wands... and draco's in particular

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No: HPFGUIDX 42708

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "fyredriftwood" <fyredriftwood at y...> wrote:
> Perhaps Narcissa was checking them out and once Draco was done in
the 
> robe shop, then he'd go up there and get his wand. Narcissa could
be 
> checking out prices... or maybe she just went to scout ahead to
save 
> a place in line for Draco?

Could it be that, while the wand chooses the wizard, the wand recognizes
the wizard's mother, so she could do the spark testing?

> 
> On the second thought........ why doesn't Harry see Narcissa when
he 
> arrives in Olivanders? Perhaps she wasn't really there at all, and 
> rather she was somewhere else?!

Yes, a dark old family like the Malfoys might patronize a wand shop in
Nockturn Alley.

tex