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Originally Posted by RachieRu  Oooh. Indiana knew the answer to this question. She felt really clever. This was going to be good. She knew it would be good to read her text book. First she wrote down a few notes on her parchment, so that she wouldn't forget what the professor had told them. She wanted to ensure that all the things she learnt she remembered. Because it was a bit stupid to learn things, and then forget them. After this she raised her hand. "Sir... don't word cores influence the personality the wand that is produced by it." Which sounded a bit weird. And she didn't really get it. Scabior understood what the young girl was saying but he shook his head. "No. Not exactly. But good guess." Quote:
Originally Posted by Macavity Gideon accepted that his answer wasn't the right one and as others supplied it, he realized his full mistake in his original thought. Of course that seemed better, he mused to himself as he listened to Professor Scabior go on with what he was teaching them about the wands and their varied lengths. At the questionon why cores were needed, the fourth year was more certain of his answer as he spoke up once more.
"Its to supply something within the wand for our magic to focus through," he provided since it made the most sense. "Absolutely correct Mr. Gert!" That was the basic point of the wand core. He didn't know what else to add because that was it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn The girl had read up on wandlore a little bit in her earlier years when the idea of becoming a wandmaker was still a passion in her heart and mind, however, she'd lost interest and most of the information she'd learned. Why did she lose interest again? This stuff made you think, and wasn't one of those boring jobs where you sat at a desk doing whatever your boss told you to do.
Perhaps she should re-think her career choice again.
She had many questions, yet she was certain the professor didn't have time for them all or would get irritated rather quickly. She did raise her hand for the next question about the core though. "Perhaps to make it easier for us to use magic with the wand. Something that may be connected to our personality or something so it's easier to...well, connect with the wand." Professor Scabior nodded."Right..to a point! It's more of a connection of the wand with our magic." Quote:
Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu Blink.
Did ANYONE catch all that? That was a BOATLOAD of information, Professor Scabior. Waaaaay too much. Turn it down a notch, mkay?
And BESIDES, what did that have to do with History? Sure, Ellie found wands to be pretty interesting. Interesting enough to have attempted to pay attention during Professor Scabior's rambling, but....she was not taking wandlore lessons. She didn't need another subject for her mum to worry about an OWL for.
Anyway, she'll play along for now. Wand cores. "Well, that's what makes it magical, right? I mean, any Muggle can go to a....Walnut tree, for example, and snap a twig off it and wave it around. But they can't easily pluck a Phoenix feather or Unicorn hair or...Dragon Heartstring." Which was icky, by the way. She was every so grateful she didn't have one of THOSE in HER wand. "Exactly." He nodded. "The core and also other magical charms are what contribute to making the wand...magical." Quote:
Originally Posted by Granger1814 Kourtney grinned as the professor responded to her answer. Definitely feeling better now. She jotted down notes about the lengths of wands and how they related to the witch/wizard. This actually was rather interesting. Perhaps she could get a few books from the library on wandlore or ask the librarian if she knew anything.
Laying down her quill, she raised her hand. "I think the core of the wand works in conjunction with the wood of the wand. Just holding a stick made of a certain type of wood, like oak, does nothing for a witch/wizard. It's the core itself, combined with the wood, that allows the activation of the wand's power." "Yes! Good job. The core basically is the activation along with multiple charms and spells." Not that he knew any of them. Quote:
Originally Posted by DH Vixen Mina quietly continued to take down notes. She knew that she would like this lesson and she was right. Wandlore was rather interesting to her and the lesson brought back memories of her first year, happier memories.
Jotting down everything she could, she raised her hand. "The core of a wand is what distinguishes a wand from just a simple branch of a tree. Like what Ellie said, anyone can just pick up a twig and wave it around. That doesn't make it a wand though." There are parts to each wand and the core was an important part.
"The core is the magical bonder in a way. It influences the personality of the wand and is unique, much like each person's personality is unique. If the wand chooses the wizard, then the core would be that part that chooses the wizard, wouldn't it? It would act as the element of the wand that connects to the magic the wizard has." Again it was all a theory she had, but it did sound feasible to her.
Yet, she still wandered how non-wizards harnessed their magic without a wand. Scabior liked when people knew what they were talking about and didn't go overboard. "Perfectly said. Perfect." Honestly, he had half the mind to just steal her answer and repeat it back to the class. Quote:
Originally Posted by Starbreeze Eino listened attentively to everyone's answers and then to the Professor's elaboration. Wands were complicated business, and Eino had never really thought much about it. he couldn't even understand why he had the wand he had, so if this class could explain why that was, he would be very happy. If it didn't, he wouldn't mind it either. When the professor finished by asking them if thy had a question, his hand shot high in the air. Yes, yes he did have a question. "Is it possible that a wand chooses its master for his or her potential and not his or her current power?" Not exactly what he wanted to say. He knew the answer to that... Well, he thought he did. Anyway, that would explain a longer than average wand choosing a shorter than average person. Perhaps that wizard would go through an unexpected growth spur that the wand was aware of, but not the wizard. That would also suggest that wands knew what their masters would be like, or at least what they wanted them to be like? Anyway, onto cores.
