Wands And Their Lore
This is a book about wands, their meanings as far as their woods, and their cores, and their length and flexibility.
Thsi will soon be a one stop shop. If you wish to buy any wands with some of these woods, look on Etsy and look for Orchard Works. I myself have a wand of Cherry, eleven inches, with unicorn tail core.
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Alder – Alder is extremely rare, as many wand makers will refuse to take wood from an alder. The ‘bleeding’, turning from white to red, is considered to be inauspicious. The few wands made of alder are often those with strongly opposing cores (such as Doxy Wings and phoenix feather), as the wood imposes balance.
Apple - gentle, outdoorsy wood that would find favor with a student skilled in Herbology or Care of Magical Creatures. It tends to get overwhelmed easily, and is thus rarely used with powerful cores (multiple dragon heartstrings or phoenix feathers, for example).
Ash – slightly associated with the Dark Arts, as the ash tree is said to ‘strangle’ the plants around it. It does excel at Dark magic, but is also good for Transfiguration. They also tend to bond to good Diviners.
Aspen (cottonwood) – those with aspen wands tend to be defiant and talkative. This wand boosts power in Charms and duelling, but detracts from Healing magic.
Beech – a strong, neutral wood that has no particular strengths or weaknesses, with the exception of one small quirk- it tends to function less effectively underwater.
Birch – although it has a reputation for weakness, in actuality birch is one of the finest Light wand woods in existence. It is associated with both driving out evil spirits (and thus will produce a strong Patronus) and with healing magic.
Black ironwood - an African import, remarkable in that it will sink rather than float in water. Although its strength might imply a powerful wand wood, it is rarely used, even in African wandcraft- its weight, particularly in longer wands, impedes spellcasting, and it is next-to-useless underwater.
Black walnut – a beautiful dark wood, this wand is more decorative than Dark, and is actually a strong Light wood- black walnuts produce a chemical that kills poisonous plants of the Nightshade family.
Blue spruce – Like spruce, a strong wood that excels in everything except the Dark Arts. However, a witch or wizard with a strong personality can coax more out of a blue spruce wand than a spruce one.
