Wand Wood (was Re: Fawkes and his feathers)

[fiondavhar]

No: HPFGUIDX 93455

Carol:

 I certainly don't think it was designed for "evil
> overlord work," especially given its phoenix feather core, but maybe
> the yew wood (as opposed to the holly) gave it a Slytherin affinity 
so that it was right for Tom

Bonny: That statement got me curious as to the properties of the 
different trees, so I looked it up and this is what I found out.

Holly 
New guidance from the spirit world, a new familiar. This tree has a 
powerful link to the spirit world. A symbol of the points between 
life, death, and rebirth, on both the physical and emotional planes. 
Holly may bring on some disorientation, for you are working with the 
Otherworld. Invoke Holly for help with finding a familiar. 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The properties of Holly seem to be a mixture of 
Voldemort and Harry's experience. Obviously Voldemort has to do with 
the points between life death and rebirth; Harry is more disoriented 
emotionally, and more connected to the spirit world (so far as we 
know).

Yew 
Love. This is the longest living tree of the Ogham, some of which 
live four thousand years. From its very roots, grow several massive 
trunks, life exudes, not ending, from the Yew. This makes the Yew 
appear as a Mother, with children extending from her womb. This is 
also the only poisonous tree of the Ogham. Like love, if abused the 
poison will swell.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"life exudes, not ending..." remind you of anyone? 
Also, the idea that, if abused through love, poison will grow fits a 
lot of the recent on-list speculation about the nature of Riddles 
birth, and his fathers rejection of he and his mother. However, Love 
is the major aspect that is focused upon in the above discription, 
and we know how central that theme is to Harry's development and 
possibly to his final defeat of Voldemort. I don't recall having 
heard of anyone else having either a Yew or a Holly wand, they seem 
rather rare.

I don't really know where to go from there, any opinions would be 
very welcome.

    Bonny