


This wand was made of maple and was not the right fit for Harry. īefore Harry acquiring his holly and phoenix feather wand in 1991, Ollivander had showed another wand of phoenix feather. Ollivander told him that a different wand may work against Harry however, Harry's wand destroyed the "borrowed" wand: in 1997, Lord Voldemort chased Harry during his escape from 4 Privet Drive and tried to murder him with Lucius Malfoy's wand - Harry's stronger wand completely destroyed the borrowed wand.

Tom Riddle, better known as Lord Voldemort, kidnapped the wandmaker Ollivander for information on this situation and how to overcome it. This rare magical effect is a phenomenon known as Priori Incantatem or the Reverse Spell effect. Therefore, they have a certain connection and may produce unusual magical effects when forced to duel one another. This similarity between the two wands means that they are brothers. Harry Potter's and Tom Riddle's wand cores came from the same phoenix: Fawkes, who belonged to Albus Dumbledore. It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when its brother - why, its brother gave you that scar." - Garrick Ollivander regarding Harry Potter's wand It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather - just one other. " I remember every wand I’ve ever sold, Mr Potter. Phoenix feather was the least used core type in his shop. In Ollivanders wand shop, the owner Garrick Ollivander was known to use phoenix feathers as one of his three cores, the others being dragon heartstring and unicorn hair. These wands were the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance was usually hard won. Phoenix feather wands were always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken was one of the most independent and detached in the world. They showed the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards disliked. Phoenix feathers were capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may have taken longer than either unicorn hair or dragon heartstring cores to reveal this.
