Tom Felton: Off Color Word Censored, ...But What Word????

[Carol]

Geoff wrote:

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> Someone was being very sensitive by using asterisks. There seems to
be no worry about the use of "wand" in this context which in fact I
had never heard used until one or two naughty connotations crept into
the papers when the "Equus" connection was announced.

Carol responds:

Obviously, I'm no expert on up-and-coming British slang, but I have a
feeling that "wand" wasn't used in that context until JKR, who is a
bit too fond of Freudian insinuations in my opinion, came up with,
"What's got *your* wand in a knot?" as a line spoken by straight-laced
Hermione to Ron, one that a child can understand in its primary
meaning (intended by Hermione) but for which a knowing adult could (or
would naturally) supply the phallic innuendo.

Reviewers of "Equus," knowing that Dan routinely uses (or pretends to
use) a wand as Harry Potter, may have independently arrived at the
same "clever" metaphor or they may have read the books or seen the
film in which Emma Watson delivers that line. (PoA?)

I haven't read any reviews of "Equus" as I find the whole concept of
that play revolting, so I haven't actually encountered "wand" used in
this way. I'm only postulating a connection between Dan's use of a
wand in one role and his nakedness in another as the reason for this
particular word in connection with his anatomy. I would be surprised
to see it used in relation to another instance of male nudity in a
play or film.

Carol, not inclined to research this particular topic