Your Wand on Pottermore

[Williwaw]

I am still uncertain whether there is any real connection between the wand and house, but I did find it interesting that I was sorted into Gryffindor and my wand wood of cypress is apparently synonymous with bravery, boldness and self sacrifice...the main attributes that Gryffindor covets.

[Prodfoot]

From what I gathered, it seemed that people with "surprisingly swishy" wands were confused as to what that means. I was too, at first, as my wand is also surprisingly swishy. I have a couple interpretations of it.

#1- It means that you appear to be more rigid or stubborn (or even fragile, depending how yo intepret flexabilities) than you are in reality, hence "surprisingly."

#2- You do not particularily like change, but when push comes to shove you adapt successfully. You loudly make it known that you have a problem with change or the change, but quietly make the necesary adjustments to prosper with the current situation (the "surprisingly" aspect again).

#3- It takes a lot to break you, but other people (perhaps even yourself) do not realize that and subsequently have a tendency to underestimate you. You don't think you handle stress, pain, or other trials well, but in actuality you do and rise to the challenge, coming out not necesarily unscathed but in one piece and, for the most part, in good health. Ex: the short distance sprinter being forced to run a cross country race and doing relatively well; the stressed out student always on the brink of a mental breakdown but pulling through, persevearing, and achieving better grades than in the past despite it all; etc.

I am hesitant to attribute indecisiveness to surprising swishy because of the first word in that wand flexibility description. If someone is indecisive, it would not be surprising that they change their minds and can adapt to change.

Hope this helps!

[pumpkinpuff]

List your wand characteristics (wood, core, flexibility and length) and your Pottermore house.

Maple, unicorn core, 11 1/4 inches, slightly springy, Hufflepuff

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?

For the most part. Unicorn core, yes. Maple, it said likes traveling and exploring and so do I. It also said it likes challenges, I'm not so sure about that part! I do like the slightly springy bit.

[GryffSolider]

Do you identify with the wood description?
Yes, I do. But reflecting on my wand buying, and watching my video about it, I focused on afew question about how people see me, not how I see myself. Something I should think about I guess.

How important is the wand core?
Don't see why so many people are down on Phoenix cores, since they are so rare, and everyone wands a Dragon heartstring because its a warrior wandcore. Either way I love my unicorn.

Are you as flexible as your wand?
Slightly Unyielding. My choices, my beliefs, and principles unless proven otherwise (I can adapt) and steadfast.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?
I'm average height and I believe I got a average length.

[magentastorm]

List your wand characteristics (wood, core, flexibility and length) and your Pottermore house.

I'm in Hufflepuff and my wand is Ebony, Unicorn Hair, 11 and 3/4 inches, unyielding.

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?

Reasonbly well. I wish there'd been more than seven questions though.

Do you identify with the wood description?

Mostly. It says it suits someone who is 'non-conformist, highly individual or an outsider.' That's partially true of me. I am a bit of an outsider, but mostly because I'm shy and I just happen to have a lot of friends with similar personalities, not because I'm non-conformist in the traditional meaning of the word. Well, I'm a bit non-conformist, but not enough to truly identify as such. It also 'suits someone who stubbornly holds onto their beliefs.' I would agree with that as well. The part I don't think suits me well is the part about being 'highly suited for combative magic.'

How important is the wand core?

Important, but not as much as the wood. I'm happy with my core now, though I initially wanted Phoenix Feather. I like that unicorn hair is loyal and doesn't easily turn to the Dark Arts, and I don't mind it being the weakest core. I wouldn't want to be doing anything overly difficult/powerful with it anyway. I'm a Hufflepuff, not a Gryffindor

Are you as flexible as your wand?

In terms of not changing my mind when I believe something, it fits very well. But I think I am very flexible when it comes to listening to others opinions even if I don't agree, and accomodating others' wishes (I'm probably a bit too much of a doormat in that regard.) In terms of adaptability, it fits; I do not cope well with change.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?
I'm on the shortish side of average (I answered average) and have an average wand. Guess if fits

[Taquiq]

List your wand characteristics (wood, core, flexibility and length) and your Pottermore house.


