Wand cores

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 44364

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., eloiseherisson at a... wrote:

> Sorry, I've been reading the thread backwards!
> Not in Ollivander wands. Ollivander quite specifically says (PS/SS)
that the 
> cores he uses are phoenix feathers, unicorn hair and dragon
heartstring. He 
> evidently finds sufficient supplies of those items. In GoF (Weighing
of the 
> Wands) he tells us he's never used Veela hair, as it makes for a 
> temperamental wand. But who knows what other wandmakers use!

This really makes me wonder about phoenix feather wands.  We've only
met one phoenix so far, Fawkes, and we were told he's only ever given
two feathers.  Where are all the other phoenixes who are donating
their feathers to all the other wands?

For that matter, shouldn't the Priori Incantatem effect be a lot more
common than it is?  Unicorns and dragons come in finite numbers too. 
I can see it now:

Death Eater: Avada Kedavra!

Auror (at the same time): Stupefy!

<Cue golden lights, funky sound effects, and strange apparitions>

Death Eater: Darn, our wand cores must've come from the same unicorn!

Auror: Yeah, that's the third time it happened to me this week.  Wanna
just arm wrestle for it?

I suppose that in peace time, most wizards go through life without
ever having to duel anyone else, so the issue never comes up for
them.  But during Voldemort's first rise, when everyone seemed to be
fighting everyone else, I would expect it to come up at least a
little.  (Hmm... maybe that's when the effect was first discovered?)

Marina
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