What are the 'spells' at Ollivanders?

[helenb]

Just wondering, for people who have seen the show, what spells does Ollivander ask his 'volunteers' to perform with their wands?

 

[fairyprincess88]

I've seen the show 3 times and was chosen for it once. All 3 times for me he never gave a set spell but rather actions to do such as "turn on the light", "Move the ladder", "ring the bell". With me he told me to "bring the ladder to me" and handed me the wand and said, "I think you know the spell..." and I did, but he didn't tell me which one to use. Same with the other two shows I saw.

Out of the 3 shows I've seen the only two spells used were "accio" and "lumos."

 

[Timmy Boy]

The different things that the Wandkeeper can do for the guests are:

-Asked to ring a bell once, but the bell rings over and over. Wandkeeper stops the ringing.

-Asked to light the tip of the wand using Lumos, but a storm is summoned with lightning and thunder effects. Wandkeeper stops the storm.

-Asked to move a ladder towards the Wandkeeper and the guests, but a series of drawers behind the ladder sporadically move in and out of the wall very quickly, making a lot of noise. Wandkeeper stops their movement.

-Asked to water some flowers in a vase up in a corner of the room, but the flowers fall over instead. Wandkeeper corrects them, making them stand back up-right.

-Asked to levitate a wandbox down from a shelf about 15 feet up, but the shelves all fall and wand boxes slide out about halfway. Wandkeeper repairs it (reparo) and all the shelves move back up into place, and the wandboxes back.

The Wandkeeper picks 2 of those to use on the guest, then the "real" wand is chosen. With the music from the movie playing, the wandkeeper selects the right wand, then when handed to the guest, the music builds up, wind blows on the guest and light shines on them, exactly like the movie.

 

[Magpie]

Once I saw him tell a child to "ring that bell, and only that bell". The child pointed his wand and said, "wingardium leviosa!" and as all the bells were ringing, Ollivander said, "I asked you to ring the bell, not levitate it!"

Everyone laughed.

I've been to six or seven shows (lost count). Most of the time Ollivander told people to just "swish and flick", or "give your wand a little wave". Sometimes he would instruct the child to say a particular spell, "Just point your wand over there and say 'accio ladder!'." And once I heard him say, "I think you know the spell!" and indeed the person he was talking to did.

I suspect Ollivander plays it by ear, judging how well the person he's picked is likely to know their spells. My son - who has a great poker face - actually made him pause. He told my son to "wave your wand" and my son did a perfect 'swish and flick' as he said, "Wingardium Leviosa!" I noticed that Ollivander immediately altered his spiel when my son did that.

He's probably got several general approaches, one for fans, one for non-fans, one for parents, one for smaller children and one for older, etc...

Of course the end bit he says is always the same, for everyone!

 

[helenb]

Thank you!

What is the spell to ring the bell? I don't think I know that one. (Don't want to look like an idiot if everyone else knows...) I recall Wingardium Leviosa for the levitation.

 

[Timmy Boy]

^The wandkeeper will tell you what to say. The bell is usually "give your wand a wave at the bell"

 

[the Dark Marauder]

The different things that the Wandkeeper can do for the guests are:

-Asked to light the tip of the wand using Lumos, but a storm is summoned with lightning and thunder effects. Wandkeeper stops the storm.

-Asked to move a ladder towards the Wandkeeper and the guests, but a series of drawers behind the ladder sporadically move in and out of the wall very quickly, making a lot of noise. Wandkeeper stops their movement.

I had these happen to me. Everyone was cracking up as they happened. And he told me the incantations (lumos; accio ladder) to use.

 

[BrerMama]

Aw. I wanted to be picked, grab the wand and yell, "Expecto Patronum!"

 

[verticalchaos]

I saw it the other night, and Olivander asked the boy to water the flowers (I forget the exact wording) and then use wingardium leviosa on a box. The boy was kind of a brat though - said "You're weird and creepy" really loudly to Olivander, who quickly picked the "right" wand.

 

[Timmy Boy]

The boy was kind of a brat though - said "You're weird and creepy" really loudly to Olivander, who quickly picked the "right" wand.

And the parents couldn't have been more proud!

 

[EmJ]

Thank you!

What is the spell to ring the bell? I don't think I know that one. (Don't want to look like an idiot if everyone else knows...) I recall Wingardium Leviosa for the levitation.

I agree. What the heck kind of spell would ring a bell? I could think of a spell for all the others (lumos, accio, aguamenti, wingardium leviosa), but nothing that would conceivably ring a bell.

 

[jeanico2000]

dingalingus!

 

[samepoohdifferentday]

muggles...