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The trio characters' wands have wood that aligns with their birth month on the celtic scale, and she does state there that none of the others were deliberately chosen to match their birth month. But I've tried to 'build' his wand for my own mental satisfaction before, and here's what I came up with.
I started researching the different kinds of wood and the supposed spiritual/magical properties they have, and the first one I looked at was that which aligned with his birthday, which was birch. I thought it fit surprisingly well: BETH (Birch) December 24 to January 20 - Born under this sign, you have unwavering inner strength and gladly lend support to those who rely on you. Purity of thought and a knack for realistic evaluation and quiet determination are also associated with this tree sign.
As for cores, when I first started trying to figure this out, I was not aware that Ollivander only used the three sources for his wand cores - unicorn hair, dragon heartstring, or phoenix feather. I initially wanted to have him use a thestral heartstring (which, incidentally, JKR has now said the Elder wand's core is) but when I was told that it wasn't an Ollivander core, I chose dragon heartstring. We don't know much about the properties of the cores, but I see the dragon as being the strongest in aggressive strength, and also more war-like than the others.
I thought unicorn hair was out of the question. Since the unicorn is a symbol of purity and innocence, I just couldn't see Severus as having that. Although Draco and Ron both have unicorn hair, I think that despite their less saint-like qualities, they still represent naivety & innocence. For instance, Ron is very untouched by loss - Arthur was originally to die by Nagini's attack but JKR changed that to protect Ron's childhood, so he did not experience personal loss until Fred's death.Obviously, Draco is protected by Severus, who prevents him from killing Dumbledore. He's also described as wanting to be involved in the DE but being horrified at what it actually takes to do so.
I could see Severus having a phoenix feather, because he does sort of have a rebirth partway through the first war when he returns to the 'good' that all children are presumably born into. But I think that overall, he is not meant to be a figure that represents rebirth, that is clearly Harry's function.
So... that's about all I can think to comment on. Like Krum, his wand is probably 'rigid' and I imagine it being fairly long, good for duelling.
I did once look to find the 'Snape's Wand' that is sold as a toy/prop to collectors, the one that's modeled after movie-Snape's wand. However, there is no information offered with it, so there's no help there. It's basically just a black wand, 15" in length. It also has intricate carvings/designs on the handle, which I think is an appropriate touch.
I started researching the different kinds of wood and the supposed spiritual/magical properties they have, and the first one I looked at was that which aligned with his birthday, which was birch. I thought it fit surprisingly well: BETH (Birch) December 24 to January 20 - Born under this sign, you have unwavering inner strength and gladly lend support to those who rely on you. Purity of thought and a knack for realistic evaluation and quiet determination are also associated with this tree sign.
As for cores, when I first started trying to figure this out, I was not aware that Ollivander only used the three sources for his wand cores - unicorn hair, dragon heartstring, or phoenix feather. I initially wanted to have him use a thestral heartstring (which, incidentally, JKR has now said the Elder wand's core is) but when I was told that it wasn't an Ollivander core, I chose dragon heartstring. We don't know much about the properties of the cores, but I see the dragon as being the strongest in aggressive strength, and also more war-like than the others.
I thought unicorn hair was out of the question. Since the unicorn is a symbol of purity and innocence, I just couldn't see Severus as having that. Although Draco and Ron both have unicorn hair, I think that despite their less saint-like qualities, they still represent naivety & innocence. For instance, Ron is very untouched by loss - Arthur was originally to die by Nagini's attack but JKR changed that to protect Ron's childhood, so he did not experience personal loss until Fred's death.Obviously, Draco is protected by Severus, who prevents him from killing Dumbledore. He's also described as wanting to be involved in the DE but being horrified at what it actually takes to do so.
I could see Severus having a phoenix feather, because he does sort of have a rebirth partway through the first war when he returns to the 'good' that all children are presumably born into. But I think that overall, he is not meant to be a figure that represents rebirth, that is clearly Harry's function.
So... that's about all I can think to comment on. Like Krum, his wand is probably 'rigid' and I imagine it being fairly long, good for duelling.
I did once look to find the 'Snape's Wand' that is sold as a toy/prop to collectors, the one that's modeled after movie-Snape's wand. However, there is no information offered with it, so there's no help there. It's basically just a black wand, 15" in length. It also has intricate carvings/designs on the handle, which I think is an appropriate touch.