Gregory Goyle's wand

"Are you a wizard, or what?"

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The wand of Gregory Goyle was of unknown length, wood and core and materials.

History[]

It was purchased prior to his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1991–1992 school year. In the 1992–1993 school year, Goyle sat in Transfiguration resting his head on his wand while Professor Minerva McGonagall told the class about how to transform animals into water goblets, with the spell Vera Verto.^[1]

Goyle was neither an exceptionally intelligent or gifted wizard and relied more on his physical strength and size than magical ability, so his wand typically went unused throughout his school life. This changed when Hogwarts came under the control of the Death Eaters, however. Goyle learned the Dark Arts under Amycus Carrow and proved to be a skilled Dark wizard, using the Cruciatus Curse on fellow students who had earned detentions.^[2]

Goyle was disarmed in the Skirmish at the Room of Requirement during the Battle of Hogwarts, sending his wand flying out of his hand and into a pile of objects behind him. Goyle tried but failed to retrieve it and it was subsequently destroyed when Vincent Crabbe unleashed Fiendfyre in the room.^[3]

Behind the scenes[]

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Goyle unleashed the Fiendfyre (as Crabbe was omitted due to Jamie Waylett's drug charges). He is shown flicking his wand to try and stop the flames, which only results in more flaming creatures forming, before giving up and throwing it into the cursed fire.
In the films, Goyle's wand was depicted as 14¾" long.^[4]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film), Chapter 14 (About the Chamber)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
↑ Harry Potter: The Wand Collection

[COSF2-1] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film), Chapter 14 (About the Chamber)

[DH29-2] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)

[DH31-3] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)

[TWC-4] Harry Potter: The Wand Collection

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