I bought this wand for my 5 year old because he loves Harry Potter. I was under the impression that it would be a cheap plastic stick. Nothing like that, it was super cool. It looked like a real magic wand from the movie. It came in the original packaging and was very well made. I was a bit jealous of how cool it was, I actually ordered one to "play" with and do magic battles with π. I was very happy with this item and would recommend it to any Harry Potter fan!