Harry Potter Wands: The Potters

Wands for the magical community of the world created by J. K. Rowling are more than simple tools, they are a representation of their personality, their drive in life, their destiny. Hand-crafted by skilled witches or wizards, one of most well-known being Ollivander, each wand is unique. Their material determines their character, and will play a huge part in which kind of person they will choose.

Read until the end to find out what our community chose for their characters!

The Wands of Harry Potter’s Parents

Lily Potter’s Wand

"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."

— Ollivander's description of this wand

Wands made of willow are uncommon, but harbor great healing power. While their owner may have insecurity in their spell-casting and overall, they are good at hiding them. Willow wands are considered very beautiful looking, a trait often connected to those they choose. They bond to people with great potential, and are known to enable advanced, non-verbal magic. They also value loyal, relaxed, and lively wizards and witches who appreciate family and friendships.

• The core of Lily Potter’s wand is unknown, but could have been unicorn hair - wands made of willow and unicorn hair choose people who would give their life to defend others, such as Lily did with her son Harry
• Lily Potter used her wand throughout her whole education until her passing
• She carried it with her the night of Voldemort’s attack and it is unknown where she kept it
• Her wand was most likely buried with her in Godrick’s Hollow
• Ron Weasley also wielded a wand made of willow

James Potter’s Wand

"Your father, on the other hand, favoured a mahogany wand. Eleven inches. Pliable. A little more power and excellent for transfiguration. Well, I say your father favoured it — it's really the wand that chooses the wizard, of course."

— Ollivander's description of this wand

The mahogany wand seeks a good-natured, highly skillful, compassionate, reliable, protective, and social magician. The wand is highly suited for transformations, healing and astronomy as well as herbology and potions. It will find a magician with lots of energy who's secretly a prankster.

• The core of James Potter’s wand is also unknown, however, it could have been Dragon Heartstring, which, combined with mahogany wood, bonds with wizards and witches with a knack for fairness, and is known as a very strong core, which would be required to perform the animagus spell
• James Potter used his wand throughout his whole education until his passing
• James left his wand on the sofa after entertaining his son Harry with it, therefore he could not defend himself when Lord Voldemort entered their house
• His wand was most likely buried with him in Godrick’s Hollow
• In the Harry Potter movies, they used wand prop has a cobweb design covering the entire wand and it does not have a handle

Harry Potter’s Wand

"Harry had waved what felt like every wand in the shop, until at last he had found the one that suited him — this one, which was made of holly, eleven inches long, and contained a single feather from the tail of a phoenix. Mr Ollivander had been very surprised that Harry had been so compatible with this wand. 'Curious,' he had said, 'curious,' and not until Harry asked what was curious had Mr Ollivander explained that the phoenix feather in Harry's wand had come from the same bird that had supplied the core of Lord Voldemort's."

— Ollivander's description of this wand

Being one of the rarer type of woods, a holly wand seeks wizards and witches who are protective, those who may need to overcome anger, impulsiveness, and impetuosity. The wand desires dangerous and spiritual quests, and when paired with phoenix feather, will master any task or difficulty with a strong force. The holly wand is well-suited for battles against dark magic. It will choose a magician who is friendly, brave and extroverted and who often appears to be fearless, often relentless.

• Harry paid Ollivander 7 Galleons for his wand
• Both, Harry Potter’s and Voldemort’s wands possessed a phoenix feather core donated by Fawkes, Dumbledore’s phoenix
• Harry used this wand his throughout school
• The wand was suited well for Defence Against the Dark Arts and duelling
• The holly wand performed strong magic such as the Patronus or Shield Charm
• Harry Potter’s wand was stolen twice, once in the Chamber of Secrets by Lord Voldemort’s manifested soul, and once by Barty Crouch Jr. during the Quidditch World Cup
• Harry’s wand broke in 1997, but was repaired by him after the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998
• It could only be repaired with the Elder Wand
• This wand was used by Harry in The Cursed Child, with a veiny decoration added

Other Wands Used By Harry Potter

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