What started out as a hobby for Rocklin Broad has, almost magically, turned into a business success story overnight.

The 11-year-old from Lake Country is an avid Harry Potter fan.

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Broad has spent the last year or two turning the sticks he finds in his backyard into hand-carved wands, crafted in the style seen in the Harry Potter franchise.

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From there, he started honing his craft. He now cuts the sticks down to 14 inches, using his knife to whittle them into the right shape and add detail to the handles, and wood-burning or staining the wand as a final touch.

Broad then decided to sell the wands along with the walking sticks and letter openers he also crafts.

On Thursday, his mother Carla made a post on a local Facebook buy-and-sell page, advertising the wands he was selling for a mere $10 apiece.

The post was immediately met with an overwhelming response. Now, Broad will have his work cut out for him this summer: he currently has orders for four walking sticks, four letter openers and 51 wands.

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Some of his wands could even end up appearing on the big screen. A film industry worker reached out and ordered two wands, saying he planned to bring them to New Zealand for the filming of the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series (production has since been moved to the U.K.).

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Many people have insisted on paying more than $10 for one of BroadB次元官网网址檚 wands, which take him about an hour and a half to make. But he isnB次元官网网址檛 in it for the money.

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That said, he does hope to put the money he earns towards buying his first truck.

B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 an old soul by nature and he is saving for a 1950s Ford,B次元官网网址� Carla said. B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 hoping to buy the body sooner than later.B次元官网网址�

At this rate, heB次元官网网址檒l have the truck long before heB次元官网网址檚 of legal driving age.

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Creativity runs in the family B次元官网网址� a fact thatB次元官网网址檚 reflected in name of the familyB次元官网网址檚 business, , through which they primarily sell custom-made surfboard racks.

B次元官网网址�(Rocklin) helped us build that business, packing our orders and getting stuff ready, and then he tried to figure out what he could do that could add to his creative outlet,B次元官网网址� Carla said.

The venture has taught young Broad some of the ins and outs of creating a business while proving that when hard work meets creativity, the results can be magical.

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