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The wand: hawthorn, dragon heartstring, 12 ½, unyielding

hawthorn, dragon heartstring, 12 ½ and unyielding

wand #5

(requested)

first, let's start with the core of the wand. dragon heartstring is a core commonly associated with dark magic, and while it is the easiest wand core to turn dark, that doesn't mean anything. it is a temperamental, powerful core, and it is not the most loyal by any means.

hawthorn is, interestingly enough, the wood of draco malfoy's wand (though his was shorter and used unicorn hair instead of dragon heartstring). according to gregorovitch, hawthorn "makes a strange, contradictory wand, as full of paradoxes as the tree that gave it birth, whose leaves and blossoms heal, and yet whose cut branches smell of death." while ollivander and gregorovitch disagree on many fronts, this they agree on, with ollivander stating that "hawthorn wands may be particularly suited to healing magic, but they are also adept at curses, and it has been generally observed that the hawthorn wand seems most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil."

in celtic mythology, hawthorn is a sacred tree that is associated with love, protection, duality, along with longevity (it can live for over 400 years!) continuing on with this healing theme. it is also known as the 'fairy tree' as faries used its foliage for shelter. it is also used in many herbal medicines in teas and the like. in the greek world, it was tradition to give a newlywed couple branches of trees like hawthorn. during beltane—a celtic festival that welcomes summer—hawthorn trees are decorated with ornaments and its branches are braided. the reason hawthorn is used is because of its commonness and its beauty.

now, with hawthorn's duality, dragon heartstring fits right in. it emphasizes the fierceness of a hawthorn wand's need to protect. if properly incensed, the owner of this wand can be very dangerous indeed, which is quite a hufflepuff and gryffindor sentiment.

with the wand being unyielding, the owner has a very low tolerance of what does not fit their ideals. this is quite odd, considering that hawthorn represents duality, amongst other things, so i suspect the owner is not as unaccepting as the flexibility (or lack thereof, in this case) suggests. indeed, with a length of 12 ½", the owner of the wand is quite a balanced person, despite their duality. they are a fierce lover and a fierce fighter.

Continue your nap, Gregorovitch

The thief, Grindelwald, looked so familiar from a quick look at a picture of him and Dumbledore.