My wand is 12 1/4" Hawthorn with Unicorn hair, unyielding.


Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?

My wand is unyielding, like me. I am not very flexible so that fits. Hawthorn wands tend to be good for healing, which is not really me, but another quality is intriguing, which I definitely am. Hawthorn wands are usually given to talented wizards, and since I do great in school, I assume I would be a good wizard. Unicorn tails produce the most consistent magic and I am also pretty consistent in school. They are not the most powerful though. Overall, I like my wand and think it highlights my better qualities. Now I am going to get sorted!

[lumoshemuttered]

Hufflepuff. Hawthorn, unicorn hair, 10 3/4 inches, slightly yielding.

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?
I think a lot of it is the horoscope mentality: in reality you could make a case for almost every one of the descriptions, but once you read your own, you think "oh yeah, that's totally me! How eerily accurate!". From what I've read, I can definitely relate to the traits claimed for the wood and core, so I'm not going to argue with it.

Do you identify with the wood description?
The description for Hawthorn wands uses words like strange, complex, intriguing, and contradictory, noting that it works best for people going through a time of conflict. I definitely think this could describe me. Many people are often surprised to find the different 'layers' to my personality, and not to sound like the average teenager who constantly insists that she's "more than just the average teenager", I consider myself a pretty complex person. I still have a lot to figure out.

How important is the wand core?
Certainly important. Unicorn hair is loyal and consistent and hard to turn to dark arts- seems fitting for a Hufflepuff!

Are you as flexible as your wand?
I'm extremely stubborn.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?
I haven't thought about the length so much as the woods and cores, but for what it's worth, I'm 5'5". Pretty average.

[nekowormwood]

List your wand characteristics (wood, core, flexibility and length) and your Pottermore house.

Beech with unicorn core, eleven and a half inches, brittle. And I'm in Slytherin.
Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?
I'm not sure exactly. I was really excited that it was a unicorn core just because I love unicorns... I guess brittle fits me pretty well though because I can be fairly shy and timid and it just seems fitting.

[SusanBones]

My wand:

Beech
Phoenix Feather
14 1/2 in
Reasonably supple

House: Gryffindor


Do you identify with the wood description? I really love my beech wand. I have always liked the clean look of beech wood, and I think the wand wood goes nicely with my blue eyes. I love the idea that the true match for a beech wand is someone rich in understanding and experience. Who wouldn't be flattered by that, even if it wasn't true.

How important is the wand core? Phoenix feather is the rarest core and I think a wand with this core requires a wizard with a lot of patience, since a phoenix core wand takes longer to reveal its magic, is the hardest to tame, and seems to have a mind of its own. But since I feel like I have a mind of my own, too, I think it is a good fit. And I have a lot of patience.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands? I have the longest wand available, 14 1/2 inches, which is probably because I said I was taller than average. The long wand probably goes well with the phoenix feather core, but I don't really care how long my wand is.

Are you as flexible as your wand? Yes, I think I am reasonably supple. I'm very much of a "prepared for whatever happens" kind of person. I have found out that it doesn't always have to be "my way or the highway".

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality? Ultimately, I think that most people will be able to see a bit of themselves in every wand type. I like the aesthetics of my wand and am flattered by some of its qualities. But I don't take it too seriously. Although, I do love it.

[boushh]

List your wand characteristics (wood, core, flexibility and length) and your Pottermore house.

Laurel, dragon, quite flexible, 12 3/4"

Slytherin

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?

Yeah, I think so.

Let us discuss, for example:
Do you identify with the wood description?

