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Yew and Dragon Heartstring (Common Welsh Green), 11 inches" supple.
Walnut (Ipe, Brazilian Walnut) and Quetzalcoatl Feather, 11 3/4 inches" supple.
Elder and Kelpie Hair, 13 ½ inches" supple.
Yew and Dragon Heartstring (Common Welsh Green), 11", supple
Yew makes for a powerful wand, especially skilled at martial magic, and coupled to a Dragon Heartstring core would be especially powerful. The length here indicates someone neither arrogant nor lacking in confidence - capable of doubting themselves but no more than normal - and capable of adapting reasonably well, though not without occasional stubbornness. Given Yew’s tendencies I would say that the individual chosen by this wand is likely quite able and unlikely to be cowed - which is needed, given this core. Welsh Green cores require the wand’s master put as much into building their bond as the wand does, and can be tricky if improperly treated and need firm direction when it comes to martial magic. If this wand’s master tends towards stubbornness they might well be an Auror or involved in some kind of adventuring pursuit - but they might just as easily enjoy challenging academic employment, such as might be found in the Department of Mysteries.
I see this wand as having a rough, spiralling design from the hilt, through the handle and up the shaft, slowly tapering off towards the tip. It’s rough around the edges, almost as though clawed in, but the pattern is almost predictable - like scales.
Walnut (Ipe, Brazilian Walnut) and Quetzalcoatl Feather, 11 3/4", supple
I have only briefly covered Quetzalcoatl Feather cores before - merely mentioning that they could be and never going into the details. At some point I should like to do a proper analysis, however, they are mentioned on this blog so I permit this.
Ipê wands are beautiful casters, neither flamboyant nor subtle but with a marked elegance and tend to select individuals that reflect them. They are known to select individuals with their own troubles, and that the wand, in it’s way, helps them. Sometimes, this is as simple as their elegant casting and ease with new spellwork, instilling greater confidence in those lacking it; sometimes this is a consequence of the warmth found by a master in their wand, a simple reassurance of company and presence. Sometimes it is the spells the wand has the easiest time picking up, often encouraging individuals down paths they might not have considered, but which they find considerably more productive. In others it eases arrogance, helps individuals identify what they need to work on or shows that even a stubborn, powerful wand cannot solve some problems, and help people to change and try new tactics. In this case, the length indicates someone neither over-confident nor lacking in self-assurance and with a degree of adaptability but hardly changeable, With the core I’d say this wand has found someone in need of a direction, someone who feels rudderless or perhaps with a need to prove themself - who knows their own abilities, but feel that they don’t stand out when compared to those around them - and will likely help them find something distinct and new for them to point themselves out.
I see this wand as slightly curving back and forth - still maintaining a clear core line but with an almost serpentine twist to it. There is no head to either end, however. The tip of the shaft narrows to a simple point while at the handle the curve of the wand settles into an ever narrowing slender coil, wrapping around the handle loosely only to coil into a tight spiral at the pommel.
Elder and Kelpie Hair, 13 ½", supple
Elder is a tricky wood and paired to so tricksy a core this is going to be a wand that requires quite an individual to master. I imagine the person chosen by such a wand is someone who’s been through quite a bit and survived rather more than might be expected, given their seeming nature. Elder wands do select for the unusual and even remarkable - but not all who are so choose to seem so. Given the nature of this wand’s core I’d argue that in this case they absolutely prefer to go under the radar, and while in some cases I might say they do so in an attempt to avoid the oddities that frequently plague them, I rather suspect given the length here they do it because they enjoy it. This wand has some flex to it, but isn’t about to change for no reason - it likes it’s tricksiness, but knows when to be serious. I imagine, despite it’s predilection for tricks, it has no trouble with structured magic such as formal Transfiguration - though for some reason I doubt that the individual bearing this wand could ever manage something more loose and informal, such as Animagism.
This wand, not unlike the above wand, strikes me as having a curve to it, though in this case, less a serpent and more a wave. Hidden in each curve, where a wave might be topped with froth, instead are what look like bubbles - or perhaps berry clusters. Nature transforming between two forms.