Friday, November 9, 2007

For you Harry Potter fans who also like botany:

http://sunaddict86.blogspot.com/2007/07/harry-potter-science-4-botany-of-wands.html

I never thought all that much about the type of wood that different wizards' wands were made of, but there are some interesting associations here.
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2 comments:

  1. Sparkling SquirrelNovember 9, 2007 at 4:34 PM

    Way cool. I'm having a hard time determining what I think that my wand should be made out of?

    I like the tough but flexible attributes of willow, but I'm really not the lithe sort of person one associates with willow. I love cottonwoods and aspen (and they also have salicyclic acid to ease headaches) but the wood is too porous in both cases. A ha- I know, I will take a ponderosa pine wand. Ponderosa are tough and remind me of home and they have the wonderful smell of vanilla or butterscotch. Indeed, a ponderosa wand for me.

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  2. JenniferNovember 11, 2007 at 6:29 AM

    Cool Link Irene,

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