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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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*Unicorn hair is worth ten [[Galleon]]s for each hair, according to [[Horace Slughorn]]. However, this may be inaccurate as he was drunk and a wand (which may contain such a hair) only costs seven. |
*Unicorn hair is worth ten [[Galleon]]s for each hair, according to [[Horace Slughorn]]. However, this may be inaccurate as he was drunk and a wand (which may contain such a hair) only costs seven. |
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| − | *Or it may be accurate. A unicorn tail hair may be long enough to make 3 or 4 wands. A wand is less than a foot long, and a tail hair may be a yard or more. Horse tails can be trimmed, but Hagred said the unicorns sometimes got the long tail hairs caught on things. Maybe they nearly reach the ground before they snag on something. Professor Slughorn may have referred to the full price of a long hair. |
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| − | *Harry paid 7 galleons, but his wand may not have costed as much as a unicorn hair wand. Maybe the feathers were donated and did not add to the price. |
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| − | *Harry may have gotten a discount on the 50 year old wand that chose him. It was at least that old because Tom Riddle bought the twin. It may have been much older and difficult to match to a customer. |
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| − | *Harry may have gotten a discount because he is The Boy Who Lived. |
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| − | *Harry may have gotten a first time customer discount. |
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| − | *We know wands are difficult to replace because several students had difficulty getting new wands. Ron taped his back together, but Ron was poor. Maybe 7 galleons really was too much money for his family, even for something so important as a wand. But Draco borrowed his Mother's! Maybe he couldn't find one that liked his conflicted personality. Still, 7 galleons seems cheap. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 15:05, 13 June 2017
- Firenze: "Harry Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is used for?"
- Harry Potter: "No. We've only used the horn and tail hair in Potions."
- — Firenze asks Harry Potter a very serious question[src]
Unicorn hair was a power magical substance with a variety of uses, originating on the body of a unicorn but frequently being shedded.
Wandlore
Unicorn hair can be used in wandmaking; they produce the most consistent magic, least subject to fluctuations and blockages, most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts and the most faithful of wands[1]. However, they do not make the most powerful of wands and are prone to melancholy if mishandled[1]. Garrick Ollivander made wands with unicorn hairs.
Known uses
- Unicorn tail hairs are used in potions, though their exact uses and properties are unknown[2]. This was commented on by Harry Potter during conversation with Firenze[2].
- Rubeus Hagrid found that unicorn hairs could be used to bind bandages.
Wands with unicorn hair cores
Behind the scenes
- Unicorn hair is worth ten Galleons for each hair, according to Horace Slughorn. However, this may be inaccurate as he was drunk and a wand (which may contain such a hair) only costs seven.
See also
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Wandcore information from pottermore
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Forest)