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In the future, I will not include any new information given by J.K. Rowling in this blog. I will continue to use the notes Iâve gathered over the years, but going on I will gather any additional information that might come up from different sources. Unfortunately this might mean a certain deviation from the source material in some ways. But there has always been a heavy filter of personal interpretation on everything on here anyway, so it will probably not make much of a difference, information-wise.
I was wondering if you could do a wand analysis for me: Chestnut with Phoenix Feather Core, 12 3/4 inches and unyielding flexibility.
This is the first chestnut wand Iâm interpreting, which is very exciting! :D
Wood: Chestnut
It has been said that chestnut wood has the least distinct characteristics; instead it tends to take over the character of its owner and the wand core. Most of the time, however, it will be inclined to choose an owner who is fair and honest, while also being somewhat adaptable to different circumstances. Neither the chestnut wand, nor its owner need to be stuck in one place. There lies a certain freedom in owning a chestnut wand, to be whoever you want to be and to possibly reinvent yourself tomorrow.
A benefit of a chestnut wand is that it doesnât take long to attune to it, you can pretty much take it and go. It doesnât have specific requirements for its owner to unfold its full potential, and it wonât give you grief over changing your mind or not meeting a certain standard.
However, a possible downside to a chestnut wand is that it might be passed on, taken over, or accidentally swapped. There are certain woods that bond very strongly to their owner and refuse to work for anyone else - chestnut is not one of them.
Core: Phoenix feather
A phoenix core, even with an open wood like chestnut, always adds a certain ambiguity and reservation to a wand. I would imagine that a chestnut-phoenix combination is the least likely to accidentally be mixed up or attune to a new owner. Phoenix often brings a certain introspection to a wand, and I imagine it makes this particular combination particularly trustworthy. It is said that chestnut wands favour people who have a knack for handling magical creatures, and I feel like this might be accentuated through a phoenix core.
Length: 12 3/4 inches
This wand is a bit longer than average which emphasizes the wood over the core. Since a long wand usually means more distinct characteristics, I imagine that this wand is even more adaptable and open-minded for you to do whatever the heck you want with it.
Flexibility: unyielding
This now is interesting, because it reigns in the flexibility of the wood combined with the length. I might interpret it as the wand being generally adaptable, but requiring a minimum certainty from you. So, like, more of an âoverall adaptabilityâ as opposed to a âsituational adaptabilityâ. The wand, as well as its owner, will generally be open to change, but might need a little time to adjust to new circumstances
I am not sure if you can see my request from yesterday since I was not a user at that time. I decided to ask it again. Would you mind interpreting my wandďźApple wood with phoenix featherďź11 and 3/4 inchesďźsupple flexibility. And I am a Slytherin.
Hi there! I did get the original request, but donât worry about asking again.
A little side note regarding your initial message: Iâm always kind of guessing personalities with these little interpretations I make. These are, however, very stereotypical assumptions based on the âideal ownerâ I think the wand would choose. But nobody will ever be 100% the stereotypical owner of a certain wand, so I might be very wrong about your personality, and Iâm also positive that thereâs much more to you than Iâll guess based on your wand. :)
Wood: Apple
I like apple wood because it usually makes for pleasantly well-rounded wands. Someone with an apple wand is often somewhat of a social butterfly: charming, positive, and respected in their peer group. There is always a moral aspect to an apple wood owner - they might show a strong interest in social justice and generally the âgreater goodâ. Apple itself strongly despises the Dark Arts and will probably refuse to perform certain magic if there is a malicious intent behind it.
Thereâs a general positivity linked with apple wood. The magic it produces is energetic and dynamic, well suited for someone with an active lifestyle and a somewhat optimistic view on the world. Apple wood is difficult to process, but once a wand is crafted for it, itâs remarkably resilient and long-lasting. This detail might also be true for the apple wood owner.
When choosing its owner an apple wand might also seek out a person with a talent for language, be it the gift of the gab, or a knack for foreignt languages.
