So I’ve been rereading the Harry Potter series for the first time in years and it dawned on me that they've added an awful lot of supplemental materials since the series concluded, in particular about wandlore. Like, there are at least forty five possible variations. Wandlore says as much about you as your starsign (more in fact, since even in the Wizarding word, so called psychics are not always well lauded).
So I decided to pair every FC character I could think of with a wand that I felt best suited them. You can check out your wand in more detail here.
I haven’t thought about the cores (the magical element that gives the wand its power: anything from a phoenix feather, to a unicorn hair) yet. Perhaps you might want to decide that yourselves, or maybe I could explore ideas later on.
Lemme know if I missed any of you.
NB: A lot of the writing below was drawn directly from the above linked pages on wandlore at the Harry Potter wiki. Or one of them. Darn, there are a lot of wikis for this series.
Adam: Maple
- Those chosen by maple wands are by nature travellers and explorers. Maple wands prefer those with ambition; otherwise their magic grows lacklustre.
- Fresh challenges and regular changes of scene cause this wand to literally shine, burnishing itself as it grows, with its partner, in ability and status. Possession of a maple wand has long been a mark of status.
Anjali: Redwood
- Redwood wands are not themselves lucky, but are strongly attracted to witches and wizards who already possess the admirable ability to fall on their feet, to make the right choice, to snatch advantage from catastrophe.
Asha: Holly
- Holly is a rarer kind of wand; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners engaged in some dangerous and/or spiritual quest.
- In the unusual event of such a pairing finding its ideal match, nothing and nobody should stand in their way.
Ben: Ash
- The ash wand clings to its true master and ought not to be passed to a new owner, because it will lose power and skill.
- Those witches and wizards best suited to ash wands are not lightly swayed from their beliefs.
- The ideal owner may be stubborn, and will certainly be courageous, but never crass or arrogant.
Curtiss: Aspen
- Those chosen by maple wands are by nature travellers and explorers. Maple wands prefer those with ambition; otherwise their magic grows lacklustre.
- Fresh challenges and regular changes of scene cause this wand to literally shine, burnishing itself as it grows, with its partner, in ability and status. Possession of a maple wand has long been a mark of status.
Darren: Larch
- Has a reputation for instilling courage and confidence. Hard to please and tricky to handle.
- Larch creates unexpected effects. The witch or wizard who belongs to the larch wand may never realise the full extent of their talents until paired with it.
Eliziya: Willow
- Willow has healing power, and the ideal owner for a willow wand often has some (usually unwarranted) insecurity, however well they may try and hide it.
- The willow wand consistently selects those of greatest potential, rather than those who feel they have little to learn.
Hector: Cypress
- Cypress is associated with valour. A witch or wizard owning a cypress will likely die a heroic death and many Cypress holders will lay down their lives if required.
- Wands of cypress find their soul mates among the brave, the bold and the self-sacrificing: unafraid to confront the shadows in their own and others’ natures.
Fern: Laurel
- It is said that a laurel wand cannot perform a dishonourable act, although they can perform lethal magic.
- Laurel wands are sometimes called fickle, but this is unfair; the laurel wand is unable to tolerate laziness in a possessor.
- Has the unusual and engaging attribute of issuing a spontaneous lightning strike if another witch or wizard attempts to steal it.
Giselle: Red Oak
- The true match for a red oak wand is possessed of unusually fast reactions, making it a perfect duelling wand.
- The ideal master is light of touch, quick-witted and adaptable, often the creator of trademark spells, and a good man to have beside one in a fight.
Jenny: Cherry
- Cherry makes for a wand of strange power
- The Western wand-purchaser should dispel from their minds any notion that the pink blossom of the living tree makes for a frivolous or merely ornamental wand. Cherry wood often possesses truly lethal power, whatever the core
- The wand ought never to be teamed with a wizard without exceptional self-control and strength of mind.
Julius: Cedar
- A wand which is attracted to great strength of character and unusual loyalty. “You will never fool the cedar carrier.”
- Suits those of perspicacity and perception. The wielder has the potential to be a surprisingly frightening adversary.
Kevin: Alder (Suggested by Qara)
- Alder makes for an unyielding wood, but its ideal owner is not stubborn or obstinate, rather they are often helpful, considerate and likeable.
