Rosewood Wand Wood

• Type: Wand Wood
• Known Witches and Wizards: Fleur Delacour
• Known Wandmakers: Garrick Ollivander (as an examiner of a rosewood wand)

Rosewood is a type of wood used in the crafting of wands. The most prominent example in the series is the wand belonging to the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic champion, Fleur Delacour. Her wand was nine and a half inches long, 'inflexible,' and made of rosewood. According to supplementary wandlore, rosewood is a highly prized wand wood, noted for its beautiful appearance. It is said that rosewood wands are not for the faint-hearted. They are best suited to witches and wizards who possess a strong moral compass and are driven by love and a desire to do what is right. These wands often choose owners who see the good in everyone (Pottermore).

Rosewood is first and most significantly mentioned during the Weighing of the Wands ceremony, an event held to ensure the champions' wands were in good working order before the Triwizard Tournament. During this ceremony, the expert wandmaker Garrick Ollivander examined Fleur Delacour's wand. Ollivander identified the wand's wood as rosewood and was particularly intrigued by its core: a single hair from the head of a Veela, who was Fleur's own grandmother. He noted that he personally does not use Veela hair because it makes for 'temperamental' wands. The use of rosewood, a fine and beautiful wood, complements Fleur's own elegance and her Veela heritage, which is a defining aspect of her character. The material helps to establish her as a formidable and unique champion from outside of Hogwarts.

While the original novels establish rosewood as a wand wood through Fleur's wand, the specific magical affinities and personality traits associated with it are primarily detailed on the Pottermore (now Wizarding World) website. The thematic link between rosewood and love (Pottermore) is particularly fitting for Fleur Delacour, whose love for Bill Weasley proves to be powerful and unwavering, especially after he is attacked by Fenrir Greyback. In the Muggle world, rosewood is a common name for a number of richly hued, fragrant timbers. These woods are highly valued for making fine furniture and musical instruments, particularly guitars, which aligns with the wood's prized and beautiful status in the wizarding world.