Wand... how interesting...

[mijan]

Wood type: hawthorn Length: 13 inches Core: Phoenix Feather get your own wand!

How interesting... and part of me has always wanted a hawthorn wand... since long before the 7th Potter book was a twinkle in Scholastic's and Bloomsbury's eyes. Unfortunately, hawthorn is actually quite difficult to find where I lived. It EXISTS, but it's not easy to locate, and the bushes are often small and scraggley and not suitable for carving. I'm sure I'll find some eventually.

Other woods I like for use as wands, in no particular order:
Beech, yellow birch, cherry, holly, and oak.

Oh, and in that test, I found myself irritated that they only listed "normal" Judeo-Christian and American-secular holidays. Uh... hello... I celebrate the Solstices and Equinoxes. My favourite holidays are Yule, Beltane, and Samhain... and not for the reasons they'd expect. So, I picked Thanksgiving, because my guess is they're thinking that it means we care about family and celebrating togetherness... but it's STILL not right. *growls* Narrow-minded...

Comments

[mosaic.livejournal.com]

That quiz gave me tulip wood and dragon heartstring. Can wands even be made out of tulip?

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Tulip tree is a type of flowering tree with (if I'm remembering correctly) leaves that vaguely resemble the silhouette of a tulip. Not the same thing as the flowers. So tulip wood is the wood from that tree. :)

[mosaic.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhh, I get it now! Thanks for the quick botany (or should I say Herbology?) lesson! Also, thank you again for my wand. I adore it.