Core: Phoenix feather
A phoenix core is always versatile and enables a broad range of use for the apple wood, which will only really object to dark magic and strong curses. However, phoenix is also the most reserved of the cores, reigning in the open-minded apple wood. I feel like the owner of an apple-phoenix wand is most likely to listen first, talk second. Thereâs a certain implication of listening to both sides in an argument before choosing one, and I imagine that the wielder of this wand might act as a mediator or diplomat in certain situations.
Phoenix being the most âhead-heavyâ of the cores, this is certainly a wand for someone who likes to be informed, who educates themselves on different issues, and who shows interest in the world and people around them, while also not naively trusting everyone, but rather gathering all the information before making a decision.
Length: 11 3/4 inches
With typical wand length ranging between 9 and 14 inches, this is a very average-length wand which indicates a nice balance between wood and core. I feel like it furthers the idea of being open-minded and interested in the world around while also making a point of forming your own, informed opinion.
Flexibility: supple
The flexibility of the wand often correlates with the flexibility of its owner, which I feel ties in well with what I wrote above. The owner of this wand is unlikely to be deadlocked in their belief, but rather shows a willingness to bend and evolve and adapt to new information they might gather. This is the very opposite of a stubborn, uncompromising wand, very well-suited for someone with an open mind and heart.
Hello :) hope itâs not too late for wand analysis! Mine is Acacia wood with a dragon heartstring core, 11 ½" and brittle flexibility. Thank you in advance!
Hello my dear! :) Wands are always coming a bit irregular due to my personal circumstances, but it is definitely not too late!
Wood: Acacia
Acacia wands are picky and often take their time to be matched. Once they have decided on a wielder, however, they will absolutely refuse to work for anyone else. But even after theyâve been matched, they can be a bit fussy and difficult to work with. An acacia wand will only properly work for an owner who has proven their talent and skill. Acacia wants to be challenged, and it has a reputation of posing quite a challenge on its owner as well, pushing them to prove that they can control and master difficult circumstances.
An ideal acacia owner is ambitious and driven, constantly seeking to further their personal growth. They usually have an interest in accomplishing something above the average, often something unusual or unconventional. However, they also usually have no interest in being loud, flashy, or showing off. Acacia prefers elegant, sophisticated magic over blowoffs and will likely choose an owner who has a sense of subtlety over blatancy.
Core: Dragon heartstring
Thereâs something interesting about the somewhat contradictory combination of the subtle, sophisticated acacia wood and the loud, flashy dragon core. It could very well mean that this wandâs owner is complex and somewhat contradictory as well.
Dragon is the most energetic of the three cores, often amplifying the more forward characteristics of the wood. In this case I imagine it furthers the drive and the desire for accomplishment in its owner. Someone with a dragon / acacia wand might even be somewhat of a workaholic who has a lot of expectations in themselves and the world around them.
Thereâs a lot of magical energy at your disposal with this wand, combined with an eagerness to use it. Since dragon cores are a bit more âfire-readyâ than phoenix or even unicorn, I imagine it might be a little easier to get the hang of the wand in the first place. However, since this is a fairly stubborn combination, there is some risk of becoming absorbed in things you might rather want to let go of. With this wand, it might be a good idea to take a step back from time to time, take a breather, and make sure you arenât doing something just for the sake of it.
Length: 11 1/2 inches
With a wood and core as oppositional as acacia and dragon heartstring, it is probably a good idea to balance them out properly, which is why I am fully in support of an average-length wand like this. Thereâs no significant emphasis on either the core or the wood, which at least doesnât bring additional conflict to the combination.
Flexibility: brittle
A brittle wand needs to be handled with some care, just like I imagine its owner should. Thereâs only so much someone can accomplish in a day, and itâs important to get a feeling for the âtoo muchâ part of the wandâs ambition and (possibly) work mania. The brittleness might serve as a nice little reminder to take a breather from time to time, to prevent injuries to the wand or the owner (physical or mental).
Hi there and welcome back! Was wondering if you could analyze my wand for me. It's Red Oak with Phoenix Feather, 13 1/2 inches and slightly yielding. For some context, I'm a Gryffindor/Thunderbird with a bit of a temper, and my less aggressive friends often rely on me to fight their battles for them. Thank you so much!
