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Hogtober Day 1 : Ollivanders
Let's begin the first day of October with our Grandpa Ollivanders ! ❤️
harry potter and the sorcerer's / philosopher's stone + my first reaction notes to it
transcriptions below if anyone needs help reading my handwriting LOL (as well as alt text)
Fucked up little guys commission for @bugbearormiss !
Big and adorable Taric and his precious boyfriend Ollivander! ^w^
It was a pleasure drawing stylizated bugbear for fellow bugbear enjoyer THANK YOU!
my commission info
Some more Ollivander family HCs
All Ollivander children are taught basic woodworking skills. This isn't to pressure them into wandmaking but rather to foster and observe a passion for the craft early on. It's also a family bonding activity à la "let's go camping, gather wood, and whittle together by the fire".
The shop and corresponding knowledge aren't inherited by the oldest child but awarded according to aptitude. There have even been instances of it going from grandparent to grandchild or to a second cousin. It's not a direct line.
Although wandmaking is their main claim to fame, there are other industries where their name means quality and prestige. For example, Geraldine Ollivander was one of the most notable makers of enchanted violins.
Many Ollivanders who don't become wandmakers work in adjacent fields, like magizoology or growing wand wood. A good chunk of Ollivanders' supply chain is family owned.
The secrets of the family’s wandmaker trade are given in steps. Only who's learned to work with wood gets to work with cores and only who's mastered cores gets to learn the spells that make everything come together.
The Ollivanders are tight lipped about their exact brand of wandmaking (while the overall process is similar across the board, I hc each wandmaker has their own style of wandmaking beyond cores and designs). In fact, each Ollivander wandmaker must swear an unbreakable vow before they're taught.
Most wandmaker Ollivanders are polyglot to some degree, as the oldest surviving family documents are in Latin and many sources on ancient wandmaking remain untranslated due to the secrecy of the trade. Most commonly used are Latin, historic varieties of English, sometimes Celtic languages and sometimes French.
There have been instances where more than one Ollivander inherited the wandmaking business. Typically it led to different stores in different cities working together under the Ollivander name, however, in the early 18th century a sibling feud briefly led to two Ollivanders locations in Diagon Alley. Only one survived.
No Ollivander makes their own first wand. However, wandmaker apprentices create a new wand for themselves once they finish their apprenticeship. This serves as a test of one's self-assessment and proof of the journey undergone.
One sector the Ollivander name is notably absent from is politics. In their long history, not a single Ollivander has held an office at the ministry.
Due to the easy access to loads of magical materials, wands and the early training, the Ollivander family is the only family having an official general permission to use magic at home before the age of 17. In fact, most Ollivander children know "wand safety 101" before they enter Hogwarts.
The wand shop has a mind of its own (in a sense). It's not sapient and not exactly sentient, but sometimes wands just rearrange themselves and shelves that were dusted an hour ago are dusty by the next. Same goes for the flat above, which doesn't like new wallpaper, as Garrick Ollivander found out the hard way.
Speaking of the flat, idk if it's fanon or canon but it's canon to me. Anyway, historically it's been used as a temporary abode as it's too small for a family with children. Garrick Ollivander used it for long shifts (if he didn't sleep on a cot in the workshop outright) and, in his old age, has moved back in.
Speaking of homes, due to the sheer number of previous Ollivander generations, the family owns a lot of generational wealth, land and real estate which directly fund the wand business. It's easier to concentrate of the craftsmanship when you don't have to worry about earning a living.
“The staff chooses the Wizard.” - Mr Tom Ollivander Bombadil
My rabbit hole has rabbit holed, so I don't know if this is a headcanon or fact, but is Luna related to Ollivander?
If so, I present to you wandmaker Luna Lovegood. Who continues the Ollivander wandmaker tradition. Not even because of Garrick, but because she finds it so interesting how the wands speak. And all the fine details that go into making a wand.
