What is the Elder Wand's core?

Stranger still, the Elder Wand's core substance is Thestral
Thestral
By J.K. Rowling. Originally published on. on Aug 10th 2015. Manifesting as black, skeletal, bat-winged horses, but invisible to all who have never been truly touched by death, Thestrals have a somewhat macabre reputation.
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. There are no Ollivander notes to go by – it wasn't a material he chose to work with – but we do know that Thestrals have a strong connection with death, plus the magical properties of invisibility, flight and an uncanny ability to find their destination.
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What 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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What core and wood is the Elder Wand?

Description. The wand was made of elder wood, was 15 inches and contained a Thestral tail-hair core. This type of wood contained powerful magic was the rarest of all wand woods, but was said to be deeply unlucky and tricker than any other to master.
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Is the Elder Wand the strongest?

The Elder Wand is more powerful than a regular wand, as we see Harry use it to repair his seemingly irreparable wand. We have also seen that every time the wand had been used in front of the readers in a duel, the wand didn't lose (Dumbledore vs Voldemort in the Ministry for Magic, Harry vs Voldemort at Hogwarts).
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What core does Harry's wand have?

Harry's wand contained a phoenix feather core, along with the previously mentioned holly wood.
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What is unicorn hair core?

If your wand is unicorn hair, this core, according to Ollivander's notes, 'generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. They are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts.
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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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Can a wand have multiple 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 was Merlin's wand made of?

It is said that Merlin's wand was of English oak (though his grave has never been found, so this cannot be proven).
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What is Newt Scamander's wand core?

All of this implies that Scamander's wand is hollow and doesn't have a core. At San Diego Comic Con, Redmayne helped give out 6,000 replicas of his own wand. The lovely folks at MuggleCast were able to get their hands on one to examine it.
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What is Thestral tail hair?

A Thestral tail hair is a hair taken from the tail of a Thestral, and is used as a wand core. It is regarded as an unstable, if not difficult substance to use in wand making, though Veela Hair is also described as such, but has been successfully utilised.
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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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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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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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Is phoenix Feather stronger than dragon heartstring?

Dragon Heartstring generally produces the more powerful wands, but Phoenix Feather wands can produce a greater range of magic!
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What does phoenix feather core mean?

Phoenix. This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike.
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Who owns dragon heartstring wand?

Hermione is the one who's wand contains dragon heartstring.
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Who has a yew wand in Harry Potter?

Wood: Yew. One of the most uncommon types of tree is the Yew, with just two known characters possessing this wand (Voldemort and Ginny Weasley.)
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How did Grindelwald get his tongue back?

GRINDELWALD appears at the door and nods to ABERNATHY. He throws the door open so the water pours out—along with the two remaining AURORS. GRINDELWALD clambers inside and retrieves the vial from ABERNATHY'S mouth by the chain, casting a spell that grants ABERNATHY a new forked tongue.
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What is Leta Lestrange's wand core?

Leta Lestrange's wand was made of ebony wood, and had an unknown length and core material.
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Who is Credences brother?

At the end of "The Crimes of Grindelwald," Grindelwald tells Credence that his name is actually Aurelius Dumbledore, and that his brother — presumably referring to Albus – is trying destroy him.
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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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What is the core of Luna Lovegood's wand?

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Garrick Ollivander said himself that it was once common for customers to bring a wand core with them before he specialised in using the three supreme wand cores: Phoenix feather, Dragon heartstring and Unicorn hair.
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