Hello and thank you! :)
I will absolutely analyze your wand with great pleasure; I do have to make a little annotation first: the basis of my notes on wand woods are a couple of years old and also in German. Although I kept adding to them over the years, apparently, from back then, I accidentally translated âRed Oakâ and âEnglish Oakâ as the same wood, while I just noticed that on Pottermore, theyâre described independently. I will, of course, go by the red oak description, but due to the translation error it wonât be as detailed and developed as usual. I apologize!
Wood: Red Oak
From what I gather, red oak does seem to have some temper to it. It makes for a good duelling wand and favours owners with quick reactions and some ability to adapt to circumstances. That seems to tie in quite nicely with you being a Gryffindor and fighting other peopleâs fights for them. I can very well imagine a red oak owner stepping up and taking charge, maybe sometimes a little bit prematurely even?I find it interesting that Ollivander dismisses the âhot temperâ argument, but then makes one for quick wit and fast reactions. Are those two contradictory? I feel like a wood who favours quick thinkers and skilled duelists likewise might also indicate an owner with somewhat of a sharp tongue? (These are the thoughts that are coming to me as I go, so excuse the rambling. XD) Like, if someone maybe has a slight tendency to⌠well, not filter what they say or do as much as other people, it might be seen as a âhot temperâ by some, and as just âquick witâ by others, if you know what I mean. :DAll of that aside, I feel like red oak is a really fun, energetic wood for fun, energetic people who like to power through life rather than lay back and take things slow. I feel like red oak owners look for challenges around every corner, take interest in many different things, and constantly move themselves forward.
Core: Phoenix feather
This is a really good core for read oak in my opinion, because it holds back where the wood is at risk to overshoot the target. Phoenix is the most reserved of the cores, and it is placed well wherever thereâs a need to somehow connect head and heart. With read oak, both head and heart are active, but both seem to have a tendency to fire independently, and neither holds back the other. This is where the phoenix core comes in nicely because it doesnât like rash actions and will help you to âlook before you leapâ, while never really toning down the energy, but rather encouraging a conscious use of it.
Length: 13 ½ inches
Your wand is definitely on the longer side, which usually means that the woodâs characteristics can be found very distinctly in the owner as well. It also often means that the wood has the upper hand over the core so that in this case you wonât be at risk of the phoenix core making the wand too hesitant.More length provides precision at the expense of speed. Since red oak already strikes me as a very fast wood, I feel like you wouldnât need to make the wand even quicker, but would rather benefit from that extra length for precision.
Flexibility: slightly yielding
A nice, not too rigid, but not too bendy wand of this combination seems to support the flexible character of the wood while not making it too erratic. To have some flexibility in your wand does make the handling more comfortable in duel situations. Since red oak is particularly noted as suitable for duelling, I guess I would personally not make it too rigid. Then again, a very flexible wand is always at risk of getting inaccurate and firing all over the place. Therefore âslightly yieldingâ feels like a very intuitive choice and probably makes your wand very pleasant to handle.
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I hope you like my analysis, although it was a little less structured and more âmaking up as I goâ than usual. :D
I did have a look at your own suggestions, but only after I already chose a wood and core myself, so that I wouldnât be influenced in my pick. I find it very interesting that my suggestion is fundamentally different from your own ideas! If you want to, feel free to drop me a message and tell me what you think about my pick, and also why you thought that some of the other woods could suit you. I feel like my approach in this situation is quite different from yours, but maybe you like it!
Wood: Aspen
When I read your answers to my survey, one thing that stood out to me is that you seem to value justice and moral actions quite a bit. To some extent you seem to feel the need to âdo the right thingâ, even though it might not always be easy and you might sometimes experience backlash for it. Therefore, for your wand, I felt like giving you a wood that would support you in that.
Aspen wood likes to choose an owner who is strong in their beliefs and determined to make some sort of change in the world. Much like yourself, aspen wands believe in attack as the best kind of defense. Theyâre particularly well-suited for innovative spellwork and duel magic; however they also constantly look for new tasks and challenges. With an aspen wand you wonât want to let things slide too much because it could affect spell quality; I imagine this might help a little with the procrastination issue.
