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Originally Posted by Starbreeze  Eino couldn't help it but to blabber when he was excited about something. Usually, it was projected as an endless chain of questions, but other times he just couldn't say exactly what he was thinking because he wasn't all that sure what he was thinking. But Professor Scabior seemed to understand his own thoughts better than he himself, so he was content. After taking out notes and letting out a heavy sigh, he raised his hand. "They aren't magical on their own, but is it possible that different cores react with the wood, making it magical?" Just like rats tail in potion. It's not a magical ingredient but together with other ingredients it became magical. Maybe it was the same for wands. "Well said! On it's own, the simple wood of your wand, is just that. Wood. But with the core it is transformed into our wands." Yes good point. Ravenclaw...he should have expected it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Wand woods? Why had Sierra never thought this in-depth about her wand before? Hmm... She guessed that was what class was for--to get you to thinking. "Well, certain types of wood symbolize different things," she pointed out, her hand in the air. "Holly, for example, comes from the name holy and is said to repel evil. So maybe, since the wand chooses the wizard, things like what the wood symbolizes represent what a person has done or might be capable of." She shrugged then added, "It's what Harry Potter's wand was made of." Which made perfect sense when you looked at his history. Still on this? What a person might be capable of? He sighed. Really...it wasn't a WRONG answer so..."Well..in a way..yes. The wood does symbolize what a person might be capable of..yes.." Now his brain was turning..itching to open up some books and find this theory. Quote:
Originally Posted by DH Vixen Continuing to jot down notes, Mina thought back at what she remembered from her first year and the kinds of wand woods. It was all a bit rusty in her memory, but again her hand went up.
"Much like the core, the wood that a wand is made from makes the wand unique. Just like there are a minority of humans that can do magic, there is a minority of trees that can produce wand quality woods. A lot of the woods that do produce wand quality woods are on the Celtic tree calender. But by no means does that mean any two wands of the same wood can be described the same way. The type of wood is like the core as it kind of deals with the personality of the wizard too. Certain woods are drawn to certain personalities just like cores are."
Seriously, the more she thought about it all; the more she got excited about what the lesson was going to hold today. The whole thing was like a puzzle to her and she did like puzzles. "Exactly, perfect." He didn't need to say anything else. She was a Ravenclaw, clearly she knew everything, and even knew what he would say next. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommehbell Harlow raised her hand, "Well wand woods differ from different parts of the world. Like in Africa zebrawood is a more common wand wood. But only a few trees around the world can be made into wands. If Bowtruckles are nesting int he trees that is usually a sign that the wood is suitable for wandmaking." She explained. "Right! In different parts of the world because they have different trees, some types of wand woods are more common than others." And the Bowtruckle fact! Oh Slytherins, so smart. "Correct! Bowtruckles are the best sign of a tree which would be perfect for wands." Quote:
Originally Posted by WeasleyGirl Nikolas was writing down everything the professor had said and some of the things he had said were a bit confusing. Especially about the length of the wand. He didn't answer the cores question because everyone had already answered it.
And about the wand woods. He had something in mind, raising his hand he said "Does the wood and the cores have a relationship with how they perform magic? Like certain type of wood reacts better with an specific type of core?" Probably. And that was the only idea he had about wand woods. "They do have a relationship but the wood doesn't exactly react better with a certain type of core. They all react..differently one doesn't react better than another." The wording was just different. Yeah. Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Vashti's quill flew over her parchment as fast as possible as she tried to take down notes while Professor Scabior talked. And he talked quite a bit, so there were a lot of things she had to write down. Her hand was starting to cramp by the time he asked another question and she was finally able to set her quill down. She flexed her fingers, trying to get the soreness out of them, while she raised her other hand to answer.
