Other Wizards'Wands (WAS: Hermione's wand and related question.

[Angela Evans]

No: HPFGUIDX 48530

 renitentraven at h... wrote:
> 2. Despite Ollivander's assertion, "You'd never get such good results 
> with another Wizard's wand",(P.S.,64), first year Hermione was able 
> to flawlessly perform the alohomora charm with Harry's wand. 

and srsiriusblack at a... replied:
<<Ok. This is something that has been bugging me as well; however we see in 
GoF, someone  ( Crouch Jr) uses Harry's wand to conjure the Dark Mark using a 
spell only the Death Eater's know- "Morsmorde!" Mister Ollivander examines 
Harry's wand and uses it, as well.
In PoA, in the Shrieking Shack, there is a great deal of wand switching.>>

 

I do not think that Ollivander's statement in any way implies that a wizard will be unable to use any but his own.  Just that the results will not be a good.  Kind of like a baseball player using someone else's mitt.  So I do not think that the fact that Hermione used Harry's wand successfully for a simple charm, tells us anything significant about Hermione (especially not whether she is evil, or will turn evil, unwittingly work for evil, etc.)

 

I do think that, though, Hermione being the betrayer needs to be looked at, because no one wants to believe it, it doesn't seem possible, and that is for one reason.  Every other time we consider a close friend of Harry's turning or betraying him, we usually have to follow it with: they wouldn't do it on purpose, they might just unwittingly be led astray, etc. etc.  And we cannot believe that about Hermione, she is too sharp, too smart, too with it.  If Hermione betrays Harry, she will KNOW what she is doing.

 

ANGELA