Harry's wands in the graveyard/ other ponderings

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 43873

Okay, first things first.  When the topic of who may have Cedric's wand came up, I immediately went and reread the entire graveyard scene for the umpteenth time.  Anyway, let's get this out of the way first.  It may be a simple error in wording, but how exactly did Harry's wand get from his hand into his robes?  Here we go (all quotes are from Scholastic paperback edition):

    Harry's hand had closed on Cedric's wrist; one tombstone stood between him and 
    Voldemort, but Cedric was too heavy to carry, and the cup was out of reach--
   <snip Voldemort  raising wand>
    "Accio!" Harry yelled, pointing his wand at the Triwizard Cup.  It flew into the 
    air and soared with him.  It flew into the air and soared toward him.  Harry         
    caught it by the handle--

Okay, let me stop and evaulate here.  Harry is clutching Cedric's wrist in one hand.  In the other hand he has his wand, which he points at the cup.  Then he grabs the cup.  In which hand?  I'm assuming the one with the wand.  You know, kind of grabs it with three fingers, still holding the wand with two?  I don't see how he'd have had time to get the wand back in his robes and then getting his hand up in time to grab the cup.  However, now we move on back to  Hogwarts:

    To hold himself steady, he tightened his hold on the two things he was still 
    clutching: the smooth, cold handle of the Triwizard Cup and Cedric's body.  He 
    felt as though he would slide away into the blackness gathering at the edges of his 
    brain if he let go of either of them.

Okay, so now he's only holding two things.  Cedric, and the cup.  Then:

    Harry let go of the cup, but he clutched Cedric to him even more tightly.  He 
    raised his free hand and seized Dumbledore's wrist, while Dumbledore's face 
    swam in and out of focus.

Again, it's repeated.  All he's holding is the cup and Cedric.  So how does the wand get from his hand to his pocket/robes/wherever?  The next time Harry's wand is mentioned is in Moody's office when he thinks to himself he'll never reach it in time, then starts to reach for it as Dumbledore Stupefies Moody/Crouch.

Things like that bother me, though I'm sure its just an error.  Or an omission.

Now, as I was rereading the conversation between Moody/Crouch and Harry is Moody/Crouch's office, I noticed something that may or may not be worth anything:

    "The Dark Lord didn't manage to kill you, Potter, and he *so* wanted to," 
    whispered Moody.  "Imagine how he will reward me when he finds I have done it 
    for him.  I gave you to him--the thing he needed above all to regenerate--and then 
    I killed you for him.  I will be honored beyond all other Death Eaters.  I will be 
    his dearest, his closest supporter . . . closer than a son . . .."

Closer than a son? Hmm, interesting wording.  First of all, let me say that yes, it could just be an expression.  However, isn't the common expression "closer than a brother?"  At least around here it is.  Still, it could be just an expression, or it could be something more.  The slightest of hints . . . could the dark lord have a son???

Richelle

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