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+ | '''Geraint Ollivander''' was a [[wand|wandmaker]] from ancient times who came from a [[Ollivander family|long line]] of [[wizardkind|wizards]] who began [[Ollivanders Wand Shop|selling wands]] in [[Great Britain|Britannia]] in [[B.C. era|382 B.C]]. He considered it an honour to match a witch or wizard with a wand made from the [[wand wood|wood]] of the [[cypress]] tree because it indicated he had met someone who was going to die heroically.<ref>Pottermore wand wood information (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8977740275/wand-woods-off-of-pottermore here])</ref> For more than two millenia, his family would continue to sell wands, and the name Ollivander became known for the best made wands int he country. |
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Geraint Ollivander was a wandmaker from ancient times who came from a long line of wizards who began selling wands in Britannia in 382 B.C. He considered it an honour to match a witch or wizard with a wand made from the wood of the cypress tree because it indicated he had met someone who was going to die heroically.[1] For more than two millenia, his family would continue to sell wands, and the name Ollivander became known for the best made wands int he country.
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