Wands from Harry Potter's World
What self-respecting wizard or witch would go around without a wand? If you want to dress up like Harry Potter, a good wand is an absolute must.
The problem is that many of the wands you can find for sale aren't the best quality. If all you want is a quick prop or a toy for a small child, this may not be a problem.
But what if you want a special wand of the highest quality? A wand that looks EXACTLY like the one Potter, Snape, or Hermione had? This lens aims to show you where you can find some of the best Harry Potter wands.
About Harry Potter's Wand
According to Celtic lore, holly has applications for protection, luck, healing, as well as death and rebirth. Harry's holly wand is quite a contrast to Lord Voldemort's yew wand. Yew is poisonous and symbolizes death.
The feather used in Harry's wand came from a phoenix that gave only one other feather. The second feather resides in Lord Voldemort's wand.
Harry Potter Wands by Whirlwood
Gary Hall of Whirlwood is probably the closest thing we muggle-types have to an Ollivander. He makes the most beautiful wands. Most of them are made from a solid piece of hard maple wood, so you'd have a hard time breaking one. He goes all out with the presentation, too. Each wand comes in a velvet sleeve inside its very own special box.My husband and I each have a Whirlwood wand. His wand, the Potions Master, is beautiful and solid. It's like handling a large wooden chess piece. Mine is the Sister, a more delicate wand. I love them both.
You can expect to pay at least $35 and up for a Whirlwood wand. But considering what you're getting, I think that's a bargain.
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Alivan's Wands
If you want a quality wand that's slightly cheaper, you might want to see what Alivan's has to offer. Their wands are made from hard woods and aren't far off from matching the wands you see in the Harry Potter movies.Alivan's website is fun, too. There's a whole section about proper wand care, which is entertaining to read.
If a decent wooden wand is what you're after, try poking around at Alivan's.
Alivan's Wands on eBay
Sometimes you might discover one of Alivan's wands available on eBay. Have a look!
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Wands by Noble Collection
The Noble Collection has the advantage of being well-known. The Noble Collection catalogs are always full of beautiful products inspired by movies like Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Pirates of the Caribbean, and of course Harry Potter.Previously, I said that Noble Collection does not make accurate replicas of Harry Potter wands. I now have to take that statement back. It's true that the wands look nothing like the ones you see in the first two movies; however, the actors have very different wands in the third movie, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. For instance, Hermione started out with a dark, smooth wand with a nearly white handle; in the third movie, her wand is light-colored and has vine designs carved all over it. Some of the wands offered by Noble Collection aren't that far removed from the wands in this movie.
In any case, the wands you can buy from Noble Collection are official Harry Potter wands. If you want a wand that's more than a toy, these wands are worth looking into.
The only real problem with these wands is that they are cast in resin, so they are much more fragile than wooden wands. While that's fine if you only intend to display your wand, I wouldn't use a Noble Collection wand as part of a Harry Potter costume.
Harry Potter's Wand by Noble Collection
Noble Collection Wands on eBay
You can sometimes get a better deal if you can find a Noble Collection wand on eBay. Stop there first to see if you can't get a bargain.
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Then you'll save money! There's at least one great Squidoo lens with tips for making a wand of your very own.-
Make a Wizard's Wand - Harry Potter Accessories
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Harry buys his wand for seven Galleons from Ollivanders in Diagon Alley. Mr Ollivander first takes Harry's measurements and then gets him to try a few wands out - first a beechwood and dragon heartstring, then a maple and phoenix feather, ebony and u...
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What Would Your Wand Be?
If you were a wizard or a witch, what sort of wand would you have? Would it be made of holly, oak, ash, or perhaps willow? Would its core be a unicorn hair, or dragon heartstring?Take the OkCupid Harry Potter Wand Test to discover your best match!
What Wikipedia Has to Say About Wands
A wand is a thin, straight, hand-held stick of wood, stone, ivory, or metal. Generally, in modern language, wands are ceremonial and/or have associations with magic but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod and virge, both of which had a similar development.
The Great Book of Saint Cyprian gives step-by-step instructions on how to make a magic wand.
More Harry Potter Accessories
Here are some great lenses on Squidoo that can tell you where to find or make other essential Harry Potter accessories.-
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Make Mad-Eye Moody's Mad Eye - Harry Potter Accessories
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Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody supposedly arrives at Hogwarts at the beginning of year four as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. He is a former auror and has a magical eye that he created himself, which can see what is hidden to...
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Make a Flying Broomstick - Harry Potter Accessories
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First-year Hogwarts students are not allowed to bring their own broomstick. They must first be taught how to fly safely by Madam Hooch. Harry manages to earn extra status, and more enemies, when his very first flight is so spectacular that Professor...
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Make Hogwarts House Scarves - Harry Potter Accessories
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The scarves for each of the Hogwarts Houses are bi-coloured: large red stripes and thinner golden-yellow stripes for Gryffindor; large blue, thin bronze for Ravenclaw; large green, thin silver-grey for Slytherin; and large yellow, thin black for Huff...
What Do You Think?
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Scott Gostyla wrote
Awesome lens! I love Harry Potter
Posted June 19, 2008
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