Wand types

[mitchbailey82]

No: HPFGUIDX 43722

OK I wrote: 
> Also another thing about Harry's wand's wood Holly - holly is an 
> evergreen tree - in fact I believe (might not be right about this) 
> that it is the only wand made out of an evergreen tree mentioned.
Sorry I've found out a mistake with what I said Yew (voldemorts wand 
type) is also an evergreen tree (darn that ruins aone of my pet 
theories!!)

Ok but whilst researching different wood types I've come up with a 
few more points:

Holly (harrys wand's made out of this)
As well as the christmas assosciations it is also apparently 
(according to the oxford encyclopedia) a plant surrounded with 
ancient suppersition - now I wonder what supperstitions? (I can't 
seem to find out)

Mahogany: (James)
Part of a family/ group of trees known as the Tree of Heaven...

Now it gets interesting...

YEW (Voldemort):

It is often found growing near churches graveyards and it represents 
eternal life and the cycle of life and death in pagan religions. 
Magic wands were traditionally made from yew. The foliage and seeds 
of a Yew contain highly poisonous ackaloids that act to stop the 
heart of an animal so suddenly that no symptons are seen, the animal 
simply drops dead (avada kedavra anyone?) - I can't believe JKR 
didn't know about this before giving Voldemort this type of wood for 
his wand the comparisons are obvious -the quest for enternal life, - 
the poison and the why it can kill. 

"mitchbailey"