Wand Woods

[Ginny Weasley]

This list is compiled to help those claiming OCs, or canon characters who have never been given a canon wand-wood, to decide what is the most fitting for them; it includes the character traits each particular wand is likely to look for in its owner.

All information comes straight from the Harry Potter Wiki.

Hope this helps some people ^^

• Acacia - sublte owners, withold power from all but most gifted
  
• Alder - owner helpful, considerate and most likeable
  
• Apple - owner of high aims and ideals
  
• Ash - owner stubborn, not lightly swayed from their beliefs or purposes
  
• Aspen - owner is often an accomplished duellist, or destined to be so
  
• Beech - owner, if young, wise beyond his or her years, and if full-grown, rich in understanding and experience
  
• Black Walnut - owner a master of good instincts and powerful insight, loses power if possessor practises any form of self-deception
  
• Blackthorn - best suited to a warrior
  
• Cedar - owner has strength of character and unusual loyalty, ‘you will never fool the cedar carrier’
  
• Cherry - wand of strange power, most highly prized by the students in Japan
  
• Chestnut - owners are skilled tamers of magical beasts, possess great gifts in Herbology, or who are natural fliers (with Dragon Heartstring, owners are overfond of luxury and material things)
  
• Cypress - associated with valour, owners are the brave, the bold and the self-sacrificing
  
• Dogwood - quirky and mischievous; have playful natures and insist upon partners who can provide them with scope for excitement and fun
  
• Ebony - happiest in the hand of those with the courage to be themselves, owners are frequently non-conformist, highly individual or comfortable with the status of outsider
  
• Elder - only a highly unusual person will find their perfect match in elder, and on the rare occasion when such a pairing occurs, it may be taken as certain that the witch or wizard in question is marked out for a special destiny
  
• Elm - owners with presence, magical dexterity and a certain native dignity
  
• English oak - owners of strength, courage and fidelity. Less well-known is the propensity for owners to have powerful intuition, and, often, an affinity with the magic of the natural world
  
• Fir - ‘the survivor’s wand’, poor tools in the hands of the changeable and indecisive, favour owners of focused, strong-minded and, occasionally, intimidating demeanour
  
• Hawthorn - most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil
  
• Hazel - works best for a master who understands and can manage their own feelings
  
• Holly - traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest
  
• Hornbeam - selects for its life mate the talented witch or wizard with a single, pure passion, which some might call obsession, which will almost always be realised
  
• Larch - hard to please in the matter of ideal owners, and trickier to handle than many imagine, always created wands of hidden talents and unexpected effects, which likewise describes the master who deserves it
  
• Laurel - cannot perform a dishonourable act, although in the quest for glory (a not uncommon goal for those best suited to these wands), laurel wands have been known to perform powerful and sometimes lethal magic. Unable to tolerate laziness in a possessor
  
• Maple - owners are by nature travellers and explorers; they are not stay-at-home wands, and prefer ambition in their witch or wizard, otherwise their magic grows heavy and lacklustre
  
• Pear - owners are usually popular and well-respected, never been discovered in the possession of a Dark witch or wizard
  
• Pine - always chooses an independent, individual master who may be perceived as a loner, intriguing and perhaps mysterious
  
• Poplar - a wand to rely upon, of consistency, strength and uniform power, always happiest when working with a witch or wizard of clear moral vision
  
• Red oak - owner is possessed of unusually fast reactions, making it a perfect duelling wand, owner is light of touch, quick-witted and adaptable
  
• Redwood - reputation for bringing good fortune to its owner, attracted to witches and wizards who already possess the admirable ability to fall on their feet, to make the right choice, to snatch advantage from catastrophe
  
• Rowan - most happily placed with the clear-headed and the pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue should not deceive - these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels
  
• Silver lime - have a reputation for performing best for Seers and those skilled in Legilimency
  
• Spruce - wand requires a firm hand, owner usually is a bold spell-caster with a good sense of humour
  
• Sycamore - a questing wand, eager for new experience and losing brilliance if engaged in mundane activities, ideal owner is curious, vital and adventurous
  
• Vine - owners are nearly always those witches or wizards who seek a greater purpose, who have a vision beyond the ordinary and who frequently astound those who think they know them best, attracted by personalities with hidden depths
  
• Walnut - often found in the hands of magical innovators and inventors; this is a handsome wood possessed of unusual versatility and adaptability
  
• Willow - ideal owner often has some (usually unwarranted) insecurity, however well they may try and hide it, select those of greatest potential, rather than those who feel they have little to learn
  
• Yew - ideal matches are likewise unusual, and occasionally notorious, never chooses either a mediocre or a timid owner