Wands drawn on the covers of the American version of the books by Mary GrandPré are shown as extremely long and thin Gellert Grindelwald was expelled from Durmstrang, but he managed to maintain his wand (or procure another one), suggesting the wand confiscation may have only applied to Hogwarts students. Of course, any criminals arrested and imprisoned lost their wands as well: Barty Crouch Jnr claimed that he was not allowed a wand since Azkaban; though their wands seemed not destroyed but simply stored away because Bellatrix Lestrange managed to retrieve her old wand after escaping prison.

The colouring and design of the cane box has been redesigned♪ The old cane box was dark in colour with the OLLIVANDERS logo printed on it. The new cane box has a lighter colouring and the OLLIVANDERS cane and lines are embossed and convex, making it look a little more luxurious. The New Magical Wand, exclusive to Universal Studios worldwide. Best suited to non-verbal spell work, whence comes its reputation for being suitable only for the most advanced witches and wizards.One thing is for sure, if you own the USJ exclusive Sakura and Unicorn Mane Wand, you'll be thrilled that it might be a brother wand to Neville Longbottom's wand (≥▽≦)b. Four types of wands, exclusive to Universal Studios worldwide, are also available! USA, Japan and China Cypress wands are associated with nobility. The great medieval wandmaker, Geraint Ollivander, wrote that he was always honoured to match a cypress wand, for he knew he was meeting a witch or wizard who would die a heroic death. This wand is described as "unusually short;" broken by a centaur's hoof in June 1996 in the Forbidden Forest. [41]

Wandlore was a specific class of magic that referred to the history and magical properties of wands. Mr Ollivander claimed that it was a " complex and mysterious branch of magic". [5] The idea that a wand chose the wizard and could switch allegiance was a part of wandlore. Cypress wands are said to be well-matched to wizards who are self-sacrificing and willing to die a heroic death. Lupin spent the majority of his life alone to save others from having to deal with the consequences of his affliction, and died defending Hogwarts castle in the Battle of Hogwarts.Otherwise it will cleave happily to its first match forever and can issue a spontaneous lightning strike if another witch or wizard attempts to steal it.