Wand core
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The core of a wand is a magical substance placed within the length of wood. The materials used for wand cores can vary widely, though certain wand-makers may prefer to use certain materials; for example, Ollivander only uses phoenix feathers, dragon heartstrings, and unicorn tail hairs. He will not use Veela hair as cores because he believes they make for "temperamental" wands.
If two wands have cores from the same source — such as the wands of Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, which both had cores comprised of a feather from Fawkes, Albus Dumbledore's phoenix familiar[1] — they are brothers. This can create the effect of Priori Incantatem if the wands come into conflict with one another.[2]
It is worth noting that Harry's phoenix feather wand cost 7 galleons. Horace Slughorn, however stated that unicorn tail hair was worth 10 galleons a hair. It is possible that wands made with unicorn hairs are more expensive than those made with phoenix feathers. It is also possible, however that in the five years between the time Harry's wand was purchased and the night Slughorn made the comment that the market for wand material had fluctuated greatly. Very likely due in no small part to the capture of Ollivander by the Death Eaters.
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[edit] Known Core Materials
| Core Material | Known Wands Using that Core |
|---|---|
| Dragon heartstring | Hermione Granger's wand, Viktor Krum's wand, Bellatrix Lestrange's wand, Lucius Malfoy's wand |
| Phoenix feather | Harry Potter's wand, Lord Voldemort's wand |
| Thestral hair | The Elder Wand |
| Unicorn tail hair | Mary Cattermole's wand, Cedric Diggory's wand, Neville Longbottom's second wand, Draco Malfoy's wand, Ron Weasley's wands, Charlie Weasley's wand |
| Veela hair | Fleur Delacour's wand |
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The Enchanted Feather Company is a company that presumably sells wand cores to wandmakers.
- Peacock feathers may possibly be used as wand cores.
[edit] See Also
[edit] Notes and references
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