He listened carefully to everyone answers, then raised his hand and shared his own. "Could it be that the core is what translates our magic into... well, wand magic? Or perhaps something that allows us to easily exteriorize our, umm, inner magic? I mean, we can perform magic without wands, the instruments are to greatly facilitate the use of magic." He wasn't very sure of what he was saying now. "That actually is possible. In fact that actually how it is. The wand chooses the wizard based on their personality as well as their potential. When the wand core, wood and length are factored in the wand does not simply look at who is the weakest or who is the strongest. It looks at who has the ability to go far in perhaps a certain subject." Did that answer his question? Hopefully it did and didn't confused him too much.
"You are babbling..but you are correct so I'll allow it." The Ravenclaw made sense in a babbling sort of way. Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul Louisa was scribbling points and notes as Scabior went on and ooooonnn about wand lengths. Once taking a rest and while she rotated her wrist to relax it, her eyes fell on her wand on the desk before her. It was kind of.. tall, and yes she did miss something in her life. She missed a real father. Heh. But that meant she was outgoing and such, right? Yay for that.
His next question, though, was difficult. Why do they need the core? Louisa raised her hand uncertainly, "I think it is the object that adds the magic to the wand." But.. wasn't there wandless magic and people doing magic without cores and hairs of other magical creatures? A confused look took over Louisa's face before adding, "Or.. it maybe helps the magic in witches and wizards to be arranged, defined or useful." But that was just her thoughts on the subject. "Always stick with your first answer. They tend to be the right ones." What he meant by that? Her first answer was right. Her second was just confusing. Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldenSnake Victoria crossed her arms furiously. Seriously? He was the HISTORY OF MAGIC teacher and he had never heard of a HALF GIANT? "How about the half giant that was Harry Potter's friend..." HUH?? She was sure he had once carried a wand. Victoria's not a history expert, AND SHE KNOWS!
Then, after listening to A WHOLE LOT of information in ONE SHORT MINUTE, Victoria raised her hand once again. "Isn't the core how the magic is produced? That's where the power comes from right?" answered Victoria. Clear, Hagrid. "Name another half-giant. Go on then." He stared at the girl. Simply waiting.
"And yes. It is how magic is channeled." Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty Sky looked up from her note taking as the question was asked. Well, that seemed easier to answer than the earlier questions. "The core is how our magic is channeled. You could go outside right now, pick up any branch and wave it, but it wouldn't even spark because it wouldn't have a core," she answered. Really, it was that simple. "Well it could spark..spark and set itself on fire..if you were mad enough." Just a note really. "But yes, you are correct." Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Marilyn Well, Marilyn was listening...and a lot of what was being said made sense...but this talk about wand cores? Hmm...
Raising her hand, "Because it helps power a wand?...and helps to decide what wand might go best with each individual person? Maybe?
Well, it sounded good, anyway... "Right! Because the core is the base of the magical properties it does actually decide why the wand will go to a specific person" Good point! He liked it. Quote:
Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Selina rose her hand timidly. She was still not exactly clear on the whole wandlore thing. It was not exactly something she had ever studied or cared to study about. "Well sir, I know that different wand cores assist with different types of magic. Like some are better for charms while others are better for defense spells. Also the different cores also are an inkling into a person's personality. So maybe that could be a connection...?" Sort of. "You are on the right track. However wand cores don't really have to do with a person's personality. I will get to that." He nodded. It was a good guess though. Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Tori had a good guess! Yay! She wriggled around in her seat happily before she recognized the onset of a full-blown lecture, judging by Scabior's tone. The girl readied her parchment and quill and starting jotting notes down the instant he started talking.
So, wand length was kinda proportional to personality, height, and the length of the forearm. Totes magotes what she had said. No questions from Tori, cuz this was pretty common sensical.
Now then. "The magic and like, power of the wand is contained inside the core, professor," Tori answered with a flip of her hair. "It just like completes the wand!" Duhhhhh! "Correct. It completes the wand and basically makes it magical." Yes, yes. Maybe there was actually hope for this one? Quote:
Originally Posted by Presley Black Presley ducked her head. She thought she'd been making an astute counter argument to the majority of the other answers. Apparently this Professor would prefer she didn't do that. Presley didn't make the same mistake twice, but it was still embarrassing to be called out on something she hadn't known she'd done wrong.
Thankfully, he didn't dwell for too long on her incorrect comment but moved on. "Perhaps the core is there so that we have a magical iten through which to harness our magical output?" She could have phrased that better, but once it was out, there was no calling it back. It made sense, but it could have made more sense. You needed a core to help control magical output. There. That was better, if not correct, and Presley was fully ready to admit that it may not be correct. "Exactly. That is exactly why the core is there." ------------------- "As most of you have noted the core is the actual part of the wand that channels our magic. When you do a spell, the magical energy is projected through the core and out the wand. This works because cores are from magical creatures. In essence..the core is basically what makes the wand chose the wizard because it is the magical part of the wand" It probably was a mixture of the core and the charms put on the wand but...he would leave it at that. Cores were much easier to explain than the lengths.
"As I said before the most popular cores because of the Ollivanders are phoenix feathers, unicorn hairs, and dragon heartstrings. These are not the only cores but they have been made popular because The Ollivanders have found that these three tend to channel magic better and therefore results in using the wizard's full magical potential."
"Who knows anything about the wand woods?" He looked around. Really, the core was the easiest thing to explain and the woods sat somewhere in the middle.
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