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my wand ✵ hogwarts dr

aka the wand of a girl with severe main character syndrome

yew wood:

yew wands are amongst rarer kinds, and they're reputed to endow its possessor with the power of life and death, retaining a particularly dark and fearsome reputation in the spheres of duelling and all curses. they're often associated with dark wizards, however wands with this core have been found in the possession of heroes quite as often as villains. what is certain, is that a yew wand rarely chooses a mediocre and timid owner.

thestral tail hair core:

one of the rarest cores, which the elder wood is also made with. it is regarded as unstable and temperamental, and one of the hardest materials to work with in wandmaking as it comes from a creature which can only be seen by those who have witnessed death. it is powerful, but can be tricky to master if the wielder doesn't understand himself or isn't ready to face death.

phoenix feather core:

represents the opposite of thestrals: death and rebirth united in one thing. phoenix feather is one of the supreme cores, but also one of the rarest. wands forged with it are known to be capable of the greatest range of magic, though they might take longer to reveal it. these wands' allegiance is hard to win, and they are always the pickiest when it comes to choosing their owner. however, when they do find a witch or wizard worthy enough, they are deeply faithful and won't switch sides easily.

backstory:

this wand was forged by an ancient italian wandmaker, believed to have gone crazy after witnessing the death of his beloved wife. he started to experiment with dual cores and expecially opposites, such as a phoenix core and a thestral one, attempting to create a wand that the history of wandlore had never seen before. dual cores are extremely rare to find, as it's believed that such wands are harder to manage and more unstable. however, this wandmaker managed to create a wand that balanced opposite forces, containing a power superior to any other, and extremely hard to manage, or even only to hold. even the appearence of the wand was unique among its kind- the wood was carved beautifully and intricately, decorated with delicate patterns, the handle was shimmering with crystals, and it ended with a moon-shaped moonstone. after crafting it, realizing the uncontainable power it held, the wandmaker chose to lock the wand in a box sealed with a spell that could be broken only by someone worthy of such power. the same night, he died in his sleep. at first, people where intrigued by this mystery, they tried to open the box, unsuccesfully. but after years and years, it was slowly forgotten, kept on a dusty shelf in the shop of an old wandmaker in italy. until one day, when an eleven year old muggleborn witch walked into the shop, the box began trembling and shaking. when the shocked wandmaker put the box in the kid's hands, it opened, effortlessly, revealing the ancient wand believed to contain the power of light and darkness altogether. how could a muggleborn be able of possessing such a powerful wand?

but it wasn't safe for a child to carry such a legendary artifact. if word spread, she could have been haunted by people eager to obtain the wand and its properties. which is why she kept it a secret. it wasn't hard: only in some ancient books the wand was mentioned and its unique appearence was depicted, but only very few cultured people read such books, and even they labeled the existence of the wand as a myth- nothing more. which is how she managed to hide its true identity for three years, while developing innatural abilities for such a young witch to have. that was until she moved to hogwarts.