Ollivander was the best, and it's mentioned that there are a few others, but it requires a high degree of skill, time, and materials. Wands are required for every Hogwarts student, likely at the Ministry's command.įrom what we can tell, there are very few quality wandmakers. We see them do this more obviously with Umbridge, but it's shown repeatedly that they set examination standards, skill requirements, etc., and likely have a great deal of influence over textbooks. The Ministry of Magic does have the power to impact curriculum at Hogwarts. Obviously, the Ministry can't allow any of that to happen, as it would undermine their entire government. Hell, even Prior Incantato, the spell that the ministry used to get most of its evidence in magic cases is based on the suspect having a wand. Imagine how dangerous it would be to have that expelled Hogwarts student go rogue and start blasting up muggles with their bare hands. Imagine how absolutely useless "Expelliarmus" would be if your opponent had no weapon to disarm.
Imagine how easy it would be to get out of Azkaban if anyone could just cast the Patronus charm with their bare hands. This provides an easy way for the Ministry and others to prevent repeat offenders, as well as stopping prison escapes. Most of their serious (or even minor) crimes are punished by having your wand broken. Why?įorcing reliance on wands makes it easier for Wizarding governments to keep the peace. The school doesn't teach it, not even as an optional course. However, in the few rare cases when Hogwarts students try wandless magic, it always fails miserably. We can also see wandless magic in a number of cases where underage witches and wizards pull off impressive magical feats with no wands at all. Since Uagadou was known for having some of the best Transfigurers in the world, we can assume that this had no effect on their power of their magic. In fact, Uagadou (African Hogwarts) taught students primarily without wands.
From some of Rowling's assorted lore (I know, I know, but this was an actual thought out, written lore books, so it's not quite as awful), many wizarding societies (like pre-colonial Native Americans or Africans) never used wands.
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