The Harry Potter Wand Test

[Mike]

> Jen: 
> 11 2/3", Oak, Veela
> 
> "Oak signifies wisdom, endurance, protection, and authority.
> The veela hair as a wand core means that you are slightly
> unpredictable but very powerful."   
> 
> Woo-hoo!  Watch out Mike - I'm powerful. Mwahahaha.
> 
> I want the phoenix core though. *pouts*  Oh, maybe that's why
> I got Veela...emotional. <g>

Mike:

11", Ash, Phoenix

"An ash wand signifies growth, balance, and protection. The phoenix 
tail feather as your core means that you have the capability to be
an *extremely powerful* wizard or witch and that you will defend 
those you love at all costs."

HA Jen, I got **extremely powerful**. So you just put that wimpy 
Veela wand back inside your robe. 

I wonder if they have to take the wand wood from a live tree? Cuz 
they can't find any Ash trees around here, the Emerald Ash Borer has 
killed all of 'em in lower Michigan. :(



> Jen:
> Anyone else have a hard time deciding what class you'd want to
> take at Hogwarts?  I liked chemistry & potions sounds similar. 
> Charms would be fun.   Ancient Runes & Arithmancy both sound
> promising but we never see a class.  Not much interested in the
> outside classes like herbology & magical creatures.  And
> Transfiguration is squicky to me.  I'd find Divination
> entertaining if nothing else.  
> 
> What to choose, what to choose.

Mike:
I think I was tempted to go with Transfiguration, because I loved the 
whole Animagus theme and that's Transfiging. But I think at the last 
second I changed my mind and went with Arithimancy because I want to 
know what's behind all that magic number stuff. There has to be more 
than that, right? I mean, 5 years of that has to be more than just 
magic numbers.