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}}The '''[[wand]]''' of [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] was nine inches, made of [[Cherry (tree)|cherry]] with a [[dragon heartstring]] [[Wand core|core]], and was described as "slightly bendy".<ref name="PM">{{PM|gilderoy-lockhart}}</ref>
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}}The '''[[wand]]''' of [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] was nine inches, made of [[Cherry (tree)|cherry]] with a [[dragon heartstring]] [[Wand core|core]], and was described as "slightly bendy".<ref name="PM">{{WW|gilderoy-lockhart}}</ref>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
He most likely purchased it when he first attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in around [[1975]]. Lockhart was not able to do many [[spell]]s, but was a master at the use of [[Memory Charm]]s.<ref name="CS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref> The wand was described as expensive.<ref>{{COS|G}} - PS1 version</ref>
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He most likely purchased it when he first attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] in around [[1975]]. Lockhart was not able to cast many [[spell]]s correctly, but was a master at the use of [[Memory Charm]]s.<ref name="CS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref> The wand was described as expensive.<ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}} - PS1 version</ref>
   
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In [[1992]], during his first [[second year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], he used his wand in a failed attempt to subdue a batch of highly troublesome [[Pixie]]s with the nonsense [[incantation]] ''[[Peskipiksi Pesternomi]]'', after he had foolishly let them loose in the [[Classroom 3C|classroom]].<ref name="COS6">{{COS|B|6}}</ref>
[[Harry Potter]] [[Disarming Charm|disarmed]] Lockhart in [[1993]] when the latter tried to use a [[Memory Charm]] against him and his friend, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]].<ref name="CS16"/> It is unknown what happened to it after Ron threw it out the open window of Lockhart's [[Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office#1992-1993|office]].
 
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Later in the year, Lockhart attempted to mend [[Harry Potter]]'s broken arm [[bone]]s after they had been broken by a [[Rogue bludger]] after a [[Quidditch]] match with his wand, with the [[healing spell]] ''[[Brackium Emendo]]''; however, he performed the spell incorrectly and ended up instead [[Vanishment|vanishing]] them completely.<ref name="COS10">{{COS|B|10}}</ref>
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During the first and final [[Duelling Club]] meeting during the [[1992–1993 school year|school year]], Lockhart was initially [[Disarming Charm|disarmed]] of his wand by [[Severus Snape]] after underestimating his duelling abilities in a [[duelling]] demonstration. He also tried to show Harry Potter how to block spells, but instead dropped his wand after waving it around flamboyantly. He then used the [[charm]] ''[[Alarte Ascendare]]'' to propel a [[snake]] that [[Draco Malfoy]] had [[Snake Summons Spell|conjured]] into the air, which simply aggravated it.<ref name="COS11">{{COS|B|11}}</ref>
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[[File:Lockhart's_wand_-_Pottermore.png|thumb|right|Lockhart's wand being thrown out of his office window]]
 
In [[1993]], [[Harry Potter]] [[Disarming Charm|disarmed]] Lockhart of his wand when the latter tried to perform the [[Memory Charm]] against him and his friend, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], after they confronted his plan to leave the school and his disclosure of his fraudulence. It is unknown what happened to it after Ron threw it out the open window of Lockhart's [[Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office#1992-1993|office]].<ref name="CS16"/>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*In the book ''[[Harry Potter: The Wand Collection]]'', the film prop for Gilderoy's wand is listed as being 17.5 inches long, nearly double of the 9 inches it was supposed to be.
[[File:Lockhart's_wand_-_Pottermore.png|thumb|right|Lockhart's wand in {{PM}}]]
 
 
*Wands constructed from cherry are usually misinterpreted by Western purchasers for frivolous or merely ornamental reasons, as they make a wand of truly lethal power, regardless of core. However, a cherry wand with [[dragon heartstring]] core should never be teamed with a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] without exceptional self-control and strength of mind.<ref>{{WW|wand-woods}}</ref> Lockhart possessing such a wand may be due to his vain nature seeing the wand's physical beauty, and his magical and intellectual ineptitude from years of skill neglect has caused more damage than good via this wand's power.
* In the book ''From the Films of Harry Potter: The Wand Collection'', Gilderoy's wand is listed as being 17.5 inches long, which of course cannot be considered [[canon]], as it contradicts information provided on {{PM}}.
 
*Wands constructed from cherry are usually misinterpreted by Western purchasers for frivolous or merely ornamental reasons, as they make a wand of truly lethal power, regardless of core. However, a cherry wand with [[dragon heartstring]] core should never be teamed with a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] without exceptional self-control and strength of mind.<ref>{{PM|https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wand-woods|Writing by J.K. Rowling: Wand Woods}}</ref> Lockhart possessing such a wand may be due to his vain nature seeing the wand's physical beauty, and his magical and intellectual ineptitude from years of skill neglect has caused more damage than good via this wand's power.
 
 
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film version]] of the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|second book]], Lockhart was forced to drop his wand onto the floor when Harry and Ron pointed theirs at him before he had a chance to point it properly at them.<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref>
 
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film version]] of the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|second book]], Lockhart was forced to drop his wand onto the floor when Harry and Ron pointed theirs at him before he had a chance to point it properly at them.<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref>
   
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 17:46, 1 June 2020

The wand of Gilderoy Lockhart was nine inches, made of cherry with a dragon heartstring core, and was described as "slightly bendy".[1]

History

He most likely purchased it when he first attended Hogwarts in around 1975. Lockhart was not able to cast many spells correctly, but was a master at the use of Memory Charms.[2] The wand was described as expensive.[3]

In 1992, during his first second year Defence Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he used his wand in a failed attempt to subdue a batch of highly troublesome Pixies with the nonsense incantation Peskipiksi Pesternomi, after he had foolishly let them loose in the classroom.[4]

Later in the year, Lockhart attempted to mend Harry Potter's broken arm bones after they had been broken by a Rogue bludger after a Quidditch match with his wand, with the healing spell Brackium Emendo; however, he performed the spell incorrectly and ended up instead vanishing them completely.[5]

During the first and final Duelling Club meeting during the school year, Lockhart was initially disarmed of his wand by Severus Snape after underestimating his duelling abilities in a duelling demonstration. He also tried to show Harry Potter how to block spells, but instead dropped his wand after waving it around flamboyantly. He then used the charm Alarte Ascendare to propel a snake that Draco Malfoy had conjured into the air, which simply aggravated it.[6]

Lockhart's wand - Pottermore

Lockhart's wand being thrown out of his office window

In 1993, Harry Potter disarmed Lockhart of his wand when the latter tried to perform the Memory Charm against him and his friend, Ron Weasley, after they confronted his plan to leave the school and his disclosure of his fraudulence. It is unknown what happened to it after Ron threw it out the open window of Lockhart's office.[2]

Behind the scenes

  • In the book Harry Potter: The Wand Collection, the film prop for Gilderoy's wand is listed as being 17.5 inches long, nearly double of the 9 inches it was supposed to be.
  • Wands constructed from cherry are usually misinterpreted by Western purchasers for frivolous or merely ornamental reasons, as they make a wand of truly lethal power, regardless of core. However, a cherry wand with dragon heartstring core should never be teamed with a wizard without exceptional self-control and strength of mind.[7] Lockhart possessing such a wand may be due to his vain nature seeing the wand's physical beauty, and his magical and intellectual ineptitude from years of skill neglect has caused more damage than good via this wand's power.
  • In the film version of the second book, Lockhart was forced to drop his wand onto the floor when Harry and Ron pointed theirs at him before he had a chance to point it properly at them.[8]

Appearances

Notes and references