Make a Wizard's Wand - Harry Potter Accessories
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Harry Potter's Wand - Holly with Phoenix Feather Core
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 unicorn hair, and several others, before Mr Ollivander hands him the holly wand with phoenix tail feather core that will become his wand.
The phoenix tail feather in Harry's wand comes from Fawkes, who donated a second feather which makes up the core of Lord Voldemort's wand. This relation produces a spell called the Priori Incantatem when the two wands oppose each other.
Later on in Harry's life, his wand shows that it has the ability to learn magic, just like the wizard himself! Who wouldn't find it useful to have a wand that can help you out of a sticky situation?
Here's an excuse to put your creative craft skills to use. Make a cool Harry Potter wand...
(Photograph courtesy Loretta Humble.)
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Make a Harry Potter wand
(Children should be assisted with using wood stain and varnish.)Find a fairly straight stick, with one or two knots for effect, and sand it well with fine sandpaper.
Stain with dark wood stain and add some silver paint to the tip if you wish.
Varnish and allow to dry according to the varnish manufacturer's instructions.
You may want to sand down the dried varnish with an ultra-fine sandpaper and add a second and third layer of varnish to give an extra gleam and polish to the wand.
The image seen here is Harry Potter's wand from Costume Craze.
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A wand learns magic just as its owner does!
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- Harry Potter's wand from Costume Craze
- Harry Potter's wand is made from holly, with a phoenix tail feather core supplied by Fawkes. Get your own wand just like Harry's. Official merchandise.
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- Hermione Granger's wand is made from vine wood, with a dragon heartstring core. Get your own wand like Hermione's. Official merchandise.
- Draco Malfoy's wand from Costume Craze
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)
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The Standard Edition features all five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard , a new introduction by J.K. Rowling, illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book, and commentary on each of the tales by Professor Albus Dumbledore.
The Collector's Edition is exclusive to Amazon. The cover design resembles the handcrafted original, bought by Amazon at auction. The book is contained in a special box that looks like a Hogwart's wizarding textbook. The Collector's Edition includes a reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition. Your copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard is contained in the book box, inside a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature. The book is designed with a metal skull, metal corners and clasp, replica gemstones, and emerald ribbon.
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Other Harry Potter essentials
- Harry Potter costume glasses from Costume Craze
- Harry Potter's round glasses are his first most obvious identifying mark.
- Harry Potter costume scar kit from Costume Craze
- Hidden often beneath his unruly hair, Harry's lightning bolt scar is slightly less obvious than his glasses.
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Buy one bag to try (if you're brave enough!) and another to keep unopened as a collectors item. In a few years they may be very valuable among collectors.
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Tipi
Oct 21, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
- This is a wish come true for all those who want to conjure up their own Harry Potter styled wizards wands, very cool!
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Najwa
Oct 2, 2009 @ 4:15 am | delete
- Can the magic wand works magic?
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Kaleigh
Aug 7, 2008 @ 9:22 pm | delete
- The stuff here is so awesome.
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EverythingMouse
May 14, 2008 @ 8:10 pm | delete
- I am showing this to my son - he just loves everything Harry Potter and could of course love his own wand.
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- harry potter is very nice man
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