[HPforGrownups] the wand's

[Nguyen, Marc]

No: HPFGUIDX 42298

Zeff writes:

> Remember the first book/movie where Mr. Olivander says the wand chooses
the
> wizard? If so, how is it then that another wizard can use someone elses
> wand? Does that person have to be in proximity to the person whose wand it
> is?
>
> We have seen others use Harrys wand, harry use other peoples wands, and
even
> others using wands belong to other folks..  So is it the wand or the
wizard?

then Richelle wrote:
>>Hmm.  We do know that to do directed, focused magic you must have *a*
wand.
>>Not necessarily your own wand, any wand will do it seems.  I would think
>>that to do a complex spell it would help to have your own wand.  However,
if
>>I'm reading it right, Wormtail performs AK using Voldemort's wand.  Is
that
>>right?  Or was it Wormtail saying "Kill the spare."  That sounds rather
like
>>an order Voldemort would give though.  Help!  Now I'm confusing myself
even,
>>this is no help. :)


Now My reply:

When a student *new* to magic starts out, it's probably better to have a
wand that's *moulded* to suit you. It makes the spells and charms work
better. (Look at Ron's broken wand) Once you've mastered the spells, you can
proabably use any wand, since it's now just a tool. 

To illustrate, look at sports, golf, bowling, baseball...each can have a
specialized ball/bat made for a person. If you're serious about something,
you want to start out with equipment that's specialized for you. Once you
*know* what you're doing, any epuipment(ball/bat) should do, since you'll
know how to compensate for the differeces of your equipment to the one that
you're actually using. Any pro golfer should be able to play well with clubs
that aren't theirs, but they'll play their best with their own clubs. 

That's what I'm thinking on wands, if I'm off-base, please let me know.

Marc




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