Aspen has a reputation of producing âwands for revolutionarysâ, but this doesnât necessarily mean it has to happen in the large scale. An aspen wand owner is someone who believes that the status quo is not the be-all, end-all and who has a desire to somehow change it for the better. Whether in politics or in law enforcement, this should really suit you well.
Core: Phoenix feather
I will actually admit, I was very indecisive about the core, but ultimately I decided on phoenix for this particular wand. You are quite in touch with your gut feeling, but you also mentioned that your emotions sometimes get the better of you, which is why in the end I decided against dragon and for phoenix.
A phoenix feather core is more reserved than the others and probably the most âhead-heavyâ while still providing a good balance between head and gut feeling. It might help you in heated situations to keep your emotions in check a little better, to gather your arguments before you speak up (and hopefully destroy everyone with your words :D). Aspen is an instinctive wood and can really do with a core thatâs keeping it in check a little. This combination wonât dismiss your gut feeling, but might help you to connect your heart with your head and make good, balanced decisions based on both.
Additionally, a phoenix core isnât quite as flighty and quick to change interest as for example a dragon core, so this might help as well to avoid âactive procrastinationâ (also known as âgetting distracted with all kinds of other things while not doing the task youâre supposed to doâ).
Length: 13 1/2 inches
I would like to put quite some emphasis on the wood here, which is why I chose quite a long wand. I usually tend to add some length when I feel like a personâs character is nicely in sync with the wood, so that the woodâs traits stand out a little more. Adding length will make the wand a little slower, but I feel like speed isnât really something youâre looking for, and this might also help to âlook before you leapâ in heated situations.
Flexibility: firm
You seem to value freedom and security to roughly the same amount. The aspen wood is quite a freethinker, so I decided to add a little stability here. A firm wand will help you stand your ground and put more emphasis behind your words, especially when the situation scares you.
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Iâd be happy to know what you think of my suggestion! Hope you liked the read.
Hi everyone! Itâs really been a while, hasnât it? I guess life completely got in the way of this blog, and I apologize that everyone had to wait so long.
In light of the current situation and me being in isolation, though, I am going to attempt to answer all requests, one by one, starting with the oldest. Iâm going to temporarily disable submissions and asks, but I hope to re-open them over the next days!
Stay tuned for more coming very soon!
Edit:
Due to my long hiatus, I will, for now, only work on requests from people who still have active blogs. If you sent me a message a long while ago and are still active, but donât see your request answered, Iâd ask you to please send in a new one once asks are reopened. Thank you!
This is the first ash wand on this blog, because you know, why not. I knew early on I wanted a wood for you thatâs somehow demanding, since you mentioned youâd like to work on your laziness, therefore I was looking for a wood that needs a little bit of constant work.
Ash wood is, quite frankly, a little asshole. It is one hundred percent not pickable. Like, sure, the wand will always pick the magician, but some wands will settle for an owner quicker than others. An ash wand will not be picked. It will pick you, but only if you meet its standards, and if you touch it without being chosen first, it will absolutely not do anything for you. So you see, the ash wand already asks quite a bit of its owner before itâs even matched. It will most likely pick creative, determined, innovative people who donât easily sway. An ash owner can be stubborn, can be bold, can be picky themselves, and maybe a bit quirky - but they can never be arrogant or consciously rude.
A well-matched ash wand loves to perform innovative and highly advanced magic, but it will also want you to prove constantly that youâre up to the challenge of wielding it (I will elaborate on this in the core section).
In my notes on the woods, I wrote a sentence that I like a lot and that might also fit for you: An ash owner is not necessarily a person who knows exactly what they want, but always a person who knows exactly what they donât want. This is, I believe, also true for the wood itself: it will absolutely show you if it doesnât like what youâre doing, and if you want a perfectly functioning wand you better work it well, or else it might start refusing things.
Core: Phoenix feather
An ash wand with any core is incredibly picky, but an ash wand with a phoenix core even more so. Phoenix can be kind of a complicated core in that it creates very strong bonds to its owner, but only very slowly and only after the person has proven theyâre worthy.
