⋯ hogwarts house

• slytherin
  • turns out leaders who are proud, ambitious and cunning.
• ravenclaw
  • prize wit, learning, and wisdom.
• slytherclaw
  • “intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” –salvador dali

⋯ ilvermorny house

• horned serpent
  • sometimes considered to represent the mind of a witch or wizard. it is also said that horned serpent favors scholars.
• thunderbird
  • a beast that can create storms as it flies. considered to represent the soul of a witch or wizard. it is also said that thunderbird favors adventurers.

⋯ patronus

• black swan
  • the impossible bird.

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⋯ wand wood & core

• redwood wood
  • wand-quality redwood is in short supply, yet constant demand, due to its reputation for bringing good fortune to its owner. as is usually the case with wandlore, the general populace have the truth back to front: redwood wands are not themselves lucky, but are strongly attracted to witches and wizards who already possess the admirable ability to fall on their feet, to make the right choice, to snatch advantage from catastrophe. the combination of such a witch or wizard with a redwood wand is always intriguing, and i generally expect to hear of exciting exploits when i send this special pairing out from my workshop.

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• phoenix feather core
  • this is the rarest core type. 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.