Rowan & unicorn hair, 12 inches, brittle. Ariadne's first wand was from Ollivander's, and made by Garrick Ollivander in 2009, just a few months before it was purchased. Simple in design and enchantment, it was a reliable wand without much extraordinary power. After trying two dozen wands with Ariadne, this one was that only that yielded results. They weren't poorly matched; the wand served Ari well, but she never felt much personal attachment to it. Ari's school friends Mara Rowle and Devina Montgomery both possessed wands of Gabon ebony, and Ariadne always thought hers to be plain-looking and unstylish in comparison.
Ariadne left this wand in England when she left for Gooseberry and it was snapped in half by her mother when she was disowned in the summer of 2014.
"Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break. It is commonly stated that no dark witch or wizard ever owned a rowan wand, and I cannot recall a single instance where one of my own rowan wands has gone on to do evil in the world. Rowan is most happily placed with the clear-headed and the pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue ought not to fool anyone - these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels.
Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing."
Chestnut & dragon heartstring, ten and three-quarters inches, pliable. Ariadne's second wand is a Flint family heirloom; it was originally owned by a witch named Sophronia Flint in the eighteenth century. It was one of several wands made by an apprentice of the Ollivanders named Wendelin Nott, who supplied wands to pureblooded witches in secret at a time when it was frowned upon for society wives to own their own wands. It was gifted to her by her father before she left for Gooseberry in 2013.
This wand was a poor fit for Ariadne at a tumultuous time in her life, and owed a lot to how poorly she did in school last year. It was too small for her, and after it backfired during her first day in charms class at Gooseberry she grew to resent it. The strange and sophomoric dark magic that had been used to enchant the wand centuries ago has something more of a judgmental sentience than most modern wands, and the "relationship" between Ariadne and the Flint wand began to sour over the course of her year at Gooseberry. When she was disowned, her father easily disarmed her to reclaim this wand, and it now resides unused in the Flint manor in Dersingham.
"Chestnut is a most curious, multi-faceted wood, which varies greatly in its character depending on the wand core, and takes a great deal of colour from the personality that possesses it. When paired with dragon heartstring, it may find its best match among those who are overfond of luxury and material things, and less scrupulous than they should be about how they are obtained."
Red Oak and Fir, Phoenix Feather, 13 and 5/8", surprisingly whippy. A contradictory and hard-to-handle creation, it has been sitting in Mr. Ollivander's stockroom for decades. He tried it with Ariadne when she was eleven and headed to Hogwarts; although it rejected her then, it was the first wand she tried and a very decisive fit this time around. Mr. Ollivander claimed to have not been surprised by this and told Ari that a witch's third wand is often as temperamental as she is, which she felt to be a vaguely insulting remark.
"You will often hear the ignorant say that red oak is an infallible sign of its owner’s hot temper. In fact, the true match for a red oak wand is possessed of unusually fast reactions, making it a perfect duelling wand. Less common than English oak, I have found that its ideal master is light of touch, quick-witted and adaptable, often the creator of distinctive, trademark spells, and a good man or woman to have beside one in a fight. Red oak wands are, in my opinion, among the most handsome.
My august grandfather, Gerbold Octavius Ollivander, always called wands of fir ‘the survivor’s wand,’ because he had sold it to three wizards who subsequently passed through mortal peril unscathed. There is no doubt that this wood, coming as it does from the most resilient of trees, produces wands that demand staying power and strength of purpose in their true owners, and that they are poor tools in the hands of the changeable and indecisive. Fir wands are particularly suited to Transfiguration, and favour owners of focused, strong-minded and, occasionally, intimidating demeanour.
Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike. Phoenix feather wands are always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken is one of the most independent and detached in the world. These wands are the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance is usually hard won."
WANDLORE
Ariadne left this wand in England when she left for Gooseberry and it was snapped in half by her mother when she was disowned in the summer of 2014.
This wand was a poor fit for Ariadne at a tumultuous time in her life, and owed a lot to how poorly she did in school last year. It was too small for her, and after it backfired during her first day in charms class at Gooseberry she grew to resent it. The strange and sophomoric dark magic that had been used to enchant the wand centuries ago has something more of a judgmental sentience than most modern wands, and the "relationship" between Ariadne and the Flint wand began to sour over the course of her year at Gooseberry. When she was disowned, her father easily disarmed her to reclaim this wand, and it now resides unused in the Flint manor in Dersingham.