HOGWARTS
Sorting Hat Says: GRYFFINDOR!!
Gryffindor Welcome Message: Congratulations! I’m Prefect Percy Weasley, and I’m delighted to welcome you to GRYFFINDOR HOUSE. Our emblem is the lion, the bravest of all creatures; our house colours are scarlet and gold, and our common room lies up in Gryffindor Tower. This is, quite simply, the best house at Hogwarts. It’s where the bravest and boldest end up – for instance: Albus Dumbledore! Yes, Dumbledore himself, the greatest wizard of our time, was a Gryffindor! If that’s not enough for you, I don’t know what is. I won’t keep you long, as all you need to do to find out more about your house is to follow Harry Potter and his friends as I lead them up to their dormitories. Enjoy your time at Hogwarts – but how could you fail to? You’ve become part of the best house in the school. |
ILVERMORNY
Chosen by the Thunderbird Carving!
THUNDERBIRD
Named by Chadwick Boot after his favourite magical beast, the Thunderbird, a beast that can create storms as it flies. ThunderbirAd house is sometimes considered to represent the soul of a witch or wizard. It is also said that Thunderbird favours adventurers.
My Wand!
12 ½" in length
Dragon heartstring core
Unyielding flexibility
The Components
Larch Strong, durable and warm in colour, larch has long been valued as an attractive and powerful wand wood. Its reputation for instilling courage and confidence in the user has ensured that demand has always outstripped supply. This much sought-after wand is, however, hard to please in the matter of ideal owners, and trickier to handle than many imagine. I find that it always creates wands of hidden talents and unexpected effects, which likewise describes the master who deserves it. It is often the case that the witch or wizard who belongs to the larch wand may never realise the full extent of their considerable talents until paired with it, but that they will then make an exceptional match. AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Woods By J.K. Rowling 12 ½" in length The following notes on wand length are taken from notes on the subject by Mr Garrick Ollivander, wandmaker: Most wands will be in the range of between nine and fourteen inches. While I have sold extremely short wands (eight inches and under) and very long wands (over fifteen inches), these are exceptionally rare. In the latter case, a physical peculiarity demanded the excessive wand length. However, abnormally short wands usually select those in whose character something is lacking, rather than because they are physically undersized (many small witches and wizards are chosen by longer wands). AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Lengths & Flexibility By J.K. Rowling | Dragon As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner. The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental. AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Cores By J.K. Rowling Unyielding flexibility The following notes on wand flexibility are taken from notes on the subject by Mr Garrick Ollivander, wandmaker: Wand flexibility or rigidity denotes the degree of adaptability and willingness to change possessed by the wand-and-owner pair - although, again, this factor ought not to be considered separately from the wand wood, core and length, nor of the owner’s life experience and style of magic, all of which will combine to make the wand in question unique. AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Lengths & Flexibility By J.K. Rowling |