How much do wands cost?
Its never mentioned how much Ron or Hermione or anyone else's wand costs. Does anyone know how much an average wand would cost in the Wizarding World?
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Its never mentioned how much Ron or Hermione or anyone else's wand costs. Does anyone know how much an average wand would cost in the Wizarding World?
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and as JKR said, a galleon ~= 5 - scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123546/… and - if we take what Google says as the exchange rate in May 1991 (possibly around the time Harry went to Olivander's) as being about $1.75 => 1 pound, (poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/…) - then the wand cost ~$60 USD
– NKCampbell
2 hours ago
IIRC on the old Pottermore, all wands cost 7 Galleons...
– Skooba
2 hours ago
@Skooba - Below, someone mentions that as a result from a quiz to see what wand would choose you, and that all wands in thequiz seemed to cost 7 galleons. While I know that Pottermore data is considered canonical, I'm not as sure that a throwaway reference that's boilerplate to a quiz result is quite so canonical. Is this your reference as well, or is there somewhere that actually said that all wands, regardless of materials used, cost the same?
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
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Its never mentioned how much Ron or Hermione or anyone else's wand costs. Does anyone know how much an average wand would cost in the Wizarding World?
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Its never mentioned how much Ron or Hermione or anyone else's wand costs. Does anyone know how much an average wand would cost in the Wizarding World?
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and as JKR said, a galleon ~= 5 - scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123546/… and - if we take what Google says as the exchange rate in May 1991 (possibly around the time Harry went to Olivander's) as being about $1.75 => 1 pound, (poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/…) - then the wand cost ~$60 USD
– NKCampbell
2 hours ago
IIRC on the old Pottermore, all wands cost 7 Galleons...
– Skooba
2 hours ago
@Skooba - Below, someone mentions that as a result from a quiz to see what wand would choose you, and that all wands in thequiz seemed to cost 7 galleons. While I know that Pottermore data is considered canonical, I'm not as sure that a throwaway reference that's boilerplate to a quiz result is quite so canonical. Is this your reference as well, or is there somewhere that actually said that all wands, regardless of materials used, cost the same?
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
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and as JKR said, a galleon ~= 5 - scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123546/… and - if we take what Google says as the exchange rate in May 1991 (possibly around the time Harry went to Olivander's) as being about $1.75 => 1 pound, (poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/…) - then the wand cost ~$60 USD
– NKCampbell
2 hours ago
IIRC on the old Pottermore, all wands cost 7 Galleons...
– Skooba
2 hours ago
@Skooba - Below, someone mentions that as a result from a quiz to see what wand would choose you, and that all wands in thequiz seemed to cost 7 galleons. While I know that Pottermore data is considered canonical, I'm not as sure that a throwaway reference that's boilerplate to a quiz result is quite so canonical. Is this your reference as well, or is there somewhere that actually said that all wands, regardless of materials used, cost the same?
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
and as JKR said, a galleon ~= 5 - scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123546/… and - if we take what Google says as the exchange rate in May 1991 (possibly around the time Harry went to Olivander's) as being about $1.75 => 1 pound, (poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/…) - then the wand cost ~$60 USD
– NKCampbell
2 hours ago
and as JKR said, a galleon ~= 5 - scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123546/… and - if we take what Google says as the exchange rate in May 1991 (possibly around the time Harry went to Olivander's) as being about $1.75 => 1 pound, (poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/…) - then the wand cost ~$60 USD
– NKCampbell
2 hours ago
IIRC on the old Pottermore, all wands cost 7 Galleons...
– Skooba
2 hours ago
IIRC on the old Pottermore, all wands cost 7 Galleons...
– Skooba
2 hours ago
@Skooba - Below, someone mentions that as a result from a quiz to see what wand would choose you, and that all wands in thequiz seemed to cost 7 galleons. While I know that Pottermore data is considered canonical, I'm not as sure that a throwaway reference that's boilerplate to a quiz result is quite so canonical. Is this your reference as well, or is there somewhere that actually said that all wands, regardless of materials used, cost the same?
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
@Skooba - Below, someone mentions that as a result from a quiz to see what wand would choose you, and that all wands in thequiz seemed to cost 7 galleons. While I know that Pottermore data is considered canonical, I'm not as sure that a throwaway reference that's boilerplate to a quiz result is quite so canonical. Is this your reference as well, or is there somewhere that actually said that all wands, regardless of materials used, cost the same?
