Questions tagged [wandlore]
A term coined by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series, involving the history and study of magical wands. May cover the material composition of wands, theories and/or eccentricities of past wand makers, duels recorded, wand folklore, etc. Always use this with the [harry-potter] tag.
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Are skilled wizards or witches better at controlling another person's wand?
Building on this question I come to the following assumptions:
With some exceptions, wands choose their own masters.
Most wands stay loyal to their original owners.
Using another person's wand yields ...
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Why didn't Ollivander make the obvious choice of testing the twin core wand on Harry earlier?
In the first book, while Ollivander is trying to find a suitable wand for Harry, it seems it was a difficult process at first, as Ollivander does not seem to be happy with most of his first choices.
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Why wouldn't a broken wand work? [closed]
It is clear that a wand that has been broken will not work properly and is very hard to mend. The only examples of mended wands are Harry's phoenix wand, which he mended using the Elder wand, and (...
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Why does Hermione claim that all wands are equal, save for the Elder Wand?
In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Ollivander and Harry have this conversation:
‘Ah yes,’ said the man. ‘Yes, yes. I thought I’d be seeing you soon.
Harry Potter.’ It wasn’t a question. ‘...
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Did Voldemort's Horcrux that latched to Harry make the Wand-matching and House-sorting processes more complicated? [duplicate]
A lot of characteristics of Harry's were passed to him via Voldemort:
parseltongue
telepathic connection to voldemort
the iconic scar
These were caused by a portion of Voldemort latching onto Harry ...
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Did the Elder Wand's power in Draco's wand go back to the original Elder Wand once Harry owned both of them? [closed]
I'll try to explain the question as best as I can, for those who are still confused about what really happened with the Elder Wand:
When Draco disarms Dumbledore on the Astronomy Tower, the actual ...
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What do wands look like in the books?
In the film's designs of the wands they are very intricate. I always thought it was over the top and imagined the wands in the books were supposed to look plain and basically all the same, except ...
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Why is Lucius Malfoy's Wand so Long?
It is stated in various places that Lucius Malfoy's wand is 18" in length.
This seems to exceedingly long as Ollivander states:
In my experience, longer wands might suit taller wizards, but they ...
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What is the distribution of wand lengths?
Wands come in a multitude of lengths in the Harry Potter universe, but what is the most common length for a wand to be, based on the wands we've seen and heard of in universe (including wands that don'...
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Why are wands so cheap compared to their materials in Harry Potter?
Harry's wand cost only 7 Galleons:
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand
However, we know wands contain very rare materials: Dragon heartstring, Unicorn hair, Phoenix feather.
For making a wand ...
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Can the Elder Wand betray its owner?
I have a vague recollection that the Elder Wand is quite happy to betray its owner for a more powerful wizard.
The best I could find was a quote from screenrant:
Because this wand thinks so highly of ...
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Is Ron Weasley the master of Bellatrix Lestrange's first wand?
Harry and Ollivander have this conversation in Deathly Hallows after Malfoy Manor detainment.
‘Walnut and dragon heartstring,’ he said. ‘Twelve and three-quarter inches. Unyielding. This wand ...
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Are wands required for an animagus transformation? If so, how were they used in Azkaban? If not, why did Pettigrew need one? [duplicate]
In chapter 20 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, it's made very clear that Peter Pettigrew needed a wand to use his animagus transformation and escape. However, one chapter earlier we learn ...
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How did Harry know that wand allegiance can be won by proxy?
The entire plot of the end of the Harry Potter series relies on the fact that Harry won the allegiance of the Elder Wand by taking a different wand from Draco Malfoy, the current master of the Elder ...
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What is the extent that a wand targeted at its owner will have, in particular, regarding the Elder Wand?
So, here's the hypothetical: if a wand is targeted at its owner (particularly using the Avada Kadavra or any spell that is insta-kill), will it kill the owner? And, if not, would it backfire upon the ...
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