Yes. Wands of laurel are very loyal as long as you aren't lazy. So while I can be lazy I wouldn't call myself lazy so hopefully it would stick with me. Loyalty is very important to me so I think I'd work hard enough for it to want to stay loyal. It's also an honorable wand, even though it can be lethal. That works for me... Plus, it has a neat little effect that it produces when someone tries to steal it... and I like that it has some history in Greek mythology.

How important is the wand core?

Pretty important, but it seems like all the elements of the wand are important.

I like that dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than the others. That might counteract any laziness in my part and would work well with the laurel. I also like that dragon wands always bond strongly with their current owner. I think in combination this wand would be loyal to me.

Are you as flexible as your wand?

Unfortunately yeah. I think I'm flexible to a fault in some ways. I don't always like to start new things, but once I do I adapt fairly well. I very often help other people out or go with the flow, and I sometimes get annoyed if someone won't take a moment to be flexible with me when I'm often so flexible for them... especially when my patience has been exhausted for whatever reason.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?

It works for me, since I'm on the short side and I have a decently long wand it must mean that my personality is compensating for my lack of height.

[GingerCat1]

I am on Pottermore going over wand wood types trying to match wood types to characters that we don't know what wands they have and after reading the description i am almost certain Fred and George have Dogwood in their wands. The description of Dogwood matches Fred and George perfectly and i am almost certain that in the future Pottermore will say that this is Fred and Georges wood type.

I am also quite curious to see what Ginny's wood type will be as i have yet to find a wood type that matches her exactly.

[OldMotherCrow]

List your wand characteristics (wood, core, flexibility and length) and your Pottermore house.

Dogwood
Phoenix Feather
Hard
14 1/2 inches

I'm in Gryffindor on Pottermore. But I have no idea why. I do not feel particularly Gryffindory or particularly un-Gryffindory.

Do you identify with the wood description?

Not really. It's like some big stray lumbered into my yard and I made the mistake of feeding it, so--too late-- now it's mine.

I think me and the wand are an odd match. It will either be highly irritating or highly amusing, depending on my mood.

At least it makes sound effects. I make sound effects all the time, because I think life is more interesting with sound effects. Me and the wand will probably make exaggerated swishing noises in unison when I wave it around.

That dogwood doesn't take to non-verbal spells easily is annoying, though.

How important is the wand core?

Olivander seems to use only three core types because he thinks they work best. I think Phoenix Feather is the most suitable of the three for me for me.

Are you as flexible as your wand?

Hard? Yup. If I don't have enough information to make a decision I don't make it; I look for more information so I can make a decision. If I've made up my mind then that's because I've got the information I need, so no good anyone telling me my opinion is rubbish or I don't know what I'm talking about. But if new information or a new angle of looking at things is available I will re-examine things-- but there has to be that new information or new angle.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?

Olivander seems to think short wands indicate a definciency in personallity and long wands indicate a strong personality. Unfortunately, if wands are adjusted by height, it seems that shorter-than-average people are getting the short end of the stick on being judged by their wand length, because their height will more often give them shorter wands; and taller than average people are ending up with longer wands, so they are appearing to have bigger personalities on average when that is not the case. Since no one can see height in a virtual world like Pottermore, I kind of wish there had not been an adjustment for height. I guess its more for real world self and friends so they can know what their wand would "really" be if Rowling's world existed. On Pottermore (or any other website), I'd say it meaningless, because none of us exist in the physical here.

[ignisia]

Fir and Phoenix feather, 10 3/4", hard. Ravenclaw.

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?

Um, no, not really.

Do you identify with the wood description?

Fir is apparently for survivors and the decisive, as well as people who are focused and have an intimidating demeanor.

Uh, I'm tiny, and I'm worse than Hamlet at overthinking everything. This wood strikes me as being made for someone in Gryffindor House, not a Ravenclaw like me.

How important is the wand core?

I'm not sure. I suspect that's where a great deal of the magic comes from. As for my core, phoenix feather appears to be rare, since phoenixes are solitary.

Are you as flexible as your wand?

