Dogwood wood wand. Once carved into the appropriate shape the wood is embedded with a core of a magical substance which may be chosen specifically to match the type of wood in question. Dogwood is one of my own personal favourites and i have found that matching a dogwood wand with its ideal owner is always entertaining. A very unusual wand wood which creates tricky wands that often refuse to produce magic for any but their owner and also withhold their best effects from all but those most gifted. Mr ollivander introduces his notes on wand woods thus.
It is especially suited for wind and weather magick spells of expansion vortices enhancement of the powers of breath spells to cast or avert lightning teleportation and astral travel and inspiration. Most dogwoods are deciduous trees or shrubs but a few species are nearly herbaceous perennial subshrubs and a few of the woody species are evergreen. The various species of dogwood are native throughout much of temperate and boreal eurasia and north america with. Walnut wood ranges from light to very dark and is well suited to wand carving.
The following description of the powers and properties of various wand woods are taken from notes made over a long career by mr garrick ollivander widely considered the best wandmaker in the world. It is made from wood and has a magical substance at its core. From illuminating a room to eliminating an adversary witches and wizards are nothing without their wands. As will be seen mr ollivander believes that wand wood has almost human powers of perception and preferences.
Wands can vary significantly in length from a minimum of 7 to at least 16 and come in varying degrees of rigidity includingspringyflexiblesupple. They have playful natures and insist upon partners who can provide them with scope for excitement and fun. To have a wand that refuses to be non verbal would be like having a wand that refuses to cast protection charms or use transfiguration. Wands are everything in jk.
Dogwood genus cornus is a type of wood of genus cornus a group of about 30 60 species of woody plants in the family cornaceae. Every single wand is unique. A wand is the object through which a witch or wizard channels his or her magic. So within the potterverse wouldnt dogwood be considered the worst wand wood.
Wands made by ollivander have cores of phoenix feather unicorn hair or dragon heartstring and are of varying woods lengths and flexibilities. Its not a quirk its a handicap a terrible disadvantage and im bewildered why the potterverse would even have it. In harry potter each wand fashioned by esteemed wand makers feature a type of wood the wand is to be made from and the most important piece of the wand the core which is something specifically chosen from a magical creature and. Dogwood astrophyllite hematite shamanic traveling wand ooak healing pendant native american reiki magic wand transformation journeytherewands 5 out of 5 stars 129 8600 free shipping favorite.