the Nature of Magic - Thin - Child Abuse - Multiculturalism -

[Florence]

No: HPFGUIDX 20483

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Catlady <catlady at w...> wrote:

> Jami wrote:
> 
> > Which makes me wonder if the younger Weasleys would
> > be much more powerful, had they not all had to use
> > hand-me-down wands.
> 
> We don't actually know that anyone but Ron had to use a hand-me-down
> wand. It makes sense that the older kids would get newer stuff than 
the
> younger kids. First, fewer older sibling to get hand-me-downs from.
> Second, a family has more money when there are fewer kids needing to 
be
> equipped for school (because the ones still in the nursery don't 
need
> uniforms, textbooks, etc). 

I suspect Charlie did have a hand-me-down wand at first (perhaps it 
belonged to a desceased great uncle or something).  Why else would he 
have replaced it other than to get one that was a better match for 
him?  OK, so it was looking a bit worn (unicorn tail poking out), but 
to my mind that also suggests that it probably wasn't new to him.  
Also, Charlie (by my reckoning) would have been starting school around 
the same year the twins were born, which would have meant plenty of 
extra expenses.

Florence