Finally upgraded four of my Harry Potter wands. These are third-edition wands made of PVC-coated, carved aluminum. They are sturdier than the first-edition resin wands and lighter than the second-edition bronze and steel-core wands.

Left to Right: Albus Dumbledore; Lord Voldemort/Tom Riddle; Queenie Goldstein of the Wand Permit Office in the Magical Congress of the United States of America (ACUSA), who is a legimilens and has the ability to read feelings and memories in other people's minds, from _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_; Luna Lovegood, Ravenclaw student and member of Dumbledore's Army

The Queenie wand is a "scoop wand," used to siphon energy from an outside source (e.g. the sun, the moon, a generator, a waterfall) into one's body; therefore, the point of the wand is always held toward one's body.

Like copper, aluminum conducts electricity, so, even if these are PVC-coated, you won't find me wielding them outdoors and in stormy weather.