Ronald Weasley's first wand

The first wand of Ron Weasley was 12" ash wood, with a unicorn hair core. It originally belonged to his older brother Charlie. The wand was old and part of the unicorn hair stuck out of the end.

This wand was damaged in September of 1992 in a run-in with the Whomping Willow, and Ron attempted to hold it together using Spello-tape. It subsequently started malfunctioning. For example, when Ron attempted to hex Draco Malfoy for calling Hermione Granger a "filthy little Mudblood", the curse backfired, causing him to vomit slugs. At the end of the school year, Gilderoy Lockhart's attempt to wipe the memories of Ron and Harry Potter was foiled when the charm backfired, causing Lockhart permanent and drastic memory loss.

Ron's father subsequently purchased a new wand for him.

Behind the scenes

 * J.K. Rowling used a Celtic calendar to assign Ron's first wand wood, ash, based on his date of birth. She did the same for Harry's wand and Hermione's wand, as "a hidden connection" between the three friends.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets