As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner.
The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.
Applewood wands are not made in great numbers. They are powerful and best suited to an owner of high aims and ideals, as this wood mixes poorly with Dark magic. It is said that the possessor of an apple wand will be well-loved and long-lived, and I have often noticed that customers of great personal charm find their perfect match in an applewood wand. An unusual ability to converse with other magical beings in their native tongues is often found among apple wand owners, who include the celebrated author of Merpeople: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Language and Customs, Dylan Marwood.
8-)
I was really hoping for applewood but I'll settle for Hawthorn
Ollivander is just like "hey welcome back I KNOW WHAT WAND YOU HAVE"
You have to go there from the chapter selection.
Oh hey, it worked!
The ash wand cleaves to its one true master and ought not to be passed on or gifted from the original owner, because it will lose power and skill. This tendency is extreme if the core is of unicorn. Old superstitions regarding wands rarely bear close examination, but I find that the old rhyme regarding rowan, chestnut, ash and hazel wands (rowan gossips, chestnut drones, ash is stubborn, hazel moans) contains a small nugget of truth. Those witches and wizards best suited to ash wands are not, in my experience, lightly swayed from their beliefs or purposes. However, the brash or over-confident witch or wizard, who often insists on trying wands of this prestigious wood, will be disappointed by its effects. The ideal owner may be stubborn, and will certainly be courageous, but never crass or arrogant.
ButtlordFornicusLord of Bondage and PainRegistered Userregular
edited April 2012
i bought a tawny owl
i thought about getting a toad but i saw "tawny owl" and thought of this:
SO ALSO IN KINDERGARTEN I APPARENTLY THOUGHT THAT THE KIDS IN MY CLASS DIDN’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT COUGARS FOR SOME REASON, BECAUSE I DEFINITELY MADE A SWEET COUGAR QUIZ WHICH I INSISTED ON GIVING OUT TO THE CLASS THE NEXT DAY.
WHAT COLOR IS THE COUGAR? GOLD? NO! BROWN? NO! RED? NO! THE ANSWER IS TAWNY.
and the deed was done
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i have been responding to questions with NO THE ANSWER IS TAWNY for three days now
Tossrocktoo weird to livetoo rare to dieRegistered Userregular
goddamnit I'm stuck at "Arriving at Diagon Alley" and the next one ("Harry and Hagrid visit Gringotts") is locked because "Parts of the experience are locked so that the story is not spoiled for you."
FUCK YOU, WEBSITE
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goddamnit I'm stuck at "Arriving at Diagon Alley" and the next one ("Harry and Hagrid visit Gringotts") is locked because "Parts of the experience are locked so that the story is not spoiled for you."
FUCK YOU, WEBSITE
There is a piece of paper on the ground in front of Gringott's. Depending on your resolution you might have to scroll down to see it.
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12 and a half inch unyielding elder
The rarest wand wood of all, and reputed to be deeply unlucky, elder wands are trickier to master than any other. They contain powerful magic, but scorn to remain with any owner who is not the superior of his or her company; it takes a remarkable wizard to keep an elder wand for any length of time.[2]
The old superstition, ‘wand of elder, never prosper,’ has its basis in this fear of the wand, but in fact, the superstition is baseless, and those foolish wandmakers who refuse to work with elder do so more because they doubt they will be able to sell their products than from fear of working with this wood.[2]
The truth is that only a highly unusual person will find their perfect match in elder, and on the rare occasion when such a pairing occurs, it may be taken as certain that the witch or wizard in question is marked out for a special destiny. Interestingly, Garrick Ollivander found - during his long years of study - that the owners of elder wands almost always feel a powerful affinity with those chosen by rowan.[2]
with dragon heartstrings
As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner.
The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.
in short
i rule
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i'm getting so into these snippets from rowling
i want to know more about secret magic wizard trains
how do people not see this bright red train pulling out though
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facetiousa wit so dryit shits sandRegistered Userregular
edited April 2012
also
I love that her boss at the Ministry had the surname "Urquart".
I can't believe that's not a reference to Francis Urquhart. (The fan theory that the "Muggle Prime Minister" we see briefly in HBP being FU is still one of my favourite improbable-but-fun theories.)
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You have to go there from the chapter selection.
salt and pepper
dumb fuckin thing to collect
I was really hoping for applewood but I'll settle for Hawthorn
hot shit my fuckin cock just got hard over it
Oh hey, it worked!
MY WOOD IS PRESTIGIOUS
watch out Slytherins
you should be
i thought about getting a toad but i saw "tawny owl" and thought of this:
and the deed was done
but then I remembered how much I love cats, Tabbies especially
so I now own a Ginger Cat and he is the cutest
FUCK YOU, WEBSITE
There is a piece of paper on the ground in front of Gringott's. Depending on your resolution you might have to scroll down to see it.
The old superstition, ‘wand of elder, never prosper,’ has its basis in this fear of the wand, but in fact, the superstition is baseless, and those foolish wandmakers who refuse to work with elder do so more because they doubt they will be able to sell their products than from fear of working with this wood.[2]
The truth is that only a highly unusual person will find their perfect match in elder, and on the rare occasion when such a pairing occurs, it may be taken as certain that the witch or wizard in question is marked out for a special destiny. Interestingly, Garrick Ollivander found - during his long years of study - that the owners of elder wands almost always feel a powerful affinity with those chosen by rowan.[2]
The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.
in short
i rule
i want to know more about secret magic wizard trains
how do people not see this bright red train pulling out though
Muggles just don't pay attention
I particularly liked the three-parter about McGonagall's tragic past.
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
where is this i need it
also
i love that the Express is literally just a train they stole from muggles
It means you are a terrible wizard.
do a few more chapters and you'll unlock it
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
I love that her boss at the Ministry had the surname "Urquart".
I can't believe that's not a reference to Francis Urquhart. (The fan theory that the "Muggle Prime Minister" we see briefly in HBP being FU is still one of my favourite improbable-but-fun theories.)
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
that's cool
hufflepuff best puff
Assigned to Hufflepuff
Hilarious
i went through it long enough to get sorted into hufflepuff
as every good, proper person should
and now its like
i dont know
is this a game?
fistbump
hufflepuff bros
i'm right next to the kitchens
easy access to food
What?
I'm Ravenclaw.