I like the idea of the ash-phoenix combination for you because it requires an intelligent, conscious use of magic, which you would be absolutely capable of, but it would also take any laziness somehow personal. Being productive and working with your wand would be rewarded with some exceptional magic, but being lazy and letting things slide would result in the wand being huffy, losing momentum, performing subpar.
On a side note: an ash-phoenix combination, although it can be stubborn to work with, will bond very strongly with its owner and not react very kindly to passing it along. Think of an ash-phoenix wand who was used by someone else than its owner like a cat after a trip to the vet: it will most definitely sulk for about a week after.
Length: 13 1/4 inches
I chose a longer wand mostly based on you choosing attack over defense and mentioning being somewhat confrontational. A phoenix is a solitary animal who might often choose to flee rather than attack, so I didnât want too much of that in the final wand. A longer ash wand puts a tad more emphasis on determination and the courage to stand your ground when challenged.
Flexibility: particularly bendy
Since ash wood is already quite firm in its characteristics, it doesnât need extra firmness from its fabrication. I would rather make this wand as flexible as possible. For a quick thinker like you this will provide a wider range for your spellwork and some additional speed in your casting. (Which might even be an extra motivator for getting off your butt. :DD)
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I really hope you enjoyed my take on this! Do let me know what you think of it, and if youâre satisfied with my suggestion.
Hello, I would be really grateful if you interpreted my wand. Apple, dragon heartstring, 12.5, and Rigid Flexibility. Iâm also a Slytherin :) Thank you if you did it! Also, good luck on your exams!
Hi anon! Thanks for your kind words!
My exams are long over and they went fairly well. :D Real life kind of got in the way, but you picked a convenient time for your request, and so it shall be answered under the cut.
Wood: Apple
To me personally, apple is a very charming wood, since itâs very well-rounded and doesnât really have a lot of quirks or issues. An apple owner is often quite charming as well, knowing their way around other people and being generally well-liked. Usually apple tends to pick optimists over pessimists and doesnât really care for an owner who is overly tentative. Since apple wood has a lot of energy to give, it will look for an equally energetic and somewhat determined, goal-oriented person to choose.One thing apple definitely does not like is Black Magic. They might be hesitant to perform hexes or jinxes, and they will probably draw the line at curses not meant for self-defense. In general, apple wands tend to have quite a clear moral code which often coincides with some sort of âgreater goodâ. An apple owner might have a strong interest in making the world a better place, although thereâs always a certain range of interpretation of what is âmorally rightâ.The person who wields an apple wand is usually good with words and likes talking to and interacting with other people; thatâs quite a sociable wood for a sociable person.
Core: Dragon heartstring
Ohh, I like that combination, itâs a little feisty. :D Apple is an energetic wood that will get extra spice from its energetic dragon core. I would guess that the owner of this wand has a pretty clear idea of what they think is ârightâ and âwrongâ, and they will go through quite some lengths to convince others of their ârightâ. I also feel like this person is fun, charming, and positive; someone to steal horses with. (Is that a proverb that exists in English? :D) The one thing you might want to watch with this combination is that your gut feeling doesnât overpower your head. With the very intuitive core and the energetic wood it might pay off to step back from time to time and sort of âlook before you leapâ.
Length: 12 1/2 inches
This is slightly longer than average, which I feel really suits this wand. It doesnât allow the dragon core to have too much of an influence on the apple wand, so it might be easier to keep any arising rashness in check. A longer wand also usually means that its characteristics are more distinct in its owner. This might be the wand of a true diplomat.
Flexibility: rigid
A rigid wand in this case probably means a more distinct moral code with less willingness to deviate from it. Another interesting point is that apple wood, though quite hard to process, is said to produce very long-lasting, stable wands. I feel like a rigid apple wand will pretty much last forever.
I hope you liked my little interpretation; this was a very fun wand that put me in a really positive mood! :)
Somehow I canât tag you properly, but I hope you got my message!
Interpretation under the cut.
