"Every Ollivander wand has a core of a powerful magical substance, Mr. Potter. We use unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers and the heartstrings of dragons. No two Ollivander wands are the same, just as no two unicorns, dragons or phoenixes are quite the same. And of course, you will never get such good results with another wizard's wand."

[Mr Ollivander] [Book 1, Chapter 5]

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The massive amount of set-up work to engineer the interlinking of tens of thousands of keywords (characters, magic and spells, locations, items, creatures) across all seven books has now been completed. However in the light of ongoing uncertainties about 'Harry Potter copyrights' (affecting all websites or site areas with Harry-Potter-related themes), you may wish to read our Special Note of 1st July 2008. It provides a unique insight into *why* the Harry Potter books have been so successful - as well as showing "how to write like J K Rowling", if you'd like to see "how it was done" and you're planning to write a book some day ....

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