Dumbledore's role in Priori Incantatem

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No: HPFGUIDX 36756

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., finwitch wrote: 
>>I think AD experienced PI himself - with Grindelwald. He 
managed to hold long enough for Grindelwald's wand to spit out ALL 
spells, including the one that created the wand - and THAT destroyed 
the wand altogether. (Harry felt his wand would be lost if he let the 
current go to his wand).<<

Katze mentioned a similar link with Grindelwald as well, which is 
just fascinating.  It explains why Dumbledore's reply to Sirius and 
Harry seemed measured.  And it certainly gives him motive-if he 
experienced PI, then he definitely chose not to tell Harry about the 
possibility of meeting Voldemort's wand, which he knew was still 
around (I stand by my homing device theory).  But is this too neat 
and foreshadowy for JKR?


Edblanning at a... wrote:
>>I don't think we have evidence that the feathers themselves are 
bad/good.<<

But I wonder how the wandmaking process works.  All we know is that a 
bowtruckle has to be placated in order to get wandwood from its tree 
(FB).  How do core and wood combine to form a wand, a wand with 
special properties that can be channelled in a certain way by its 
wielder?  Does the core, like a magnet, attract the wood for a 
special reason?  Just wondering if Fawkes' feathers could have been 
drawn to the yew and holly or vice versa.  I mean, if the wand 
chooses its owner, why can't the core choose the wandwood?  And we 
know who gave the feathers to Ollivander.

Eloise on Fawkes: 
>>He's not just a bird he's a *phoenix*. How special can you get?  In 
fact, according to myth, well, western myth at least ( I know they 
occur in Chinese/Japanese myth too) there is only one. Not just 
special, * unique*.<< 
 
But we know in HP there are other phoenix wands (and so presumably 
other phoenixes) in existence.  In SS, Harry tried a maple and 
phoenix feather wand, which did not choose him (US Edition, p. 84).  
He got not just a phoenix wand, but a Fawkes wand, and Ollivander 
goes on to explain that the only other person with a Fawkes wand is 
Voldemort, or more accurately the other Fawkes wand chose Tom 
Riddle.  I know you weren't saying Fawkes is the only phoenix in HP, 
Eloise, I just have to blather on when I get excited!  I think this 
offers more proof that Dumbledore arranged (eh, might be too strong a 
word) for Harry and Voldemort to obtain brother wands.  
Ama