FAQF Hagrid's Wand

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 23469

I noticed in the wand FAQ several problems concerning Hagrid's wand; 
namely (1) How come the umbrellas seems to work but Ron's broken wand 
in CoS doesn't, and (2) Why doesn't he buy a new one after CoS.

(1) I have always thought that when they broke his wand, he ended up 
with three pieces -- the two wooden halves and the core.  The core 
would be a lot less brittle than the wood and likely would have 
sustained little damaged.  What if Hagrid merely put the core inside 
the shaft of him umbrella?  He now has a functional wand.  

Ron, on the other hand, had a broken casing and I believe the core was 
damaged as well.

(2) True, it doesn't say he bought a new wand, but it doesn't say he 
didn't either.  So it really isn't safe to assume he hasn't got a new 
wand.

Marcus