Why certain wands have certain lengths? Tiffany thought for a while and decided to make a guess. She raised her hand."Professor, would the length of a wand be related to a person's height and also his or her arm's length?"she replied politely. It sounded more like a question than an answer though but anyway. Tiffany sat down and waited.

Erm, ...great.

Just her luck--she decides to actually participate in the lesson, and the professor asks a question she has no idea how to answer. After spending a few moments looking around the classroom and trying to come up with a clever way to cheat off some Ravenclaw, Sierra decided to raise her hand and attempt an answer.

Ha.

Attempt. "Maybe it has something to do with a person's power," she suggested. Right. She was a Slytherin. Power was what she'd been born to think about. "Maybe if they have less power, they need a longer wand to make up for what they lack; but maybe if they already possess more than the normal amount of power, they need a smaller wand to keep their magic under control."

Shrug. Sounded good to her.

Slightly feeling better at the professor's response to her answer, Kourtney thought carefully about the reason behind certain lengths of wands. There just had to be a reason. Just like there was a reason behind the core and the wood of the wand. But what could it be....? It could have to do with the measurements of the wizard itself, but that wouldn't really make sense considering the height/weight of a wizard changes often.

She definitely thought it could do with the personality of the wizard, as others had suggested. She raised her hand again. "Numbers...can have magical properties in themselves, so I think the length of the wand is associated with a person's personality or potential as a wizard. For example, in many cultures, the number 13 is associated with evil or an omen of misfortunate, so it would stand to believe that an especially dark wizard may be in possession of such a wand."

"Before we move on too much, does anyone have any idea why certain wands have certain lengths?"[/color]

EDIT: OOC: Alright guys! Taking a break. Class will continue again tomorrow at around 4pm EST.[/QUOTE]

"Well sir the size of a wand is like the size of a witch or wizard…not exactly heightwise since tall people can have short wands and vice versa, but more of the size of the personality weilding the wand…longer wands prefer those with stronger personalities." Violet said raising her hand after a moment's thought

Elise raised her hand. Finally something she could grasp.

"Wand lengths are usually suited to the height of the wizard, but longer wands are drawn to bigger personalities too... Most wands are between 9 and 14 inces."

Proud of her answer, Elise put her hand down.

Wands... wands... wands...

Why did every wand have a certain length? How should they know? Wasn't this something only a wand maker should know? Hmmm. She could only guess. "To match the wizard's size, perhaps?" And maybe this was one of the reasons why wands chose the wizards and witches, and not vice versa?

Ira raised her hand up and answered, "Usually, the wand lengths are proportional to the owner's height..." At least this was what she was told when she had shopped for her wand. "But Sir, how can this be true? I mean, the person's height will increase, so how does the wand still be used?"

And, length can't be only decided by the physical traits of the owner right? There have been instances where a short wizard has a long wand or vice-versa..So there must be another criteria!

Ira answered, "Maybe the length of the wand also depends on the wood used and the core inside? And also maybe different lengths show different properties or strengths of the skill of the wand which are suitable to its owner."

India thought for a minute. Wand lengths?

Raising her hand the quiet-as-a-mouse girl finally spoke.

"Well, I know for me and most of my family the wand length is directly proportionate to the length of the forearm. Actually - it was the same length." She admitted with a shy smile. "I know the wood of wands are sometimes based off the month in which the witch or wizard is born."

Certain wands have certain lengths. "Could the length also be proportionate to the core itself - seeing as some cores have more power and need more 'charge' time or space to hold the power...and other wands have weaker power compared to those wands. Like the Elder wand - it was about 15 inches long...or so I heard"

Ashley had no idea why wands had certain lengths. He just knew that it was important somehow. It had to be, or else they would all be the same length, right? Still, he raised his hand, still having not gotten the hang of fully forming thoughts before trying to share them.
"Wands have certain lengths... to... match the wizard or witch they go with? I guess because, for example, a small person would feel weird holding a super long wand, so it would be awkward to use and the magic wouldn't come out right, so the wands have to be different lengths to feel comfortable for each person..."
It sounded good to him. Not right. But good.

Orr listened to the others' answers and was truly intrigued by the answers being a muggleborn and a first year, she didn't know a lot of these things.

But wand length? She did know that didn't she?

Orr raised her hand, "It is of course indicative of the person's arm length like a lot of people have already said but perhaps it also indicates how well the magic flows from the person through the wand and as such different lengths alongside the wizards allow for a better conductor?"

William raised his hand. " The length of wand is determined by your height" William said to the professor.

Scott's hand shot into the air once again. "Sir, non-human beings, such as goblins and house-elves, are not allowed to own or use wands"

How unfair.

