Hermione Granger by Jenny Jenkins

1 Find your wand wood. It's more "mother nature friendly" if you find a stick that's already on the ground. It should be at least ten inches long to leave room for cutting, and it must be straight. It should also be relatively thick so that it doesn't look ridiculous sanded down.

Step 2 Begin to whittle the wood. Using the knife, carefully strip the bark off the wood until it is bare.

Step 3 Carve your wood down. Your going to need to make a distinguishable handle, so take a good look at your wand-in-the-making, judge for yourself and start from there, carving the wand wood thinner as you make...