Wand Work (was Tom Felton: ...But What Word?)

[Carol]

"Steve" <bboyminn@> wrote:
> 
> > But, I think that is exactly how it was intended. What could Ron
possibly mean? That catching girls is all about spell casting? That
doesn't make much moral, legal, or logical sense. So, I think 'wand
work' means exactly what you think it means.
> 
> 
zanooda responded: 
> You really think so? LOL! I guessed that maybe JKR was being a
little naughty here :-), but I thought she meant for Ron to say it
innocently
> :-).

Carol adds:

I agree with zanooda--Ron, for whom wands are a fact of life and are
used by Wizards and Witches alike, seems to mean that impressing girls
involves more than being a powerful or skillful spell caster. (After
all, the girl might be just as good or better at that sort of "wand
work" than the boy, which happens to be the case with Ron and
Hermione.) The book title itself, IIRC, contains some sort of pun on
charm (a character trait) and Charm (a category of spell). IMO, it's
JKR who's being naughty here, not Ron (though of the Trio, he's
certainly the most likely to make an off-color joke).

I think that JKR is writing on two levels here, for kids who won't get
the pun and for adults and older teens who will (whether they
appreciate it or not is another matter).

Carol, wishing that JKR would refrain from jokes relating to body
parts and bodily functions