What if a Muggle gets a wand?

It wouldn't work. Wands are means to channel the magic that is inherent to a person, or more specifically a witch or a wizard. Muggles, have no inherent magic and therefore can't channel it, in any possible way.

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What happens if a Muggle has a wand?

A Muggle gaining one wouldn't just effectively have a stick in their hand but could produce an uncontrollable magical effect. Muggles can't necessarily perform magic, but with a wand, they could cause some to manifest in an uncontrollable manner.

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Has a Muggle ever used a wand?

Jacob wouldn't be able to perform magic being non-magical, but Fantastic Beasts and Pottermore have both detailed instances where Muggles interacted with wands and produced some magic.

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What happens if a Muggle sees magic?

If, by unfortunate means, Muggles do happen to observe the working of magic, the Ministry of Magic sends Obliviators to cast Memory Charms upon them, causing them to forget the event. Some Muggles are aware of the wizarding world.

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Who was the first Muggle to get a wand?

In Secrets of Dumbledore, Jacob Kowalski, a No-Maj and Newt's best friend, finally takes a step into the wizarding world in a way no other Muggle we know has ever done before: He got his own wand.

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What was Draco's first wand?

The wand of Draco Malfoy is 10" precisely, Hawthorn wood and with a unicorn hair core. It was described by Mr. Ollivander as "reasonably pliant". It was taken from him by Harry Potter in Malfoy Manor in 1998, which would have unforeseen and enormous consequences in Harry's final duel with Lord Voldemort.

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Why did Dumbledore give Kowalski a wand?

This wand was commissioned by Albus Dumbledore so that Jacob Kowalski could blend in with and more easily hide in plain sight of witches and wizards during the global wizarding war, as he was a No-Maj.

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Could a Muggle find Diagon Alley?

Diagon Alley is a high street located in London. It is accessible to the wizarding world, to which it is something of an economic hub, but hidden from Muggles (non-magical people). However, Muggles are allowed access to it if they need to accompany their Muggle-born magical children.

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What would a Muggle see if they looked at Hogwarts?

Wizarding society is kept hidden from Muggle society through a vast and complex range of concealment charms. If a Muggle were to look at Hogwarts, for example, all they would see is a ruin with signs telling them to keep out.

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Would Muggles beat wizards in a war?

the Muggle World—in other words, an all-out war. Who would win then? The consensus on Reddit seems to be what I eventually concluded: that wizards would win easily if they have the element of surprise, but muggles would have a solid edge if they already knew about magic.

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What is the rarest type of wand in Harry Potter?

Elder. The rarest wand wood of all, and reputed to be deeply unlucky, the elder wand is trickier to master than any other. It contains powerful magic, but scorns to remain with any owner who is not the superior of his or her company; it takes a remarkable wizard to keep the elder wand for any length of time.

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Can Muggles be Slytherin?

It is not impossible if a muggleborn witch/wizard have the traits and values of Sytherin, and Slytherin doesn't mean they only accept purebloods but also halfbloods and that halfbloods are really talented and great like Snape he is a potion master and Umbridge also she was a Slytherin.

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Can Muggles be sent to Azkaban?

Those who could not prove that they had magical heritage — in other words, any Muggle-born and potentially some half-bloods — were sentenced to Azkaban for having "stolen" magic. Some, however, were apparently released after being stripped of their wands and their jobs, and ended up homeless.

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How much is a wand in Muggle money?

Here a few other items that we now know the muggle value of: 1) Wands, $175.

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Can Dumbledore do magic without a wand?

In Rowling's Harry Potter series, Dumbledore demonstrated the ability to possess wandless magic on several occasions, most memorably when he cast Aresto Momentum without a wand to save Harry from falling to his death during a Quidditch match. Lord Voldemort was also able to practice powerful wandless magic.

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Why did they hold their wands up when Dumbledore died?

Many have used Twitter to pay homage to Rickman by “raising their wands,” a reference to a touching scene in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince when Hogwarts students point their wands to the sky to honor the fallen Dumbledore.

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Can Muggle see dementor?

While Muggles cannot see Dementors, their draining power is so strong that non-magical people can still sense them.

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How do Muggles pay for Hogwarts?

Hogwarts does have a fund to help students, but that isn't necessarily for muggle borns. That is for students who can't afford school supplies. They change the muggle currency into wizards' currency at Gringotts.

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What does Voldemort want to do to Muggles?

Voldemort's obsession with blood purity signifies his aim to rid the wizarding world of Muggle (non-magical) heritage and to conquer both worlds, Muggle and wizarding, to achieve pure-blood dominance.

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Who is the richest wizard family in Harry Potter?

The Malfoy family
  • The Malfoy name comes from old French and translates as 'bad faith'. ...
  • Their wily ancestor Armand encapsulated many of the qualities that have distinguished the Malfoy family to the present day. ...
  • Historically, the Malfoys drew a sharp distinction between poor Muggles and those with wealth and authority.

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Has a Muggle born ever been sorted into Slytherin?

Finally, in Chapter 23 of Deathly Hallows, Scabior (the Snatcher) suggests there have indeed been muggle-born members of Slytherin, though not many.

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Why would Hermione's parents go to Diagon Alley?

Hermione's parents accompany her to Diagon Alley when she goes to meet Ron and Harry to buy supplies for the coming school year. They seem like nice people – maybe a bit nervous around magic, but willing to give anything a try.

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Why didn t Grindelwald have the Elder Wand?

Grindelwald later loses the wand to Dumbledore in a duel in 1945. In Fantastic Beasts, Grindelwald does not have the Elder Wand, but it's easily excused by the fact that he is impersonating Percival Graves and therefore would, of course, have to use Graves' wand instead.

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Why doesn t Jacob's wand have a core?

Lacking a core, Jacob's wand is more or less just for appearance's sake -- meant to gain the attention of Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) and draw it away from Jacob's genuinely magic allies.

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Why does Dumbledore not wear robes in Fantastic Beasts?

“We wanted to convey an approachability to Dumbledore that he was the prophet everybody talked to in the school,” Atwood said. “He was the one that knew the inner-workings of the students' souls and their spirits, and in doing that, I used softer materials.

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