Wood: Acacia
Acacia wood is said to be quite picky with its owner. They donât match very often, and they lean most towards highly skilled and talented magicians. Once matched, they will absolutely refuse to work for anyone else than their chosen owner, so good luck passing on an acacia wand. :D
However, sometimes an acacia wand can be quite demanding even for its owner. Acacia wants its owner to prove themselves, to show that theyâre âworthyâ of wielding their wand. If an acacia owner is anything short of determined and ambitious, they might have some serious issues with their wand not working properly for them. The good news is: every acacia owner totally has the potential to live up to their wandâs standards. Because otherwise they wouldnât have been picked.
An acacia wand is not particularly suited for loud, flamboyant spells; it prefers quiet, yet sophisticated magic. Likewise, an acacia owner would typically prefer to stay in the background rather than be in the spotlight. They are highly capable magicians but they donât usually brag about it; they know theyâre good and thatâs enough for them.
Core: Unicorn tail hair
Just like acacia is more of a calm, quiet wood, unicorn is also more of a calm, quiet core, so I would imagine the owner of this wand being somewhat reserved and not particularly extroverted. They probably tend to do their own thing, without shutting themselves off from other people, though, because unicorn also inevitably brings a social side to a wand. I like to imagine an acacia-unicorn combo as being somewhat inconspicuous most of the time, but then also frequently surprising the people around them with the things theyâre capable of.
Length: 10 1/4 inches
This wand is more on the short side which usually gives the core a slight dominance over the wood. I would imagine that in this case, the unicorn âopens upâ the reserved acacia wood a little, which would mean that not only the wand is slightly easier to handle, but also the owner might be slightly more outgoing... though probably still more of the quiet observer in a group than the extroverted party bunny. :D
Flexibility: quite bendy
This would also open up the wood and make it a little less stubborn to work with. While the owner of a rigid acacia wand might have to prove themselves over and over again to their wand, the bendy acacia wand will probably give a little more room for âoff daysâ.
Hope you liked my analysis; let me know what you think!
Hello; could you analyse my wand please? Itâs a Beech wand with a Unicorn hair core, 11 1/4â and Unbending flexibility. I was also Sorted into Hufflepuff which I find interesting as in your other Beech wand analysis you mentioned you thought of this wand as suited to Ravenclaws the best. Maybe I have a lot of Ravenclaw in me?
Hi! Thanks for your request, and sorry I kept you waiting for so long.
I love your observation about beech being a âRavenclaw woodâ. Some traits found in wands overlap with traits usually attributed to one of the houses. That being said, I firmly believe that everyone has, to some degree, traits from multiple houses, and the ones enhanced by your wand donât necessarily have to be the same than the ones that had you Sorted into your house. Itâs quite possible that you have Ravenclaw traits as well as Hufflepuff traits, and your wand responded to the one side while your Sorting was influenced by the other side.
Wood: Beech
As you mentioned, beech wood is usually found with people who choose head over heart, which is a trait often found in Ravenclaws. However, that does not mean beech is not suited for other houses as well. It values open-mindedness, reliability, patience, and interest in the world around - all of which are also typical for Hufflepuffs.Beech wand owners often appear as mature beyond their age, and they are said to inherit a certain wisdom, whatever type that may be. They donât tend to act rashly or inconsiderately; if any, you could say that they are more prone to overthink things.Beech wood will work poorly for a narrow-minded or intolerant person. If at some point you get the impression that your wand under-performs, it might be worth checking if youâre somehow behaving less considerate or less open-minded than usually.
Side note at this point: I feel like your decision to search for other beech wood wands on my blog and read about the traits I described is very âbeech wand ownerâ of you. :D
Core: Unicorn tail hair
Unicorn cores are usually the most social cores of the three, and in this case I feel like it would particularly bring out the woodâs patience. Iâm gonna go ahead and guess that you probably donât lose your temper with other people very often, and that youâre able to put up with a lot of annoyance until you flip your shit. :DA unicorn core in this particular wand might also pose some sort of challenge in that it might make the wood more indecisive and even more head-heavy. You might want to check that you donât overthink decisions all too much, because a beech-unicorn wand will definitely not make them any easier for you.
Length: 11 1/4 inches
This is a nice, average wand length which makes for a good balance between wood and core (although in this case wood and wand are moving mostly in the same direction). Spells from a beech wand are said to be very precise and delicate, which is why I feel that a nice, balanced wand would work in favour of this precision without sacrificing too much of its speed.
