What are wands made of?

Wands are made of materials like phoenix feathers, unicorn hair, or dragon heart strings.

How are wands chosen?

Wands choose the wizard based on compatibility.

The primary wand core materials are phoenix, unicorn, and dragon.

Lesser-known wand core materials include vela hair, basilisk horn, wampus cat hair, and more.

Each wand core material has unique properties, such as power, stability, and magical abilities.

The relationship between wizards and wands is symbiotic, as wands choose their owners based on compatibility determined by characteristics like wood type, length, and core material.
Various wand core materials, ranging from phoenix feathers to troll whiskers, offer unique magical properties, with dragon cores being powerful yet accident-prone, unicorn cores consistent, and other materials like horned serpent horns or white river monster spines providing specific magical abilities.

What are wands made of?
Wands are made of materials like phoenix feathers, unicorn hair, or dragon heart strings.
How are wands chosen?
Wands choose the wizard based on compatibility.
What are the primary wand core materials?
The primary wand core materials are phoenix, unicorn, and dragon.
What are some lesser-known wand core materials?
Lesser-known wand core materials include vela hair, basilisk horn, wampus cat hair, and more.
What are the properties of different wand core materials?
Each wand core material has unique properties, such as power, stability, and magical abilities.

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Wands are tools used by witches and wizards to channel magic, with Olivander's shop offering various ones made of different materials like phoenix feathers, unicorn hair, or dragon heart strings.
Wands choose the wizard, with a symbiotic relationship between them, and their characteristics like wood type, length, and core type are crucial in determining compatibility.
Olivander primarily uses three core materials - phoenix, unicorn, and dragon - due to their reliability and ability to create powerful wands.
Other lesser-known wand core materials include vela hair, basilisk horn, wampus cat hair, thunderbird tail feathers, snallygaster heartstring, jackalope antler, rugaru hair, thestral hair, troll whiskers, dittony stalk, horned serpent horn, white river monster spines, bone, shell, coral, kurupira hair, and kelpie hair.
Each core material has unique properties, with dragon cores being powerful but prone to accidents, phoenix cores offering a wide range of magic, and unicorn cores being consistent and faithful.
Thestral hair is considered powerful but unstable, while troll whiskers are passable, and dittony stalk cores come from a healing herb.
Wand cores like horned serpent horns, white river monster spines, bone, shell, coral, and kurupira hair offer distinct magical abilities, with some being sensitive to parcel tongue or producing elegant spells.