Wands and their cores

[Stephanie Roark Keener]

No: HPFGUIDX 18146

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Belle_Starr_777 at y... wrote:
> > Likewise, can someone direct me to a website that details the 
> > properites of particular woods that such wands might be made 
from? 
> > For example, the benefits and disadvantages of rosewood.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Belle
> 
> As far as rosewood, I know that some wooden musical insturments, 
like 
> guitars are made of rosewood and some furniture have rosewood inlay.
> 
> :-)Milz

Here's something interesting.  Appalachian folklore (which means that 
this most likely has a lowland Scot or northern English origin) holds 
that Ash wood keeps away SNAKES.  Now, don't get too excited, I 
already checked, and Harry's wand is made of Holly.  However, 
Cedric's wand was made of ash.  Reckon what happened to it?  Do you 
think Wormtail or someone picked it up?  I don't remember Harry 
bringing it back along with Cedric's body.  

Stephanie