Wands and Sorting
greg_a126
grega126 at aol.com
Tue Sep 24 06:17:44 UTC 2002
No: HPFGUIDX 44392
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:
> I've been doing some speculating on possible wand cores. First,
the wand cores we know of (please add if I've forgotten anything):
>
> Unicorn hair (Ron and Cedric)
> Veela hair (Fleur Delacour)
> Dragon heartstring (Viktor Krum)
> Phoenix feather (Harry and Tom Riddle/Voldemort)
>
Unicorns are the purest beasts on the planet. I remember a
discussion about wands from a few months ago, where it was decided
that Dragon Heartstrings require the death of the Dragon. With
this, I'd like to propose the idea that wands are often a pre-
Hogwarts sorting. Can anyone imagine Lucius Malfoy or any of the
rest of Voldemort's henchemen using a wand with part of a unicorn in
it to murder, torture and do dark magic? Conversely, can anyone
imagine kind hearted Dumbledore, or Molly Weasley using a wand that
required the killing of a magical creature?
I do see this as working in most cases, but not an absolute. I
wouldn't rule out a unicorn tail hair inside Wormtail's wand, nor
would I rule out Dragon Heartstring for Snape, and I think Victor's
definately going to do something positive to help win the war, but I
do think it can reflect tendencies. Just as all Slytherins aren't
evil and all Gryffindors aren't good (Pettigrew again), it shows
tendencies.
Where does Harry, Voldemort & their Phoenix feathers fit into this?
I see the phoenix feather as a "could go either way." Just as Harry
isn't completely good, part of him was calling out to be in
Slytherin, he chose his side. And I think 50 years earlier, Tom
Riddle was the same way. He still had some good in him, but he made
his decision. Thoughts?
Greg
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