[HPforGrownups] Re: Voldie's Wand?

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No: HPFGUIDX 24097

In a message dated Mon, 13 Aug 2001  2:13:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, katzefan at yahoo.com writes:


> 
> The question of why Wormtail waited so long to find V. was 
> raised in PoA, and Sirius or Lupin (can't remember which) point 
> out that Wormtail never did anything unless he was fairly sure of 
> being on the winning side. While V. was so weak, Wormtail 
> would not risk his own neck to go looking for him, but once he 
> knew V. was getting stronger, he figured it was worth the risk (or, 
> conversely, the danger of NOT looking for Voldemort was getting 
> greater). 

Also, Peter was safe as Scabbers until the end of PoA; once he was revealed it became preferable for him to seek out his old master.

> Good question about Voldemort's wand. I'm wondering of Nagini 
> had something to do with this - perhaps she could carry the 
> wand when it needed to be moved, although that wouldn't 
> explain how he was apparently able to use it when he was 
> bodyless. (Actually, I'm not sure he ever did use it then - I think 
> when he kills the old gardener in the beginning of GoF, he has 
> already 'come back' far enough that he's now attained the form in 
> which Harry sees him towards the end of the book - the 
> crouching, childlike figure which on closer examination turns out 
> to be so hideous. And he certainly had hands then; when 
> Wormtail picks him up out of the bundled robes, he puts his 
> arms around Wormtail's neck.)
> 
I actually thought that Peter used Voldemort's wand to kill the gardener, as he did Cedric.  This could be a complete misapprehension on my part.  How that wand travelled with V and came into Peter's possession remains a mystery to me!

Diane in PA
(who is very glad to have found this list)