Though, now, he mildly regretted his lack of interest in that particular field. According to his memories, wands had four distinct characteristics that determined their performance and compatibility with a wizard. Wand wood, length, flexibility, and core. The wood was self-explanatory, and different types of trees had an affinity towards different types of magics or personalities. It was similar for the cores. The length however was a more interesting subject. According to some, it possibly correlated with the height of the wizard, but a famous Russian wandmaker at the end of the twenty-first century had put forward the theory that the length was related to the power/control ratio that the wand could provide to the caster.