Magic Wands

Magic wands are not what the Harry Potter books portray them to be.

They do not shoot fire, or jets of light, and they do not act like some all-powerful ray gun that you can point at your opponent. And you definitely should not use a wand for dueling. It's just a stick. It will not kill.

Now what are magic wands for? They are simply media used to channel energy, when casting a spell, charm, or curse.

Magic wands must be natural, meaning they must not be made of synthetic materials. Examples of natural materials are wood, paper, and ivory. An ivory wand would be good, but it would probably be very expensive, while I don't think anyone would want to perform magic using a wand made of paper. Hence, wood still remains as the most popular choice.

Ideal magic wands would be as long as your forearm. It is possible to have it shorter, even as short as a pen, depending on the caster. But anything longer than your forearm would be cumbersome, and might even be mistaken for a weapon.

In my case, being a musician, my magic wand is an old drum stick. My brother is a drummer, and he gave me his old sticks, which I turned into a wand.

Before a wand can be used effectively, it must first be consecrated. That's right, I said consecrated. It must be blessed by yourself. The procedure for consecrating wands will be dealt with in succeeding posts.