Voldemort's wand (was Re: Wormtail's Wand)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 54818

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Patricia Bullington-McGuire
<patricia at o...> wrote:

> 
> On the other hand, Ollivander's could be the prefered wand shop 
> because they have a larger selection or because Ollivander is better 
> at matching witches and wizards with wands, but not because his wands 
> are inherently  better.
> 
> ----
> Patricia Bullington-McGuire	<patricia at o...>


bboy_mn:

Over time and through Fan Fiction, I have developed my own theory
about wand making. Based on my theory, founded on nothing more that
reasonable assumptions, it's not as simple as matching a wand to a
wizard; you also have to match the components. 

I believe that a wand and a wizard match because of a common magical
harmonic resonance. For a wand to be good, it's components must also
be matched for a common magical harmonic resonance. That means
Ollivander's true gift, the thing that makes him a Master Craftsman
rather than an assembler of wand components, is a deep finely honed
intuitive sense of this magical resonance of each of the componenets
that allows him to match them precisely.

Starting with a given unicorn hair, Ollivander might sort through
hundreds of pieces of wood before he finds the piece that precisely
matches that unicorn hair then he fine tunes the wand by selecting
precisely the right size and shape. By having an extreme talent for
matching the individual components with each other and with the size
and shape of the wand, Ollivander is able to create extremely powerful
wands. Then when these magically harmonic components meet a wizard
with a common resonance, you have an extremely powerful combination. 

I think that is what separates Ollivanders wands from all others. He
doesn't simple assemble compenents but is uniquely gifted in selecting
and matching all components and characteristics of a wand.

Just a theory.

bboy_mn