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

[Gina Rosich]

No: HPFGUIDX 54788


 Becky Walkden <runningbecky2002 at yahoo.com> wrote: I agree. Although certain wands may be "perfect" for a certain witch or wizard, it cannot be an exclusive one on one compatibility.  Otherwise, how can a shop like Ollivander's exist?  The wands are made without knowing the wizard that's going to buy them and obviously are often made well before they were born.  You cannot make wands HOPING that a wizard matching it is born some day and HOPING he happens to show up in your shop to buy it.  No, it cannot be nearly that exclusive a relationship.  <snip>  I would imagine that some wands would be very incompatible with some wizards though.  That doesn't mean that even they still couldn't be used in a pinch. 
Ok.  Don't laugh.  But I think of it kind of like shoes.  Unless your shoes are custom made, you may go to a shop and try on several pairs in your size until you find the ones that fit you the best and appeal stylistically.  Now, if you are in a pinch and, for example, need to run out of the house quickly, you *could* put on someone else's shoes in your size, but it just wouldn't be the same as wearing your own.  They won't be as comfortable, and might give you blisters or something if the fit is really off or the shoes are worn in a particular way.  But at least you won't risk cutting up your feet on the pavement.
 
I wonder if wands "wear out."  Do the magical cores go "bad" after a while?  Dragon heartstrings and unicorn tail hairs are organic matter.  They must be specially treated somehow.  In GoF, Ollivander tested the wands for functionality.  Of course, a wand may suffer a break, or maybe even a hairline fracture could make it slightly malfunction.  How sensitive are these wands?  Something tells me we won't find out.



Gina :-)



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