- Sirius Black: "So what happens when a wand meets its brother?"
- Albus Dumbledore: "They will not work properly against each other. If, however, the owners of the wands force the wands to do battle... a very rare effect will take place. One of the wands will force the other to regurgitate spells it has performed — in reverse. The most recent first... and then those which preceded it...."
- — Sirius Black and Albus Dumbledore discussing the nature of twin cores[src]
Twin cores were a very rare occurrence in the wizarding world. The wand could be made from a different wood or a different length, as long as both wands shared cores from the exact same individual creature. If twin cores tried to do combat with each other then the wands would not do the desired spell, but instead would create an effect that would cause the wand of the duel 'loser' to produce echoes of the last spells they cast.[1][2] If both wands battled the same enemy, then the power of both wands would increase tenfold.[3]
Known twin wands[]
| Wand owners | Core | Core from |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix feather[2] | Fawkes[2] | |
| Horned Serpent horn[3] | Unnamed Horned Serpent[3] |
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 34 (Priori Incantatem)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 36 (The Parting of the Ways)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at Harry Potter (website)