Wands (was: off-topic (was: Snape

[catlady_de_los_angeles]

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From: catlady_de_los_angeles
Subject: Re: Wands (was: off-topic (was: Snape
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6140] Re: off-topic (was: Snape
Date: 8/7/00 10:37 pm  (ET)

> Why just snap [Hagrid's wand, a convicted criminal's wand][in two] if
a simple repair charm would have it up and running again, it's illogical

Illogical but traditional and symbolic. Why snap the sword of a disgraced
military officer? He doesn't ever *need* a sword and, if he did, he
could easily buy another. I can make up a story that the two pieces
of the snapped wands are entrusted to two different highly respected
people for disposal (destruction), and in this case, the two people were
Dumbledore and another teacher who respected Dumbledore, so Dumbledore
was able to get both pieces in order to repair the wand and return it
secretly to Hagrid. Normally, neither of the two people to whom the
pieces were entrusted would ever want to restore it to the criminal,
and even if one did, the other one would not consent. However, if the
criminal was able to go to another country, such as Croatia or wherever
'Gregorevich' is hanging out, he/she could buy a new wand.