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.)
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.
Wand wizardry
Wands and ideas to play with
The Wandmaker's Guidebook
Become a wandmaker's apprentice. This guidebook covers every aspect of making your own wand, from the type of wood to the powers that you can create with natural elements like sand, herbs, feathers and more. Your personal powers can be placed in the twist off handle. What kind of wand will you make? Kit includes: 24 pp book with pull-out drawer; wooden wand with removable handle; 3 different feathers; 3 vials with different colored sand; vial of multi-colored stones.
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Did you know...?
A wand learns magic just as its owner does!
Get your own wand...
- 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.
- Hermione's wand from Costume Craze
- 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
- Get Draco's wand. Official merchandise.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
JK Rowling
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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- Harry Potter's round glasses are his first most obvious identifying mark.
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- Hidden often beneath his unruly hair, Harry's lightning bolt scar is slightly less obvious than his glasses.
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Official Harry Potter Candy with printed collectible cloth bag contains Jelly Belly's recreation of the beans made famous in the Harry Potter films and books. Every bag of Harry Potter Candy is a treasure hunt of new and unusual flavors including Grass, Black Pepper, Sardine, Booger, Ear Wax, Dirt and believe it or not Vomit! Be warned these flavours are shockingly realistic. The disgusting flavours are mixed among some more traditional Jelly Belly flavours like Bubble Gum, Blueberry, Buttered Popcorn, Cotton Candy and more.
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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- Instructions for making all the Harry Potter accessories. Or go through the lenses one by one below.
- Part 1: Make a wizard's wand
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- Part 3: Make Mad-Eye Moody's mad eye
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- Part 4: Make Hogwarts house badges
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- Part 5: Make a wizard's cloak
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- Part 6: Make Hogwarts house tunics
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- Part 7: Make Hogwarts house scarves
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- Make witches' and wizards' hats
- Instructions for making witches' and wizards' hats to wear or miniature ones to use as candy holders.
- Make a Zathura-inspired boardgame
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Tell us about the Harry Potter accessories you've made!
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- Najwa Najwa Oct 2, 2009 @ 4:15 am
- Can the magic wand works magic?
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- Kaleigh Kaleigh Aug 7, 2008 @ 9:22 pm
- The stuff here is so awesome.
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- EverythingMouse EverythingMouse May 14, 2008 @ 8:10 pm
- 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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- ahmed ahmed Apr 26, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
- harry potter is very nice man
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- Music-Resource Music-Resource Dec 15, 2007 @ 9:47 am
- hi Daoine, Nice Harry Potter wand how-to lens and Harry Potter resource. I bet we'll see new HP books in a couple years. JK'll miss the writing :) ~Music Resource~
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