Scott raised his hand again. "Wandlore would be the branch of magic that studies wands" Good thing some of his friends wanted to study wands, otherwise he wouldn't have a clue what is was. "As others have said, Jimmy Kiddell had a wand-making in Diagon Alley" Who was the other one? "It is also possible that, if the legend of the Peverell brothers was untrue, then Antioch Peverell could have been a particularly skilled wand maker"

Scott raised his hand into the air, he was doing this so much that it didn't ache anymore. "Although perhaps not the most important factor; when buying a wand, the customer is measured, and I believe the wand-maker takes into account certain measurements which is reflected in the length of the wand"

Luna raised her hand ''So they fit!,''

MJ grinned madly as the lesson turned to Wandlore - ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Jez is going to like this one, she thought to herself. MJ winked at Jez, the grin still on her face. History of Magic just became extremely amusing. She felt like saying the Ravenclaws might as well have Jez take this class back in the cosy common room. MJ nearly giggled out loud, but caught herself just in time. It was nice to see her friend in her element though; MJ was pretty sure the Ravies would be bringing some sweet points home tonight, thanks to Miss Black :-)

Running a hand through her dark hair, Thea sighed and raised her hand again. ' Is it to do with the person who the wand chooses? For example, the witch or wizard that's chosen could have a talent for...' Thea paused for a moment. 'Charms? So.. the wand could be the correct length for charms work.' Thea lowered her hand, chewing her lip. Had she worded that correctly? Maybe the professor would know what she meant, like the last answer she had given.

Selina had no idea as to why wand lengths made a difference in the magic of someone's wand. Everything Selina knew about wandlore all trickled down to one statement- the wand chooses the wizard. The rest of wandlore was a tricky and vague subject for Selina. It was as if she knew nothing besides that. Her own wand was even sort of a mystery to her, but she knew that wand better than anything. It was always warm in her hand, she connected with it. Why? She did not know.

Jory raised his hands. "Wand lengths vary because of the different lengths of a witch or wizards arms. Or it can be since the wand chooses the wizard, the wand length may be more suited for certain work. Like a wand more suited for Transfiguration.'' Jory hoped he was on the right track.

Hmmm... wand lengths? This is something Ari would surely know!, the second year thought, feeling a bit bad that she hadn't listened to her bestie when she kept talking about wands. Meh... I'm still a Ravenclaw! I'm sure I can come up with something!, the girl tried to encourage herself. 'Um... maybe the wand length is somehow connected to the the size of the wizard?', Gwendolyn said, looking a bit unsure. Ack! That sounded dumb!?

However, after a while she remembered something Ari had told her. Raising her hand, the girl went on talking: 'It also depends on the personality! Longer wands... bigger personality...' Hopefully this is right...

Aiden is getting a sugar rush ever since Scabior mentioned that they're going to study about wand. She hasn't stopped scribbling notes from the beginning. Some might even think she is either charmed or on sugar rush. As another question asked, Aiden's hand shoots up in the air as fast as Hermione Granger in her first Potions lesson. "There must be symbolic meaning behind the lenghts."

"Variety?" Ellie suggested. "Because no two wizards can have the same wand, yeah? So, eventually, they'd run out of core/wood pairings. And size adds to the differences."

Totally.

Jesifur looked down at her own wand. It was long almost a foot long. She herself was very small. She raised her hand, "Sir I think the wand length is related to the measure of the wizard, but maybe not physically. I am rather tiny and my wand is rather long, and seeing as both my parents are smaller, I am not expecting to grow too much more..." her voice drifted off.

Lilly raised her hand. "Is it because the characteristics of a wand have some influence over which kinds of magic the wand is particularly suited for, like if someone was exeptionally good at transfiguration, that would make a difference in the wand?" She was just guessing. What would a first year muggleborn know about wandlore?

Harvey didnt know why wands had different lengths so he just sat there and listened to his classmates while jotting down answers.

Well, there was the obvious answer, but he may as well give it. He raised his hand and waited for the Professor to acknowledge him.

"Sir, I know this seems rather trivial, but I suppose one reason for different wand lengths is simply because the wand cores must come in differing lengths. Surely a heart string from a very large dragon would be longer than that of a younger dragon? And phoenix feathers would be shorter if plucked shortly after a Burning Day. Unicorn tails are sure to be different lengths as well. So a longer core requires a longer wood casing."

Well, that's not what the Professor was looking for, but someone had to point it out.

Oh, this was an answer Marie knew. She remembered it from when she got her wand. She wanted to know why that measuring tape thing had to take her measurements so she had asked. Raising her hand she blurted out... "Sir, the length of the wand relates to three things. The height of the wizard, the length of their forearm, and the balance of the wand. For the most part, a wand is the length of the witch or wizard's forearm, measured from elbow to wrist. And the balance refers to the magical balance meaning the relationship between the core, the wood and the quality rather than balance in a literal sense." Putting her hand down she smiled a bit. Who would have guessed that something she asked almost seven years ago was going to be an answer in a History of Magic class.