#byrd brain

Wood: Laurel

Laurel is a wood with very clear ideals. It highlyvalues honour and highly dislikes laziness. I can see these wands in the handsof certain types of Gryffindors or Hufflepuffs – laurel wands are hard workers,but they’ll be double motivated if they know they’re working positively ontheir image. Laurel owners love getting praise and glory, though they wouldnever resort to cheating or foul methods to achieve it.It may be that laurel wands and their owners areoccasionally quite harsh in their judgment, and they have very clear guidelinesabout whom they give their loyalty. A laurel wand will be very clear in itsrequirements – if they are met by its owner it will be loyal to the very end.If not, laurel wands are known to change owners, probably more easily thanother woods. I imagine a laurel owner would have a somewhat similar mindset.A loyal laurel wand, however, will absolutely refuseto get stolen – laurel wands are infamous for conjuring spontaneous strokes oflightning on potential thieves.

Core: Unicorn tail hair

I like unicorn cores particularly in stubborn woods or woods with very predefined characteristics because they often soften them a little, making them more approachableand easier to work with.A laurel wand with a unicorn core is probably moreabout morals and ‘doing the right thing’ than it is about a ruthless strive forhonour. The owner of such a wand can be held to their word at all times.Unicorn wands also connectquicker and stronger to their owner than other cores. This wand is probablymore faithful than a laurel wand with another core… and it also tolerates andexcuses lazy days better than, say, a dragon core.

Length: 10 ¾ inches

This wand is a little on the shorter side whichmakes it somewhat quicker (in general) and a little softer (in this particularcase) because it accentuates the unicorn core. I feel like the owner of thiswand is a pleasant opponent in any kind of competition because they deal verygraciously with both winning and losing.

Flexibility: Surprisingly swishy