- Whereas most wand woods seek similarity in the characters of those they will best serve, alder seems to desire a nature that is, if not precisely opposite to its own, then certainly of a markedly different type. When an alder wand is happily placed, it becomes a magnificent, loyal helpmate.
Kravos: Yew
- Yew wands are rare, and their ideal matches are likewise unusual and occasionally notorious. The wand of yew is reputed to endow its possessor with the power of life and death, and retains a particularly fearsome reputation.
- Wands hewn from these trees have been found in the possession of heroes quite as often as of villains. The yew wand never chooses either a mediocre or timid owner.
Kurt: Fir
- Called ‘the survivor’s wand,’ because it’s often sold to wizards who subsequently pass through mortal peril unscathed. Demands staying power and strength of purpose, makes a poor tool in the hands of the changeable and indecisive.
- Fir wands are particularly suited to transfiguration, and favour owners of focused, strong-minded and, occasionally, intimidating demeanour.
Legias: Poplar
- "If you seek integrity, search first among the poplars,” was a great maxim of Gerbold Ollivander.
- Said to be a wand to rely upon, of consistency, strength and uniform power, always happiest when working with a witch or wizard of clear moral vision.
Likovya: Dogwood
- A wand known for being noisy and does not respond well to non verbal spells.
- Often owned by mischievous wizards with a great sense of fun.
- Can produce dazzling enchantments and skilled spells under adverse conditions.
Lori: Elm
- Elm wands prefer owners with presence, magical dexterity and a certain native dignity.
- Of all wand woods, elm - produces the fewest accidents, the least foolish errors, and the most elegant charms and spells; these are sophisticated wands, capable of highly advanced magic in the right hands.
Luca: Hornbeam
- Hornbeam selects a talented witch or wizard with a single, pure passion -that some might call obsession- which will almost always be realised.
- Hornbeam wands adapt more quickly than any other, and other people will find them extremely difficult to use.
- Hornbeam wands absorb their owner’s code of honour, whatever that might be, and will refuse to perform acts - whether for good or ill - that do not tally with their master’s principles. A particularly fine-tuned and sentient wand.
Marcus: English Oak
- A wand for good times and bad, this is a friend as loyal as the wizard who deserves it.
- Wands of English oak demand partners of strength, courage and fidelity.
- There is a propensity for owners of English oak wands to have powerful intuition, and, often, an affinity with the natural world.
Mirae: Pine
- This wand always chooses an independent, individual master who may be perceived as a loner, intriguing and perhaps mysterious.
- Pine wands enjoy being used creatively, and unlike others, will adapt, un-protesting to new methods and spells. Many wand makers insist that pine wands perform best for owners destined for long lives.
Morionem: Sycamore
- The sycamore is a questing wand, eager for new experience and losing brilliance if engaged in mundane activities.
- May combust if allowed to become ‘bored.’
- The sycamore’s ideal owner is curious, vital and adventurous, and when paired with such an owner, it demonstrates a vast capacity to learn and adapt.
Pan: Chestnut
- Chestnut wood has little character of its own
- Has an attraction to witches and wizards who are skilled tamers of magical beasts, those who possess great gifts in Herbology, and those who are natural fliers.
- The wand of chestnut tends to take on character of the wand core and the owner.
Salvantas: Blackthorn
- Commonly known as a ‘warrior’s wand’.
- A wand equally as likely to be held by Aurors (the magical police force) as by Death Eaters.
- Often wand owner and wand have to pass through greatly troubled times together in order to become truly bonded.
Seire: Ebony
- Highly suited to combative magic, and Transfiguration. Ebony is happiest in the hand of those with the courage to be themselves.
- Frequently owned by non-conformists, highly individual people who are comfortable with the status of outsider
- Have been found both among the ranks of the Order of the Phoenix and Death Eaters.
Tamar: Hawthorn
- Hawthorn “makes a strange, contradictory wand, full of paradoxes... whose leaves and blossoms heal, and yet whose cut branches smell of death.” Complex and intriguing, just like their owners. May be suited to healing magic, but also adept at curses
- The hawthorn wand seems most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil.
- Hawthorn is not easy to master. Their spells can, when badly handled, backfire.
How many are there?