The wand collector (was; Voldemort's/Wormtail's wand)

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No: HPFGUIDX 54785

Alex muses;

<<  Maybe Wormtail did have another wand, but wasn't using it during the 
ceremony that brings Voldemort's body back? >>

Wormtail has a whole bloody collection of other peoples' wands. He's got a 
thing about stealing wands. 

The last thing we saw him do in PoA was to steal Lupin's wand. 

There is also Bertha Jorkins' wand still unaccounted for. 

For that matter, what about Crouch Sr.'s wand (Although it would have made 
sense for Jr. to have confiscated it when he killed his father, Sr.'s 
condition and behavior tend to suggest that he had struggled to get to 
Hogwarts without it. Given that he had escaped from Wormtail's supervision, 
I'd say that Wormtail probably has *his* wand, too.) 

For that matter, he may, just possibly, still even have his own original one. 
Those nine sticky fingers lift any wand that isn't actually nailed down.

As to why he is *using* Voldemort's wand; I think that Harry wasn't the only 
person who ended up getting some of Voldemort's power the night he was 
defeated and Voldemort's wand may be the one that now works best for him. 

(After Harry escaped he probably picked up Cedric's too.)

-JOdel