Horse Feathers now wand cores

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 93709

snipping Potioncat's post and parts of Carol's
Carol wrote:
> Mr. O. tells Harry earlier in the same scene:
> 
> "Every Ollivander wand has a core of a powerful magical substance, 
Mr.
> Potter. We use unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers, and the
> heartstrings of dragons. No two Ollivander wands are the same, 
just as
> no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are quite the same" (SS Am. 
ed.
> 84).

> So it sounds to me as if the variety comes chiefly from the length,
> the type of wood (which would affect flexibility and possibly the
> magical properties of the wand), and whatever differences between 
one
> beast of the same species and another might be reflected in their
> hair, feathers, etc. Maybe the heartstring of a Norwegian Ridgeback
> has different properties from that of a Chinese Fireball (or 
whatever
> it's called).
> 
> Anyway, I understand why Ollivander doesn't use veela hair ("too
> temperamental," as he tells Fleur in GoF, but he still seems very
> limited in his choice of cores.
> 
> On a side note: There must be a lot of unicorn hair wands, so the 
fact
> that both Cedric and Ron have them probably is not a sign that Ron 
is
> going to die, as some people on this list have argued. More likely 
his
> abilities have something in common with Cedric's.
> 


Potioncat:
Carol, even as I sent my post, I knew you'd come up with quotes to 
back up your stand.  I concede.  

But given that both Fleur and Victor have wands made from a 
different maker, I wonder if any of the Hogwarts students bought 
wands from a different wand maker? We know that Malfoy was shopping 
at Ollivanders.

I agree with you about Ron and Cedric.  Perhaps they both 
value "fair play."

And although it isn't in this post (not sure if I snipped it or if 
it was a different post altogether) I think Tom Riddle and Harry 
Potter did have a lot of common traits even before any transference 
of powers which would explain why they have brother wands.
Potioncat