Can wands have 2 cores?

In some cases, wands may have two cores, called a "dual core", though usually the second core is drastically less powerful than the first core. The use of a second core is often to make up for what the first core lacks. Some cores cannot be blended or paired with another. Examples of this is veela hair.
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What is a twin core wand?

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.
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How many cores are there for wands?

The following description of the powers and properties of the three main wand cores used by Mr Garrick Ollivander are taken from his own notes.
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Which is the most powerful wand core?

Dragon Heartstring

This core is the most flamboyant of the three, and often produces the strongest and most powerful wands.
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Can a wand have three cores?

What core does your wand have? Mr Ollivander used only three substances for wand cores. Three he deemed of enough quality to give the illustrious name of Ollivander: unicorn hair, dragon heartstring and phoenix feather.
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What is Snape's wand core?

Ebony is a common wood used in wand-making for the films, including Percival Graves's wand from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It is also one of the few "black" woods, and as Snape's wand is jet-black, I'm 99% sure it's ebony.
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What is Hermione's wand core?

Hermione Granger's wand was 10¾" long, made of vine wood, and possessed a dragon heartstring core. The wand was manufactured by Garrick Ollivander sometime before Hermione's education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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What is the weakest wand in Harry Potter?

20 Harry Potter Wands, Ranked From Weakest To Strongest
  1. 1 The Elder Wand.
  2. 2 Lord Voldemort's Wand. ...
  3. 3 Gellert Grindelwald's Wand. ...
  4. 4 Professor Snape's Wand. ...
  5. 5 Professor McGonagall's Wand. ...
  6. 6 Bellatrix Lestrange's Wand. ...
  7. 7 Professor Flitwick's Wand. ...
  8. 8 Remus Lupin's Wand. ...
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Who has a wand with a phoenix feather core?

Professor Silvanus Kettleburn, who taught Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, had a wand that contained a phoenix feather core.
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What's the rarest wand in Harry Potter?

Elder. The rarest wand wood of all, and reputed to be deeply unlucky, the elder wand is trickier to master than any other. It contains powerful magic, but scorns to remain with any owner who is not the superior of his or her company; it takes a remarkable wizard to keep the elder wand for any length of time.
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What is Dumbledore's wand core?

The wand was made of elder wood, was 15 inches and contained a Thestral tail hair core.
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Can veela hair be used as a wand core?

Veela hair was a material from the head of a Veela that could be used to comprise the core of a wand.
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What is Sirius Black wand?

Sirius Black's wand was of an unknown wood, length, and core material. The wand has a distinctive handle, being squarish in shape. Symbols are etched upon it. Some of them look slightly similar to the ones tattooed on Sirius' body.
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Why is Voldemort's wand white?

Voldemort's is dead looking, it has lost color and its "lively look" this too reflects him. Severus' wand is black, straight, with a clear handle and "blade" so to speak.
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What is Voldemort's wand made of?

Yew, the wood used in Voldemort's wand, is poisonous. Every part of the tree (aside from the berry flesh) contains alkaloids that are fatal to humans. Like the yew, Voldemort brought death to many victims, while his beliefs, such as pure-blood supremacy, were equally toxic.
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Which wand wood is the best?

Most powerful wand woods?
  • Yew. It's owner is often notorious, extremely powerful and extremely rare.
  • Elder. Obviously.
  • Ceder. Owners of Ceder wands are said to be very hard to manipulate and apparently are "dangerous fed to those who challenge them thoughtlessly."
  • Rowan.
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How did Dumbledore get Fawkes?

Fawkes was made by a mechanical machine. When Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore at that time, saw the robot, he said: "They sure do train those things well." He was thinking that it was a real bird. Pottermore has a feature on bringing Fawkes to life.
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Why is Bellatrix Lestrange's wand bent?

During the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Helena Bonham Carter accidentally punctured Matthew Lewis's eardrum when she stuck her wand in his ear during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries scene, in which Bellatrix threatens Neville Longbottom.
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What spell can block Avada Kedavra?

Its incantation is Avada Kedavra. The only known counter-spell is sacrificial protection, which uses the magic of love. However, one may dodge the green bolt or block it with a physical barrier.
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Are there any Gryffindor Death Eaters?

Peter Pettigrew, (a.k.a Wormtail), is the only Death Eater known to have been in a House other than Slytherin (Gryffindor) while at Hogwarts.
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What is Ginny Weasley's wand core?

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What is known is that her wand is made out of yew. This is the same material that Voldemort's wand is made out of, which is very telling of this wand's flexibility. Yew wands are known for their dueling dexterity, which explains why Ginny's spells always come out so vibrantly.
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What is Draco's wand core?

Draco Malfoy's wand was 10" long, made of hawthorn wood, and had a unicorn hair core. The wand was manufactured by Garrick Ollivander and was described by him as being "reasonably pliant".
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How long is Gilderoy Lockhart's wand?

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