Chapter 36 Summary: Priori Incantatem - Brother Wands

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 15194

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Doreen" <nera at r...> wrote:
> 3. Any thoughts about what causes one of the wands in a pair of 
> dueling "brother" wands to gain dominance and force the other one 
> to start regurgitating spells through the Priori Incantatem effect?

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> I think since they both have feathers from a Phoenix, and the 
> Phoenix's song was in Harry's head, it was helping him and not 
> Voldemort. And an aside ... I wonder what Dumbledore, Sirius, 
> Snape, and Lupin's wands are made of? And if this has anything to 
> do with the OoP?

More thoughts:

Harry has already showed an affinity for the Phoenix.  Dumbledore 
told him in CoS that Harry must be (I know this isn't verbatim 
phrased) very pure of heart to have summoned Fawkes.  

We know the Big V's affinity is for Snakes, even though Harry is a 
parselmouth.

Advantage: Harry.

Then there's also the fact that Harry's young, hale, heaarty, and has 
been well cared-for, vs. the fact that the Big V was only just now 
returning to his former level of power and thusly was not at full 
strength when he challenged Harry to the duel.  Voldemort was 
potentially overconfident because Harry's blood permitted him to 
safely touch Harry now.  

Advantage: Harry.  

There could also be the possiblity  that since the wands are made of 
two different woods, there are two different power-levels with regard 
to the interaction of the wood with the phoenix feather, and 
responses to its brother feather in another wand of a different wood. 

I'd like to think it's an simply indication of Harry's strong will, 
that he caused Priori Incantatem, rather than the other way around, 
but I just like to see the good guys win.

Indigo