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""Maple and phoenix feather. Seven inches. Quite whippy. Try —"
Harry tried — but he had hardly raised the wand when it, too, was snatched back by Mr Ollivander.
"
— Description.[src]

This wand was seven inches in length and made of maple wood with a phoenix feather core. It was the second wand used by Harry Potter in Ollivanders, Diagon Alley, London on 31 July 1991. Harry was barely able to raise the wand before Ollivander deemed it unfit for him.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

  • Wands of eight inches or shorter were usually paired with those lacking something in their personality.[2]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  2. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Wand Lengths and Flexibility" at Wizarding World
  3. In the film two unidentified wands were seen. This may be one of them.
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