[HPforGrownups] Re: Wands

[Katze]

No: HPFGUIDX 31734

breegenie wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "grey_wolf_c" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> faux pas wrote:
> 1) Wands in general. Ollivander seems to make it clearthat the wand
> chooses the owner. Why does Ron get his brother's wand then? Why
> would Charlie get a new one while Ron just gets the old one? Do wands
> wear out? The only thing I can think of to compare it to would be
> custom made shoes. They fit the person they're made for but wouldn't
> fit anyone else as well.
>

I do think they wear out. I think it was in CoS where it states the the Unicorn Hair was sticking out of the end of
Ron's wand. However...V still has his same wand, and it's pretty old. Perhaps it depends on how well you take care
of it. Ollivander made a point that Krum (think it was Krum), in GoF, had taken exceptional care of his wand...no
smudges.

> "grey_wolf_c" wrote:
> Of course, it could be Ollivander's unconfirmed theory (sort of a
> religious belief. Ollivander IS a bit odd). Wands DO get old and have
> to be changed from time to time, anyway, so it's not af it's a "for
> the rest of your life" choice, even if wands select their owners.

Interesting, how Ron ended up with another unicorn hair wands. I wonder if all the Weasleys have unicorn hair? I
wonder if you'll end up with the same make-up though if you go for a replacement. Would you end up with the same
wood, and hair from the same creature? That might pose a problem for Harry...since Fawkes only gave two feathers.


> I got this impression from Ollivander's comment about Lily's wand,
> which he mentions was good for charm work. I'm assuming she didn't
> know she wanted to be a charms expert when she first started at
> Hogwarts, so perhaps this was a later wand, post-Hogwarts. James was
> well-to-do, so they could both afford an upgrade. Maybe when you
> graduate you get a new wand for your area of expertise?

I think she got that wand her first time. Ollivander says, "It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying
her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charmwork."

-Katze