In this world, there are many tools one may use to direct magic. One of the most well known of these is the wand. Of course it is a common saying that "The wand chooses the wizard", with all wands having a degree of awareness with which they select...
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Fagus grandifolia, the American beech or North American beech, is a species of beech tree native to the eastern United States and extreme southeast Canada. The genus name Fagus is Latin for "beech", and the specific epithet grandifolia comes from grandis "large" and folium "leaf".
Pottermore
The true match for a beech wand will be, if young, wise beyond his or her years, and if full-grown, rich in understanding and experience. Beech wands perform very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant. Such wizards and witches, having obtained a beech wand without having been suitably matched (yet coveting this most desirable, richly hued, and highly prized wand wood), have often presented themselves at the homes of learned wandmakers such as myself, demanding to know the reason for their handsome wand's lack of power. When properly matched, the beech wand is capable of a subtlety and artistry that is rarely seen in any other wood, hence its lustrous reputation.
Wandlore
Popular on the East Coast of the United States, American Beech is attracted to those with old souls, who desire to understand the world through various lenses and are tolerant of a wide set of beliefs and lifestyles. The magic produced by this wand is subtle and reveals itself best in artistic and abstract endeavors. Their owners are notably long-lived.
Owners may commonly be referred to as bookworms, and learn best through reading and visuals. Their physical coordination may be a bit off and they have the miscellaneous bruises to show for it. Because they spend so much time in books and their own head, others may perceive them as spacey or over-reliant on written knowledge. However, these people do consider other people's emotions and experiences very high and see reading as another avenue to access perspectives different than their own.
Thus they also tend to read piles of fiction as well as biographies, autobiographies, sociological studies, and world history. Risk-taking is not common among beech owners, and they may miss out on some life experiences because of this. Spells to do with fermentation and aging ar a specialty of this wand. As such, they excel in potions that are complex and lengthy. These people and their wand have incredible patience and pay thorough attention to even the smallest detail. Another specialty is spelled to do with divining locations of water, ores, gemstones, and oil (specialty depends on the wand core).
Moss green, copper, and cream-colored tendrils are emitted by this wand during spellwork. Its magic smells of aged paper, bluebells, and a hint of hops. Goes well with fire-based cores, and most cores in general. Prefers active or assertive cores as the beech influence can make passive cores even slower to perform spellwork. Those with beech wands that have passive cores may take too long to deliberate before acting and overthink on a constant basis. Small mushrooms may grow off the wand on occasion. This is due to an excess of magic, which the mushrooms feed off of. This keeps the wand healthy and the fungi can be used in various potions or dried for poultices.