Flexibility: unbending
Usually, a flexible wand indicates a flexible owner while an unbending wand would probably belong more often to someone who isnât that spontaneous and likes some structure in their life. However, in this case it would also be in favour of precise, structural, delicate spellwork.All in all, this is a wand which I imagine working for a person who likes to use their head and might sometimes get a little lost in it, but who works their magic very consciously and likes to pay attention to detail.
Hi everyone! Itâs really been a while, hasnât it? I guess life completely got in the way of this blog, and I apologize that everyone had to wait so long.
In light of the current situation and me being in isolation, though, I am going to attempt to answer all requests, one by one, starting with the oldest. Iâm going to temporarily disable submissions and asks, but I hope to re-open them over the next days!
Stay tuned for more coming very soon!
Edit:
Due to my long hiatus, I will, for now, only work on requests from people who still have active blogs. If you sent me a message a long while ago and are still active, but donât see your request answered, Iâd ask you to please send in a new one once asks are reopened. Thank you!
Fun fact: my notes on the wand woods are in German, and the wood Iâd suggest for you is the first in alphabetical order. So I actually got a âhitâ for you for the first wood I looked at.
In the following combination the wood is the âdoerâ and the core adds a sensitive component; I felt like this would suit your needs quite well.
Wood: Maple
Core: Unicorn tail hair
Length: 10 ž to 11 inches
Flexibility: nice and supple
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Wood: Maple
I like maple because itâs quite well-rounded. Itâs ambitious, it wants challenges; itâs creative and curious, it likes change; then again itâs also charismatic and sociable.
A maple wand owner is curious and ambitious like their wood. I kind of had the impression that you have quite some different interests, so I went for a versatile wood that would support you through all of them without getting exhausted. The one thing a maple wand hates is mindless routine. If it doesnât get challenged at least on a somewhat regular basis your wand will be affected... I mean, it doesnât react to boredom like for example sycamore does (backfiring and spontaneous combustions), but youâll notice that the magic will get slower, lazier, lose some of its shine. On the other hand, a happy maple wand can produce some of the most dazzling magic.
Maple is probably happiest when its owner has high goals and ambitions which it can help them achieve. That doesnât necessarily mean that a maple owner needs to aspire to rule the world, though. Maple is surprisingly flexible as to what it deems âambitiousâ and will gladly settle for small goals and achievements if they are important for its owner.
I think if you challenge yourself and the wand a little youâll find that both of you have a great potential you can draw from!
Core: Unicorn tail hair
I went for unicorn to soften the wood and bring out its sociable nature and natural charisma. I feel like youâre quite a sociable, sensitive person so youâd need a wand that keeps an open heart and mind instead of being fixated on its own âthingâ too much.
Also I feel like a unicorn core wouldnât support your tendency to be picky too much, which you might find pleasant? Unicorn really is the friendliest and most gentle of the three cores and would support you best in a creative and social job such as teaching or working with animals.
Length: 10 ž to 11 inches
I knew I wanted a slightly shorter wand because I wanted to accentuate the social component of the maple which is supported by the unicorn core. On the other hand I didnât want to make it too short. The wood has such a nice, harmonious character which I feel fits you quite well; I didnât want to let the unicorn water it down too much.
I think 10 ž to 11 inches is a good compromise, really depending on your preference leaning more towards the wood or more towards the core. A little shorter-than-average wand will also usually be a little quicker than average.
Flexibility: Nice and supple
Imagining a smooth, supple maple wand somehow felt very right to me. It supports the woodâs natural flexibility and versatility. It also makes it a little easier for the wand to react to different âtypesâ of challenges you face - for example if a challenge that seems easy from an outside perspective is for some reason personally hard for you.
I hope you liked my suggestion - if you want, tell me what you think about it! :)
Hey if you could interpret my wand that'd be great! Laurel, 10 3/4 in, unicorn hair, surprisingly swishy! Thanks!
Thanks for the request! :)Thatâs the second laurel wand Iâve interpreted recently, very nice! :) Fortunately it was very different from blacktacoâs wand, which was very interesting for me, to have the direct comparison between two laurel wands.