"I've read that bowtruckles often live in and guard trees that can be used for making a wand," she said. "So a wand can't be made out of just any old tree that you happen upon. It's not that easy." Seemed like a dangerous and tricky job, being a wandmaker. You had to find a tree that a bowtruckle live in, and then you'd have to distract the creature somehow so you could take some of the wood, and then you have to go and make a wand out of it, and yet you had no real idea whether anyone would actually buy it because people liked being all exclusive. It was an interesting job, certainly, but Vashti didn't think she could be one. He nodded. "What you read was correct. It does tend to be hard making a wand out of any old tree, however if you are an expert wand maker you do have the capability to make it work." Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Of course there was hope for Tori Bunbury. She was a BUNBURY, after all, and was therefore going to become a History of Magic genius, just like her cousin-in-law. Tutttt.
"Well there's lots of types of wand woods," Tori answered slowly. "Like... oak, mahogony, zebrawood... and wand trees are often inhabited by those little woodlice eaters... um... bowtruckles?"
Yeahhhhh. Of course there were lots of types of wand woods. There were lots of trees. "Correct." She had started the obvious..and she was right. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi sat quietly, wondering if she should even really bother answering since this had been two times in a row that the professor had ignored her answer. She hadn't even gone off in great length this time! She had kept it to one sentence...twice.
She sighed a bit as she thought about wand woods before raising her hand. "Each wand wood is also better suited for different types of spell work. Some examples are mahogany is known to be a good wand wood for transfiguration, whereas willow is better suited for for charm work." Wow. She actually didn't go on and on! "Yes. Because the wand holds the personality it very well might be the part of the wand which decides what subject it is best at." He nodded. Scabior didn't know for sure though. Quote:
Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01 August sat there and listened intently as Professor Scabior talked and talked and talked about Wands and their cores; hsi quill moving across his parchment as fast as he could take notes. He hadn't known any of this stuff and then the Gryffindor was thinking about how much he ahd just taken his newly acquired wand for granted.
Now being Muggleborn he really didn't know much about wand woods but he had learned a few things since being in the Wizarding World these past four months. "Well Professor I know that there are certain types of wood that are used for wands like Holly, Willow, hawthorne, etc. And that all woods are not always acceptable." He nodded and then continued. "Also the wood doesn't necessarily have to be completely brittle either. The flexability is a key factor in a wand's identity." There he had exhausted his little bit of wand knowledge. "Correct. Yes. And we shall talk about flexibility soon enough. Hold on." Yeah. Don't move ahead kid. Quote:
Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Alyssa raised her hand and answered:
"Professor, could it be that the way the wand behaves for it's owner is determined by the core and the type of wood used? Like for example, the wood seems to be able to sense the characteristics and abilities of the handler and will either reject or accept the person as it's owner based on what the wood's qualities are and whether it will complement or counteract the owner's qualities. Most wand woods look for similarities in the characters of the person it serves."
Alyssa hoped that she was making sense. It took a few seconds before what she has said mades its way to his brain. "If..you are saying what I think you are saying then yes. You are absolutely correct." Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Marilyn Marilyn's eyes widen at the answers being shouted.
Hmm...
Raising her hand, "While I'm not sure there is much I can add to the conversation...Perhaps there is less about the wand's wood that allows the wand to choose who it might go to...It's being suggested by the celtic calender that we'd basically get whatever wood might coincide with our day of birth. What are your thoughts on this, sir?" His thoughts? Woaah."Well...I am no expert." Scabior shrugged. "But sometimes the celtic calendar does determine what wood your wand will have." It did for him at least. ------------------ "There are many types of trees out there. All of them can be used to make a wand. Now, the type of wand that makes up your wand works with the core, to essentially pick the wizard or witch." It was as easy as that basically. "Since the core is the part of the wand that makes it magic. The wood is the part that adds personality. When these two are combined, the wand obtains it's own personality or a certain one that matches the wizard of it's choice. He held up his wand. "Every type of wood has a personality. Although I will not go over them all now." THAT would bore everyone to death. Including him. And he quite liked his life. "If you wish to know your specific wand personality tell me at the end of class and we will arrange something."
"Moving on" There was a LOT of information to cover. "There are a few fundamental laws which govern the ownership of wands. The first, which many of you know is that the wand chooses the wizard. I want to speak about another law however. The change of allegiance in a wand. Who knows when this happens? When and why would a wand suddenly decide to leave its original owner for another?"
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