[HPforGrownups] Voldemort's wand (was Re: Wormtail's Wand)

[Becky Walkden]

No: HPFGUIDX 54776


 
On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Alex wrote:
 I would think that spell 
> would be pretty difficult and need some power behind it, but Wormtail uses it 
> to kill Cedric, the gardener and Bertha Jorkins. Maybe Pettigrew's a much 
> more powerful wizard than we suspect if he can use a suboptimal wand to kill 
> three people.

I'm still waiting for some evidence that there is any sort of negative 
effect from using another wizard's wand.  Normally I would trust 
Ollivander's word on these things, but we keep seeing wizards using each 
other's wands with no problem. 

Me:  I think you make a good point Alex.  I have yet to see any evidence of a wizard having less then satisfactory results from any other wizard's wand.  This might have been a statement Ms. Rowlings shouldn't have made based on the numerous "cross-wanding" that has teken place since.  But if a witch or wizard wasn't matched up with a particular wand, then of course it would have made the scene in Oliander's totally unnecessary. (Harry could have got his at a Witchmart Blue Light Special?)

As for there being any "negative effect" in using another wizard's wand, Olliander didn't say or imply that.  He just said that a witch or wizard would never get as good a result with another person's wand not that it would be harmful or wouldn't work properly.

Huggs Becky



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