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
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We know the cost of Harry's wand.
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
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This is one price, from one vendor; it doesn't definitively indicate that all wands in the wizarding world cost the same. Even if all Ollivander's wands sell for the same price, there are other wandmakers.
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
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Actually, we do know how much Harry paid for his first wand, from the first book (excerpt):
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
That's all that's mentioned in the book canon of wand prices, I think (other than the Weasleys not being able to afford new wands). However, on a (now-defunct) page on Pottermore, people were able to take a quiz to see what wand is best for them. At the end, the wand would always be sold for 7 Galleons.
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We know the cost of Harry's wand.
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
Pottermore
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This is one price, from one vendor; it doesn't definitively indicate that all wands in the wizarding world cost the same. Even if all Ollivander's wands sell for the same price, there are other wandmakers.
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
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We know the cost of Harry's wand.
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
Pottermore
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This is one price, from one vendor; it doesn't definitively indicate that all wands in the wizarding world cost the same. Even if all Ollivander's wands sell for the same price, there are other wandmakers.
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
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We know the cost of Harry's wand.
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
Pottermore
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We know the cost of Harry's wand.
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
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This is one price, from one vendor; it doesn't definitively indicate that all wands in the wizarding world cost the same. Even if all Ollivander's wands sell for the same price, there are other wandmakers.
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
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This is one price, from one vendor; it doesn't definitively indicate that all wands in the wizarding world cost the same. Even if all Ollivander's wands sell for the same price, there are other wandmakers.
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
This is one price, from one vendor; it doesn't definitively indicate that all wands in the wizarding world cost the same. Even if all Ollivander's wands sell for the same price, there are other wandmakers.
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
This is one price, from one vendor; it doesn't definitively indicate that all wands in the wizarding world cost the same. Even if all Ollivander's wands sell for the same price, there are other wandmakers.
– RDFozz
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Actually, we do know how much Harry paid for his first wand, from the first book (excerpt):
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
That's all that's mentioned in the book canon of wand prices, I think (other than the Weasleys not being able to afford new wands). However, on a (now-defunct) page on Pottermore, people were able to take a quiz to see what wand is best for them. At the end, the wand would always be sold for 7 Galleons.
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Actually, we do know how much Harry paid for his first wand, from the first book (excerpt):
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
That's all that's mentioned in the book canon of wand prices, I think (other than the Weasleys not being able to afford new wands). However, on a (now-defunct) page on Pottermore, people were able to take a quiz to see what wand is best for them. At the end, the wand would always be sold for 7 Galleons.
answered 3 hours ago
LaurelLaurel
3,46411631
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Actually, we do know how much Harry paid for his first wand, from the first book (excerpt):
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
That's all that's mentioned in the book canon of wand prices, I think (other than the Weasleys not being able to afford new wands). However, on a (now-defunct) page on Pottermore, people were able to take a quiz to see what wand is best for them. At the end, the wand would always be sold for 7 Galleons.
answered 3 hours ago
LaurelLaurel
3,46411631
Actually, we do know how much Harry paid for his first wand, from the first book (excerpt):
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand and Mr Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
That's all that's mentioned in the book canon of wand prices, I think (other than the Weasleys not being able to afford new wands). However, on a (now-defunct) page on Pottermore, people were able to take a quiz to see what wand is best for them. At the end, the wand would always be sold for 7 Galleons.
answered 3 hours ago
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and as JKR said, a galleon ~= 5 - scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/123546/… and - if we take what Google says as the exchange rate in May 1991 (possibly around the time Harry went to Olivander's) as being about $1.75 => 1 pound, (poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/…) - then the wand cost ~$60 USD
– NKCampbell
2 hours ago
IIRC on the old Pottermore, all wands cost 7 Galleons...
– Skooba
2 hours ago
@Skooba - Below, someone mentions that as a result from a quiz to see what wand would choose you, and that all wands in thequiz seemed to cost 7 galleons. While I know that Pottermore data is considered canonical, I'm not as sure that a throwaway reference that's boilerplate to a quiz result is quite so canonical. Is this your reference as well, or is there somewhere that actually said that all wands, regardless of materials used, cost the same?
– RDFozz
1 hour ago