Wandlore

Ebony • Wandmaking A wand wood (Pm). Read More

Egbert the Egregious • Character Egbert the Egregious was a medieval wizard who was a one-time possessor of the Elder Wand. He killed Emeric the Evil in a duel to gain its possession (DH21, TBB). Read More

Elder • Wandmaking Elder is a tree from which wandmakers take wand wood (Pm). Read More

Elder Wand • Magical objects The Elder Wand, originally owned by Antioch Peverell, is one of the three Deathly Hallows created by Death himself, according to “The Tale of the Three Brothers”.  Dumbledore has a different thought about the creation of these objects. “Whether they met Death on a lonely road…I think it more likely that… Read More

Elm • Wandmaking A wand wood (Pm). Read More

Emeric the Evil • Character Emeric the Evil was a notoriously aggressive wizard who terrorised the South of England during the early Middle Ages, until he died prematurely in a duel with Egbert the Egregious (TBB). Read More

English oak • Wandmaking A wand wood (Pm). Read More

And another essay . . . the physics of magic • Article

Posted January 1, 2007 by Paula Hall and Corinne Demyanovich in Website news / What's New

I’m just trying to make up for lost time over my busy holiday season! Here’s another great essay, this one by Dr. Immo Garrn, adapted from a presentation he made at the Patronus conference in Copenhagen during the Summer of 2006 about the physics of magic. Read More

Disarming Charm — "Expelliarmus" • Spells The Disarming Charm causes opponent’s weapon to fly out of his or her hand. The opponent is then said to have been Disarmed. The  Disarming Charm is a basic defensive spell, taught at the Duelling Club by Snape (CS10). Although it is a basic spell, it is rather difficult,… Read More