Wands made of mistletoe wood are illegal in wizarding America." According to Constance Pritchard, "they're skinty counterfeits for a real wand" that "can't bless or work magic proper," being "good for" nothing but "cursin'." In September 2007, a Charmbridge Academy student had her mistletoe wand confiscated by Dean Grimm during the start-of-term assembly. In October 2008, a ninth-grade girl showed a mistletoe wand to Maximilian King during a meeting of the Mors Mortis Society. In November 2009, Mr. Roane mentioned mistletoe wands as one of the things against which wizards had protected Muggles.