More on wands

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No: HPFGUIDX 48517


>  Sherry wrote:
> 
> > Ollivander states that you'll never get "such good results" with another 
> wizard's wand; that doesn't mean that you will get *no* results.  If Harry 
> had already had some training and tried to actually do a spell with each 
> wand he tried, he would probably have made something happen. 
>
siskiou at earthlink.net writes:

> Definitely!
> 
> After all, Ron uses somebody else's wand for his whole first
> year (even if it *is* from a family member).
> 

       And, in GoF, Ollivander himself uses each champion's wand when he 
tests them, even the two he hasn't made.

       So, it seems that wizards can use other wands, even those tied to 
another wizard, just not as successfully as the original owners.

       Cheryl


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