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Rubius Hagrid's first wand was rather bendy, 16 inches long and made of oak.

It has been expressed that those with oak ones usually have an affinity with the magic of the

natural world, that a bendy wand signifies a high level of adaptability in personality,

and that the significant length of his wand is representative of his large stature and enormous

personality. You can tell a lot about a person from their wand. But if you met Hagrid as an adult,

you'd just have to guess these things about him,

because the Hagrid we know walks around with an umbrella.

Of course, there's more to Hagrid's umbrella wand than meets the eye.

But the fact remains that Hagrid does not carry a wand in the traditional sense.

The main reason being that his wand was snapped while he was still just a boy.

During his third year at Hogwarts,

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