Interpretation under the cut.
Wood: Laurel
Laurel is a wood with very clear ideals. It highlyvalues honour and highly dislikes laziness. I can see these wands in the handsof certain types of Gryffindors or Hufflepuffs â laurel wands are hard workers,but theyâll be double motivated if they know theyâre working positively ontheir image. Laurel owners love getting praise and glory, though they wouldnever resort to cheating or foul methods to achieve it.It may be that laurel wands and their owners areoccasionally quite harsh in their judgment, and they have very clear guidelinesabout whom they give their loyalty. A laurel wand will be very clear in itsrequirements â if they are met by its owner it will be loyal to the very end.If not, laurel wands are known to change owners, probably more easily thanother woods. I imagine a laurel owner would have a somewhat similar mindset.A loyal laurel wand, however, will absolutely refuseto get stolen â laurel wands are infamous for conjuring spontaneous strokes oflightning on potential thieves.
Core: Unicorn tail hair
I like unicorn cores particularly in stubborn woods or woods with very predefined characteristics because they often soften them a little, making them more approachableand easier to work with.A laurel wand with a unicorn core is probably moreabout morals and âdoing the right thingâ than it is about a ruthless strive forhonour. The owner of such a wand can be held to their word at all times.Unicorn wands also connectquicker and stronger to their owner than other cores. This wand is probablymore faithful than a laurel wand with another core⌠and it also tolerates andexcuses lazy days better than, say, a dragon core.
Length: 10 ž inches
This wand is a little on the shorter side whichmakes it somewhat quicker (in general) and a little softer (in this particularcase) because it accentuates the unicorn core. I feel like the owner of thiswand is a pleasant opponent in any kind of competition because they deal verygraciously with both winning and losing.
Flexibility: Surprisingly swishy
I kind of like that it says âsurprisinglyâswishy, implying that you canât see the swishyness at first glance. A picture:the owner of this wand seems kind of stiff and strict, probably one-sided, atfirst glance, but as you get to know them they surprise you with howopen-minded, understanding, and versatile they are. This wand certainly hasgoals and quests, but itâs not willing to walk over corpses for them; itâdrather find a good, clear compromise.
Iâve finally cleaned up a bit and updated the tags on all posts. (Those of you who follow me on my main blog know that Iâm a little sucker for tag organizing. :D)
I figured Iâd tag the wood and core on all wand posts, since those are the main components. You can now browse the wands by these two components if youâre interested in one particular wood or core. Take a look at the new navigation page, if you want! Iâll try and keep the list up to date.
Most of the categorys in the navigation list arenât linked yet because they donât exist yet. I do have future plans regarding general info and discussion about wandlore in general or particular woods/cores. I donât want to promise too much because I remember how that went last time... >.< But I do have things planned and I hope theyâll come your way very soon. :D
In the meantime stay tuned - Iâm almost kept up with old requests and I might reopen requests a little sooner than I originally said.
Iâm also always open for suggestions and critique. If you have any thoughts, questions, ideas... shoot me an ask! :)
find your hogwarts house harry potter sorting hat personality test
I have been pretty vocal about how I consider the Pottermore sorting to be nonsense in a psychological sense. I donât mean to condemn it - itâs pretty fun and a lot of people Iâve talked to actually like to answer seemingly random questions to get sorted into a Hogwarts house at the end. It recreates some of the magic and suspense of the âactualâ Hogwarts sorting, and if youâre happy with your Pottermore house you should, by all means, keep it.
However, if some of you, like me, prefer a more founded and transparent reasoning behind their sorting, Iâd like to suggest this test as an alternative (or addition) to the Pottermore sorting, and for everyone who doesnât know their Hogwarts house yet.
Iâve actually tried out a couple of different tests and Iâve come to prefer this one, for a couple of different reasons. Itâs the most detailed (it used to be even longer but for some reason the old one isnât accessible any more), and other than a lot of tests it takes actual character traits into consideration and breaks these traits down pretty well. It kind of makes you think about which traits you associate with the different houses, and even if you donât agree with the result you might get a better insight to which house you identify with and why.
