This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike …”

What or who would prevent Harry and Ron from passing through the barrier at King's Cross? Give possible reasons why. What if Dumbledore's first wand was really the phoenix feathered wand that Harry bought at Ollivander? He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end. "Unicorn hair's nearly poking out..."

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Hermione Granger: " I hate that thing. I really hate it. It feels all wrong, it doesn't work properly for me… It's like a bit of her." Ron Weasley: " It'll probably help you get in character, though. Think what that wand's done!" Hermione Granger: " But that's my point! This is the wand that tortured Neville's mum and dad, and who knows how many other people? This is the wand that killed Sirius! I miss my wand." — Hermione on using Bellatrix Lestrange's wand [src]

That doesn’t sound like a wand in mint condition to me. Knowing Charlie’s temper and future job, I can imagine him not being the Cedric Diggory type of guy who’d take brilliant care of his wand and keep it in pristine condition—he’d be more likely to have some fun with it, to the point where it’s in… well, the condition described in the book.

Hermione and Bellatrix Lestrange’s wand

Ron Weasley's wand was used at Hogwarts quite often, especially during the Battle of the Room of Requirement while defending Hermione. Although there are no other major uses that are worth highlighting, it was used constantly during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of Hogwarts.

Still, the Floo Network was a lot safer than teleportation magic, aka Apparition/Disapparition, which is so advanced and dangerous that wizards need a licence before they can perform it. Why? Because Splinching, that’s why. Splinching, according to Apparition Instructor Wilkie Twycross, happens when a wizard’s mind isn’t focused, meaning that while one part of you may teleport to your destination, you may end up leaving another part of your body behind. Study questions are meant to be left for each student to answer; please don't answer them here. Review [ edit | edit source ]Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 ( The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters) - "He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end. “Unicorn hair’s nearly poking out. Anyway —”" Yeah," said Hagrid, glancing up, too. "Listen, I'm glad we've run inter yeh, Ronan, 'cause there's a unicorn bin hurt -- you seen anythin'?" Harry's and Voldemort's wands are "brothers" because they have cores of not only the same substance but from exactly the same source. When they are forced to fight each other, the Priori Incantatem effect is produced. Yew trees are known for their long lives. They symbolize death, but also resurrection. (JKR) Hermione performed powerful magic with this wand during her time at Hogwarts. She was the first to master the Levitation Charm in her first year in Charms class on 31 October, 1991. [1] Coker, Cait (15 October 2018). "The Problematic Fan-Girl: Cassandra Clare's Gendered Revisions in the Mortal Instruments Series". Gender Warriors: Reading Contemporary Urban Fantasy. Brill. pp.97–109. doi: 10.1163/9789004394100_008. ISBN 9789004394100. S2CID 166697354.

To use a real world analogy, imagine a wand being a human assistant flunky. If he gives you his allegiance, he will do better work for you than someone merely hired to do the work - that's how leadership works. If he gives someone else allegiance, he will do the best work he can for them. Most human magic is done using a wand. The wand serves as a tool to focus and control the magical energy of the spell. It is possible to cast spells without using a wand, but for most wizards results are unfocused (CR). House-elves and goblins are not permitted to carry wands, which is a matter of some resentment, especially for the goblins ( GF9, DH24). As long as those Horcruxes survived, so did Voldemort. It’s dark, powerful magic: so powerful that not even a wizard as gifted as Voldemort could fully command it, as he found out when he tried to murder Harry Potter as a child. As Professor Dumbledore explained in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Voldemort had rendered his soul so unstable that when he tried to kill him – and the curse rebounded – a part of himself became latched on to Harry, making him the seventh Horcrux. When Tom bought his wand, DD had not defeated GG yet, so he still had his first wand. If that was Harry's phoenix feathered wand, it would make sense because of the connection with Fawkes. It would fit DD's character to be curious about what would happen if he gave one other feather to Ollivander just to see what Witch or Wizard that wand would choose. Maybe that's why he kept such a close eye on Tom Riddle (besides the cruel behaviour he had displayed in the orphanage). Toler, Lindsay (5 August 2007). " 'Harry Potter' author ties up loose ends". The Arizona Republic. London. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015 . Retrieved 8 January 2015.

Floo Powder

Initially, Ron does not support Harry's belief that Draco Malfoy is a Death Eater, a follower of Voldemort, but is later convinced. Before leaving Hogwarts with Dumbledore to recover a Horcrux Harry arranges for Ron, Hermione, and Ginny—together with any of Dumbledore's Army they can summon—to keep a close watch on Malfoy and Snape. Harry also provides them with the remains of his vial of Felix Felicis, to aid them in the effort. [HBPCh.25] Despite the D.A.'s watch, Malfoy provides the Death Eaters entrance into Hogwarts, and a battle ensues. Thanks to Felix Felicis, Ron, Hermione and Ginny are unharmed by the Death Eater's hexes during the battle. [HBPCh.29] Snape kills Dumbledore during the battle when Malfoy proves that he is unable to. [HBPCh.27] During his funeral, Ron comforts a weeping Hermione. Ron and Hermione vow to help Harry find and destroy the Horcruxes and kill Voldemort, even if it means leaving Hogwarts. [HBPCh.30] We know from this answer that Dumbledore was probably born in late July or August. Matching them to the calendar (and assuming she would have used the same system) the most likely candidates are Holly and Oak. The Leaky Cauldron and MN Interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling – Part 3". The Leaky Cauldron. 28 July 2007 . Retrieved 9 February 2022. Obviously in the absence of a canon source of info; such as a quote on the subject, the above details are mere guesswork. Please be kind.