Although I used to have trouble adapting to external change, I do like it and do my best to work with it. I want to change, as long as that change is an improvement. My wand's rigidity suggests I don't want to change myself, which I just don't get.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?

Actually, it made me immediately think of RL and the importance we put on height. Think of how tall we make our buildings or how some short people feel unappreciated.

One interesting thing about long wands is that they're drawn to big personalities and dramatic magical styles. This could almost be self-fulfilling, couldn't it? If a person is relatively tall, they could be confident enough to develop such a personality and to believe they can perform dramatic magic, whereas someone who has always been shorter than their peers might not be that confident.

[RemusLupinFan]

Ash
Phoenix Feather
Hard
10 3/4

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?
Eh not really yes and not really no.

Do you identify with the wood description?
Not really. It doesn't really fit me, but at the same time it doesn't not fit me. People with Ash wands are said to be stubborn. I'm sure I can be stubborn at times, but that's not really one of my defining attributes. I do like that people with Ash are generally courageous (which I suppose I am at times), and that it loses its power if passed on from the original owner.

How important is the wand core?
In reading the descriptions, I felt the Phoenix Feather suited me best, and was glad I got it. The fact that it has the greatest range of magic sort of fits with Ravenclaw (which I'm a member of).

Are you as flexible as your wand?
Whatever I was expecting for the description of flexibility, it wasn't "hard". I'm a little unsure how that ranks on the flexibility scale. I would have liked it if Ollivander gave us a scale so I knew exactly where this fit in.

In any case, I see myself as being in the middle for flexibility. Like OldMotherCrow, I won't make a decision without all the information I need. But sometimes I have a hard time making decisions. Other times, I've made up my mind and there better be a good reason for changing.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?
For the most part, it seems shorter people have shorter wands and taller people have longer wands. For the most part, I don't think length means much of anything, unless, as has been mentioned, a person has a lack of something in their personality or has a big personality.

As for my wand's length, I am average height for a woman in the United States (5' 4"). I'm fine with the length I got.

[propita]

10" cedar, unicorn core, unbending

Pottermore sorted me into Ravenclaw, which I consider quite appropriate.

Cedar is highly loyal and protective of those they love. Unicorn won't be turned to the Dark Arts. Unbending is, well, unbending. This describes me to a "T."

[Amortentia_13]

Pear
10 inches
Unicorn core
Quite Flexible
Sorted into: Gryffindor

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?

Yes.

Do you identify with the wood description?

Yes, I do. Pear wood was said to have been linked to goddesses such as Juno and Venus. The broad lower part of the pear is said to resemble a females womb, so perhaps that means that pear wood is linked to motherhood and strong maternal instincts which I think I have. Maybe thats why I love children so much, and also why I'm currently studying Early childhood education The pear is also associated with lust, love and temptation which I identify with because one of my biggest strenghts is my big heart and I'm a very loving person. Temptation is also one of my biggest weaknesses and the thing I most struggle with! lol

How important is the wand core?

I think it's very important. I was given a unicorn core, which is said to be the most difficult wand to turn to the dark arts which suits me just fine as I find anything to do with war, and dark curses absolutely appaling. It's also said to be the most faithful of all wands, and usually ramain strongly attached to their first owner. I think this suits me very much because I find I'm a very loyal person in general, and will stick with something I believe in till the very end. One of the "disadvantages" of unicorn hairs are that they don't make the most powerful wands, however I'm perfectly ok with this is as power isn't something I need or necessarily want.

Are you flexible as your wand:

Yes and no. Yes in terms of situations in which I know I have no control over. Like, difficult situations that require me to act on my feet or just accept it as is. No, as in everyday situations like if someone cancels on me at the last minute. However, I'm a very open minded person so I guess I am quite flexible. I can be gullible, so my mind is easily swayed. So, I think I am rather flexible like my wand, just not when it comes to certain pet peeves of mine

What do you think about the symbolism between long and short wands is?

