Mr Olivander's Opinion

[bboy_mn]

No: HPFGUIDX 42765

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "grey_wolf_c" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> > Felicia wrote: < <
May we assume therefore that it was just the luck of the draw 
that Harry got the wand that was Voldemort's twin then, and that 
it is a coincidence that both are made out of wood associated in 
some form with death i.e. *Holly and Yew*, and that Lily Potter's 
wand was good for charm work and James's wand better for 
transfiguration by more arbitrary selection?
 
Surely it would be better to suggest that all wands will work to 
a greater or lesser extent with all wizards BUT that the right 
wand in the right hands would perform over and above a wizard's 
expectations. 
 
I think Mr Olivander has a point.
 
> > Felicia < <


> Grey Wolf (cool name) Replied: < 
I never said that ther aren't better suited wands for every person.
What I'm saying is that wands *do not* have the intelligence to 
choose the wizard they are going to be bought by. Someone used an
example with a violinist and violins, but he didn't suggest that when 
the violinist went into the music shop the violin chose him, instead 
of him choosing the violin that suited him best. We've seen more 
than our share of intelligent objects in Potterverse in these four 
books, and the wands are *not* as intelligent as the map or the diary,
at least not intelligent enough to choose. 
 
If you had taken some time to read through my post, you may had 
noted that none of the above arguments contradict it: I agree that
some wands are better suitedfor some people and that they are better 
suited for some sorts of magic. The only things that I believe in 
are that the wands *don't* have that magical brain Arthur dislikes 
so much and that when Olivader *says* that the wand selects the 
wizard, it is either a figure of speech, or a strange theory of a 
strange man which is not exactly true. The trouble is that that sort 
of figure of speech is easily missinterpreted, especially in a world 
where cars can fly and live wild in a forest, maps answer back to 
people and diaries control the reader's mind.
 
 Hope that helps,
 
> Grey Wolf <

bboy_mn throws in some more thoughts"

Hi, I'm the guy who used the violin/violinist example. I agree with
the phrase, 'the wand chooses the wizard' as a figure of speech; but I
also agree with Grey Wolf when he says that the choosing of the wizard
is not done in an intelligent way. It is, as I suggested, a harmony or
magical resonance that the wand and wizard share.

The wands done sit around after a student has left the shop saying, 'I
didn't like that kid, he had shifty eyes' or 'no, he was OK, but I
prefer a wizard who's taller'.

While wands may have some inherent magical smartness, they are not
intelligent objects in a 'thinking' sort of way. 

Just thought I would throw that in.

bboy_mn