Wand cores -Random Thoughts

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 44438

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Susanne <siskiou at e...> wrote:

> SUSANNE:
> Same with the unicorn. I wonder if there is a difference in
> the cores between the *freely given* and the *forcefully
> taken*.

Interesting thought. That also makes me wonder again about cut vs
plucked unicorn hair. One thing about Hair is that it will regrow.
Nothing is really lost with the loss of a hair. I guess feathers must
regrow too, but I don't know enough about birds to understand how that
works. Even if normal birds regrow feathers, in my totally unfounded
theory, pheonixes area special case (how very convenient for me and my
theory), so a feather lost for this purpose is a feather lost forever.
Certainly, feathers that are lost as a normal part of the pheonix
lifecycle are not lost forever. 

When Fawkes has his Burning Day while Harry is in Dumbledores office,
there is no mention of feathers after the burn. Prior to the burn the
bird was molting and dropping feathers like snowflakes. But no mention
that the floor was littered with feathers after the burn. So I assume
that the feathers burned too.

I just think that makes a pheonix feather so much more grand and
noble, and helps support my believe that pheonix wands are the 'Royal'
wand. Very special wands that only match very special wizards. 

Got slightly side tracked there. Anyway, I find the 'freely given' vs
'forcefully taken' idea, a very interesting thought and I'm going to
spend some time pondering that.


>bboy_mn orginally said: 
> > There is a theory (not mine but I like it) that the Order of 
> > the Pheonix is really about wizard wands all sharing a
> > Fawkes cores which will be used to fight Big_V.

> Susanne replied:
> But that would mean that Fawkes gave more than the two
> previously mentioned feathers, unless Olivander is wrong, or
> the theory about other than tail feathers being used is
> right <g>.
>
> Best regards,
>  Susanne                        

BBOY_MN:
The theory goes that The Order of the Pheonix will be a group of the
'old crowd' plus Harry and friends who are the front line forces in
the fight against Voldemort. To give themselves an edge in the fight.
They will all have wands made using feathers from Fawkes. To give this
many feathers is a tremendous sacrifice for Fawkes; an eternal
sacrifice. I guess part of the point is that the feathers haven't been
given yet. 

This gives the Order of Pheonix members a special edge if they should
confront Voldemort face to face.

Again, I stole that particular theory from someone else. Of course, it
is also an unfounded theory. 

Nice talking to you.

bboy_mn