I don't think there's too much symbolism, rather just shorter wands for shorter people, or longer wands for taller people.

[__Bellatrix__]

One interesting thing about long wands is that they're drawn to big personalities and dramatic magical styles. This could almost be self-fulfilling, couldn't it? If a person is relatively tall, they could be confident enough to develop such a personality and to believe they can perform dramatic magic, whereas someone who has always been shorter than their peers might not be that confident.

While this could be true for some, i'm not sure I agree,Imo someone shorter could feel insecure because of their height but this really depends on the person, lots of my friends are quite short but they have huge personalities, while i'm quite quiet when I first meet people but i'm tall. I don't think your height makes you predisposed to certain characteristics. I think the mention of personality in regards to length is an explanation if your wand doesn't necessarily match your height eg, a tall person with a short wand or a short person with a longer wand. I don't think the height and level of confidence have to go hand in hand.

[Tonks_Animagus]

Length: 9 3/4

Wood: Silver Lime

Core: Dragon

Flexibility: Slightly Yielding

Do you identify with the wood description?
I have to say I kinda do, though I wanted more info xD

How important is the wand core?
To me, very important, just as wand wood, it's like the wand's personality, just like with humans

Are you as flexible as your wand?
Exactly as flexible as my wand xD


What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?
It's good, what I expected Tough I'd prefer a bit more insight on wand lenghts, more aspects of the personality of the wand owner.

[RikuStark]

House:
Gryffindor

Wand:
Length:12 1/2 inches
Wood: Apple
Core: Dragon
Flexibility: Pliant

Do you think that your wand on Pottermore reflects your personality?
It fits well enough.

Do you identify with the wood description?
Some-what. It says that people with this wood has high aims and ideals, which I usually do have high aims. It also says that people with this wood have great personal charm, which is what I find a bit iffy, but not too much. I really can't tell if I have 'personal charm' or not, haha.

How important is the wand core?
I'd say it's important. By reading the description for Dragon Core, I guess I can kind of relate to it. I also feel like I relate with Phoenix Core, but I'm very happy with what I got.

Are you as flexible as your wand?
Am I pliant? I haven't thought much about it really. I guess it depends on the situation.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?
I like it. It sure makes sense.

[IgnotusPeverel]

Pottermore Screen Name: SnitchNight102
Pottermore House: Slytherin

Wand: Maple 12 1/2 inches, Phoenix Feather Core, Unyielding

Do you identify with the wood description?
I do find that it fits me very well, eriely so. I am very ambitions, I spend months out of the year travelling. I enjoy nice things, and appreciate the higher quality items. It is sort of creepy how accurate this is, I haven't had the chance to inpect the other woods closely yet. I do have a feeling that they are similar to the horoscope, if one looks hard enough they can identify with most all of them.

How important is the wand core?
The core is Phoenix Feather, which it claims is the rarer of the three, but It also seems that most people commenting also had phoenix feather, this makes me think that it is actualy the most common. It also says that they are picky and the allegience is hard won. I feel like those are a couple qualities that I possess also. I tend to stick to the "you have to earn my respect" mentality when I meet new people. That is something I am trying to change but it is difficult for me.

Are you as flexible as your wand?
My wand is unyielding, I too am unyielding when I am persuing something I want. I have laser focus and I don't stop until that goal is met, or until there is no possible way it can be met. I see things in black and white, most of the time.

All in all, I am very surprised just how compatible the real me is with the wand I was given. I didn't fully realize it until I posted this and forced myself to analyze the qualities of myself and my wand.

I am impressed Pottermore, very impressed.

What do you think of the symbolism behind short and long wands?
I don't really know how to answer this. I guess because my wand seems to in the middle of the "normal" range it is hard to intellectualize the similarities between my wands length and my personality.

Who wants to be my friend on Pottermore? I am looking for people to duel with and looking for other Slytherins to be friends with.