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Cherry (genus Prunus) is a tree on which cherry fruits grow. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium.[2]
Wandlore[]
Cherry was a rarely used wood that made for a wand of strange power, most highly prized by the wizarding students of the school of Mahoutokoro in Japan, where cherry wand owners enjoyed special prestige.[1]
The Western wand-purchaser should dispel from their minds any notion that the pink blossom of the living tree made for a frivolous or merely ornamental wand, for cherry wood often made a wand that possessed truly lethal power, whatever the core — though if paired with dragon heartstring, the wand ought never to be teamed with a wizard without exceptional self-control and strength of mind.[1]
Known cherry wand owners[]
![Unidentified 19th-century Hogwarts student (possibly)[3]](/wiki/File:Unidentified_19th-century_Hogwarts_student.jpeg "Unidentified 19th-century Hogwarts student.jpeg (265 KB)")
![Mary Cattermole[4]](/wiki/File:Mary_Cattermole_2.jpg "Mary Cattermole 2.jpg (41 KB)")
![Gilderoy Lockhart[5]](/wiki/File:Gilderoy_Lockhart_COS_promo.jpg "Gilderoy Lockhart COS promo.jpg (237 KB)")
![Neville Longbottom[6]](/wiki/File:Neville_HBP_1996.jpg "Neville HBP 1996.jpg (357 KB)")
![Ivy Warrington[7]](/wiki/File:Ivy_Warrington.png "Ivy Warrington.png (578 KB)")
![Albus Potter[8][9]](/wiki/File:Albus_Potter_(HPCC).png "Albus Potter (HPCC).png (1.68 MB)")
Behind the scenes[]
- In Japan, 花見 (Hanami) is a traditional practice of picnicking under a 桜 (sakura) (Japanese cherry) tree, hence a possible reason why a wand of cherry would be valued by Japanese wizards.[10]
- Additionally, the cherry-blossom is the national flower of Japan, and has cultural significance and association with the country.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Wand Woods" at Wizarding World
- ↑
Cherry on Wikipedia
- ↑ Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "Welcome to Hogsmeade"
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- ↑ Gilderoy Lockhart Fact File at Pottermore (archived)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - Ivy Warrington character profile
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey
- ↑ Pocock, Emma (1 November 2019). "PREVIEW: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey’". The Leaky Cauldron. Retrieved on 24 May 2021.
- ↑ Cherry blossom on Wikipedia
See also[]
- Blackthorn (Another tree species also within the Prunus genus)
- Cherry (fruit)
- Cherry syrup