A really magic Harry Potter wand for Lumos and Reveal Your Secrets charms

Step 19 Finally your working wand

I finally finished my wand by covering it in show polish and burnishing it up with a soft brush and a duster and then touched in the odd bit of gold over the top for full effect.

Now when you want to use the wand, remember to Swish and Flick and while holding it feel how you can press the switch without anyone noticing and say Lumos, or if it is dark say Lumos Maxima, very good, now then you are ready for the much harder charm, "Reveal your Secrets".

Experienced wizards know that for this to work, they first have to get a UV security Marker and draw or write a design that they will later want to reveal. You have a marker from the set you bought, so get drawing. Draw a marauder's Map, put the feet on it and then you can follow them round with the wand, but until you use your magic on the page no one will be able to see it.

NOW how cool is that?

To draw a Marauder's Ma I recommend drawing it in normal pen first and putting that under the page so that you have something to trace over with the UV pen, because it is very hard to draw or write things when you can't see what you are doing.

I am going to design a marauder;s map and put it up on dadcando as soon as I can so that all you magical wizards and witches can really have some fun.

Comments

[xxev75]

this is awesome gj gj

[harry potter rules]

this is amazing
please can u subscribe to me then show me easier ways on how to make a
light up harry potter wand on my orange board :)

[gamer444]

does somebody know how to make a wand box, I can't find instructions anywhere!!!! (sorry if there are spelling mistakes but I am french so...)

[gmgfarrand]

Just shooting from the hip here... If you have a box, you could probably use that floral foam stuff and easily make an indentation for your wands in that, then glue either felt or velvet over it for that finished look.

[KaptinScarlet]

not a bad idea at all. Better still if you made the indentation and then let some white glue mixed with a little water permeate into it and then dry hard, that would stock the floral foam crushing further in use once the fabric was over it. Thx for the idea

[(YOUR N]

this to 2 complecated y cant u use real pics insted of drawings :C good idea :D

[gmgfarrand]

Or... What about either spraying it with clearcoat or brush on varnish, just in case humidity could make the glue, gummy...

[KaptinScarlet]

try here <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dadcando.com/default_MAKING.asp?project=WandBox&catagory=Wizardry_and_Magic&lhs=Wizardry_and_Magic">http://www.dadcando.com/default_MAKING.asp?project=WandBox&amp;catagory=Wizardry_and_Magic&lhs=Wizardry_and_Magic</a> this is the link to the page with a great wand box project.<br/>

[aabarrera]

can you send me one of yor wands becouse i cant make one i'm having trouble plaese send me one reply back

[devilzmercanary114]

which store has a UV key ring light wit thee marker

[KaptinScarlet]

amazon and only a dollar or so

[The Jamalam]

I thought that you were English?

[Redgerr]

amazon is worldwide ;)

[devilzmercanary114]

what do you mean you dont get my question. i need a uv marauders map for the uv lumos wand. i wanted to know if you had it on yet

[KaptinScarlet]

I'm sorry, in your sentence the wand was the subject so when you use the word it, I thought you referring to the wand, which of course is finished. That's what I meant... and no I haven't done the marauder's map yet, perhaps you should draw one up and put it up on Instructables. If it's good I'll consider using it on dadcando.com and give you a free membership for using it.

[Dragonwolf]

Does the free membership offer apply to other people? I could make a cool maurader's map and other stuff to do with dragons and wizards.

[KaptinScarlet]

Of course, but quality is paramount. If you give me some idea of the thing(s) you have in mind, I would love to see if I can work with you to get your stuff up on dadcando (quality permitting) and then if that was OK, a free membership would be my pleasure, and of course the projects would carry your name as well. send me your email address using the contact page on dadcando and I'll return with mine so we can continue this conversation properly.

[devilzmercanary114]

dude thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!! I finished my project,got an A, and im going to the science fair!!WHOOHOO!!!

[dombeef]

How can you have a hypothesis for a Harry Potter wand? In my sci fair we have to make a hypothesis-able experiment

[KaptinScarlet]

well done, congratulations, I'm very glad to hear it ^_ you clearly worked YOUR magic!

[devilzmercanary114]

hey man i just started the project but i hit two problems. one what kind of wire to i need for the battery and two do we need the solder iron because this is getting really confusing for me and my granpa

[devilzmercanary114]

aww cmon man were cool arent we?i just need a list for the project.......well i hope i can get everything i need for less then 20 bucks.but i really dont understand how to make an incredibly kewl wand like i see on your website and this look really confusing.

[devilzmercanary114]

i don't want to be a bother but i have two more questions for you. why do we need to paint the wand black after we already painted it and can you give me a short list of everything i need for the wand

[KaptinScarlet]

You paint the wand black and then wipe it off to distress it. It really makes a difference to the look of it. The black sticks in all the cracks and makes the wand look really old. As for the list, sorry, I am rather busy, you'll have to look at the instructable, there's not much you need to get. good luck

[devilzmercanary114]

wow its a good deal my science partner could make it, shes a wiz when it comes to drawing.thanks for the wand

[devilzmercanary114]

i am trying to use this wand for a project in my school and it includes the marauder's map so i want to know when it will be completed.i haven't made the wand yet but i am defiantly hoping it will work because i don't want an F.

[KaptinScarlet]

I don't understand your question... I am not making a marauder's map at the moment, but there are a few marauder's maps projects on the web which you could follow, the wand definitely works, mine still does. Good luck with your project

[faez_poTTer]

what kind of colour do u used..where can i found it?

[KaptinScarlet]

I used a UV key ring light that is used to show invisiable Ultraviolet security marker pen. You can buy them as little kits. My website dadcando has a link to a cheap product like this sold by Amazon. But you should be able to get one in any good hardware or security shop, or Wal-Mart or in plenty of places on line. The little key ring light version are not expensive I bought mine for about £2 so they should be about $3 -$4 in the US. The you can write invisibly with the UV marker and use the wand to reveal the writing.