- "Chestnut and dragon heartstring. Nine-and-a-quarter inches. Brittle. I was forced to make this shortly after my kidnapping, for Peter Pettigrew."
- — Garrick Ollivander
The wand of Peter Pettigrew was 9¼" chestnut wood, with a dragon heartstring core. It was constructed by Garrick Ollivander shortly after his abduction in 1996; the wandmaker later described the wand as "brittle".[1] The wand was taken from Pettigrew in Malfoy Manor in 1998 by Ron Weasley during the course of his and Harry Potter's escape from the dungeons[2]. As Ron's wand had been taken by Snatchers, he subsequently used Pettigrew's. It is most likely that this became Ron's third wand. This was the first wand that was stated specifically to be made for one particular person in mind.
Behind the Scenes
- His wand is one of the few major characters' wands not to be sold on the Noble Collection. The reason for this is unknown.
- J.K. Rowling based Harry's, Ron's, and Hermione's wands off of the wand woods correlating to their date of birth and the Celtic tree calendar. However, as Pettigrew's wand is made of chestnut, J. K. Rowling did not choose this wand based on Pettigrew's birthdate. Like Hagrid's wand wood, it could be based on a symbolic reference to Pettrigrew's personality and character.
- Indeed, Pettigrew's wand seems to be a very fitting match for its owner; Chestnut and dragon heartstring is a combination that seeks out the materialistic and morally grey. It is also described as brittle, which is appropriate considering how weak Wormtail was. It also has a very warped, bent, zig-zag shape; this suggests Wormtail preferred less refined, crueller and more primitive forms of magic, referring to his magical mastery (or lack thereof) and his villainy. Finally, it is also shorter than average, denoting that his character is lacking in some area (most likely his courage and loyalty)[3].
Appearances
Ron Weasley with the wand.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch. 24
- ↑ Deathly Hallows, Ch. 23
- ↑ New wand wood info from Pottermore