Fl|[[19th century]]}} — Father of Gervaise. A rival to [[Arturo Cephalopos]], who predictibly went out of business.
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*[[Gerbold Ollivander's great-aunt]] {{Fl|[[1790s]]}} — Great-aunt of Gerbold Ollivander.<ref name="HL"/>
*[[Gervaise Ollivander]] {{Fl|late [[19th century]]/early [[20th century]]}} — Father of Garrick. According to his son, "wrestled" with substandard wand cores his costumers brought to him as it was practice at the time.
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*[[Gerbold Ollivander]] {{Fl|[[19th century]]}} — Father of Gervaise. A rival to [[Arturo Cephalopos]], who predictably went out of business.<ref name="wandwoods"/>
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*[[Gervaise Ollivander]] {{Fl|late [[19th century]]/early [[20th century]]}} — Father of Garrick. According to his son, "wrestled" with substandard wand cores his costumers brought to him as it was practice at the time.<ref name="wandwoods">{{WW|wand-woods}}</ref>
*[[Garrick Ollivander's mother|Mrs. Ollivander]] — A [[Muggle-born]] witch; wife of Gervaise and mother of Garrick.
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*[[Garrick Ollivander's mother|Mrs Ollivander]] — A [[Muggle-born]] witch; wife of Gervaise and mother of Garrick.<ref name="pottermore"/>
*[[Garrick Ollivander]] (b. [[25 September]] in or prior [[1920s|1921]]) — A [[half-blood]] wizard; widely regarded as the best [[wand]]maker in the world in the [[20th century]]. Revolutionised the crafting of wands by the [[1930s]].
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*[[Garrick Ollivander]] (b. [[25 September]] in or prior [[1907]]) — A [[half-blood]] wizard; widely regarded as the best [[wand]]maker in the world in the [[20th century]]. Revolutionised the crafting of wands by the [[1930s]].<ref name="ollivander"/>
*[[Garrick Ollivander's son|Mr. Ollivander]] — Son of Garrick
 
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*[[Garrick Ollivander's son|Mr Ollivander]] — Son of Garrick.<ref name="kids">{{PM}} ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RowlingWritings/comments/bvx4o0/mr_ollivander/ Text archive at r/RowlingWritings]) (archived copy of old version [https://web.archive.org/web/20151105145544/http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8978736031/information-about-ollivander here])</ref>
*[[Garrick Ollivander's daughter|Ms. Ollivander]] (d. before [[1991]]) — Daughter of Garrick
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*[[Garrick Ollivander's daughter|Ms Ollivander]] (d. before [[1991]]) — Daughter of Garrick.<ref name="kids"/>
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==Ollivander family tree==
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{{familytree| | | | | | | |OLLIV| | | | | | | | | OLLIV=[[Ollivander (382 B.C. era)|Ollivander]]<br /><small>(fl. [[B.C. era|382 B.C.]])</small> }}
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{{familytree| | | | | | | |GEROL| | | | | | | | | GEROL=[[Geraint Ollivander]]<br /><small>(fl. Middle Ages)</small> }}
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{{familytree| | | | | | | |GEROL| | | | | | | | | GEROL=[[Gerbold Ollivander|Gerbold Octavius<br />Ollivander]]<br /><small>(fl. [[19th century|1800s]])</small> }}
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{{familytree| | | | | | | |GEROL|y|MRSOL| | | | | GEROL=[[Gervaise Ollivander]]<br /><small>(fl. [[19th century|1800s]]/[[20th century|1900s]])</small> | MRSOL=[[Garrick Ollivander's mother|Mrs Ollivander]]}}
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | | |GAROL|y|MRSOL| | | GAROL=[[Garrick Ollivander]]<br /><small>(born before [[1908]])</small> | MRSOL=[[Garrick Ollivander's wife|Mrs Ollivander]]}}
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | | |MROLL| |MSOLL| | | MROLL=[[Garrick Ollivander's son|Mr Ollivander]] | MSOLL=[[Garrick Ollivander's daughter|Ms. Ollivander]]<br /><small>(died before [[2011]])</small>}}
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==Behind the scenes==
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*The Ollivander family seemed to have had a fondness for naming their children (at least males) with the initials 'G. Ollivander'.
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*Though the Ollivander family was one of the families listed in the ''[[Pure-Blood Directory]]'' written in the 1930s, Garrick Ollivander, who was born prior to this, had a Muggle-born mother. It's possible that the author, [[Cantankerus Nott]], was unaware of this, though perhaps this is an example of Nott's personal bias.<ref name="Pure blood" /><ref name="pottermore"/>
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*{{HBP}} {{Mention}}
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*{{HBP|G}} {{Mention}}
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*{{DH}}
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*{{DH|F1}}
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*{{DH|G1}}
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*{{DH|F2}}
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*{{DH|G2}} {{Voice}}
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*{{FB|F}} {{Mention}}
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*{{PM}}
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*{{WW}}
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*{{LEGO|B}}
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*{{LEGO|C}}
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*{{LEGO}}
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*{{HPV|CH}}
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*{{TCG}}
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*{{HPK}}
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*{{HM}}
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*{{WU}}
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*{{PAS}} {{Mention}}
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*{{MA}}
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*{{HL}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Ollivander was the surname of an old pure-blood wizarding family, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight.[1] However, the family may no longer have been considered pure-blood in the early 20th century, as Garrick Ollivander's mother was a Muggle-born.[2]

