Ron's Wand
knvna
knvna at aol.com
Fri May 24 01:46:02 UTC 2002
No: HPFGUIDX 39049
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "grey_wolf_c" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> I have often discussed the "Reality Rules" that JKR has stablished
> for her world and, as you already guessed, this question has been
> discussed before. But I don't mind. New imput is always welcome. If
> not, our views tend to stale. And we wouldn't like that.
Hi
I am also new and prob. two years late to contribute too much. Just a
small comment at the end as to why I do like the "wand selects the
wizard theory."
> Anyway, my own theory on the matter is that, even if Olivanders is
> THE main expert in wands in Britain (or the whole world, for that
> matter), he is, nonetheless, a bit of a loon, and holds some rather
> strange (and scientifically and even magicaly improvable) theories.
> The "wand choosing the wizard" seems, in my opinion, one of those
> pet theories (like a car-seller telling you that "the car chooses
> the driver", which I've heard, even if semi-joking instead of dead
> serious).
> My theory is not well-liked, though, since people tend to prefer
the idea of thinking wands for some reason, so feel free to disagree.
> does explain why people will happily change wands and accept other
> people's and USE other people's without turning a hair.
>
An insulting map, doors that won`t open unless you asked politely,
doors that weren`t really doors at all, but solid walls just
pretending......If we are to accept these things in canon, why is it
any more difficult to accept the "wand selecting the wizard" theory?
Have a nice day.
A.J.
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