Now this is an important one. It would be pretty embarrassing to turn up at Hogwarts without a magic wand, and borrowing one wouldn’t be much help since ‘the wand chooses the wizard’ for a reason! So whether wizarding newbies have a unicorn hair, phoenix feather or dragon heartstring core in their wand, it should be one of the first objects to be packed for Hogwarts! Did you know that you can find out which wand would choose you if you become a member of the Harry Potter Fan Club?