History

The family was known to have been in the wandmaking business since 382 B.C.. It was said that the name means 'he who owns the olive wand', which suggested that the original Ollivander arrived in Britain from a Mediterranean country (olive trees not being native to the UK).[3]

Garrick Ollivander believed that his earliest ancestors in England arrived with the Romans, and set up stall (subsequently shop) to sell to ancient British wizards whose wands were crude of construction and unreliable in performance.

The earliest known member of the family, apart from the the original Ollivander who established the wandmaking business, was Geraint Ollivander, active in the Middle Ages.

In the 1790s, the family lost a treasured heirloom wand as it was stolen from the business's Hogsmeade branch by an assistant, Richard Jackdaw. The wand was found to have been destroyed a century later.[4]

The latest known owner of the famous wand shop was Garrick Ollivander. He was an established wandmaker in the British wizarding community and many wizarding families preferred buying Ollivander's wands over other makers, often remarking that his were the best. Harry Potter also bought his first wand from him in 1991. He is also responsible for making the "brother wand" of Harry's, purchased by Tom Riddle (later known as Lord Voldemort) in 1938.[5]

In 1996, Ollivander was captured and tortured by Lord Voldemort at Malfoy Manor. Later in 1998, he was rescued by Harry Potter and his friends, along with others who had also been captured.[6] He later took refuge at Ron Weasley's great-aunt Muriel's home.[7]

Known members

Ollivander family tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ollivander
family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ollivander
(fl. 382 B.C.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(many generations)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Geraint Ollivander
(fl. Middle Ages)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(many generations)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gerbold Octavius
Ollivander

(fl. 1800s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gervaise Ollivander
(fl. 1800s/1900s)
 
Mrs Ollivander
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Garrick Ollivander
(born before 1908)
 
Mrs Ollivander
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mr Ollivander
 
Ms. Ollivander
(died before 2011)
 
 

Behind the scenes

  • The Ollivander family seemed to have had a fondness for naming their children (at least males) with the initials 'G. Ollivander'.
  • Though the Ollivander family was one of the families listed in the Pure-Blood Directory written in the 1930s, Garrick Ollivander, who was born prior to this, had a Muggle-born mother. It's possible that the author, Cantankerus Nott, was unaware of this, though perhaps this is an example of Nott's personal bias.[1][2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 On Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Pure-Blood" at Wizarding World, the Ollivanders are mentioned to have been included in the Pure-Blood Directory published in Britain in the 1930s. However as Gervaise married a Muggle-born the family would not long be considered pure-blood.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Explore the story: Garrick Ollivander from Pottermore (via Internet Archive) (see this image)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Mr Ollivander" at Wizarding World
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hogwarts Legacy
  5. 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 24 (The Wandmaker)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Wand Woods" at Wizarding World
  9. 9.0 9.1 Pottermore (Text archive at r/RowlingWritings) (archived copy of old version here)