Ron's Wand WAS Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Harry, Errol and Mrs. Norris

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 56063

Kirsten wrote:

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>I agree.  And even if they had some sort of wizarding
>Internet service and they could order something
>online, it's the wand that chooses the wizard, so to
>get a good wand, Ron would have to physically be there
>to select it, it seems.

>Of course this brings up the point about Ron's first
>wand.  Wasn't it a hand-me-down?  I'm sorry, I don't
>have the books in front of me to remember, but
>everything else he has is a hand-me-down from his
>family or second-hand from some shop.  So how well
>could it have worked for him?

>Of course, Crouch jr. didn't have any problems
>conjuring the dark mark with Harry's wand.

It has never been said that a wizard can't use another wizard's wand.  Just
that a wizard using another wizard's wand or a wand that wasn't tailor-fit
to that particular person wouldn't work as well for the wizard in question
as their own wand.  Crouch Jr. shouldn't have had a problem using Harry's
wand to conjure the Dark Mark.  He knows the spell and Harry's wand is in
perfect working order.  Harry's wand overall wouldn't work as well for
Crouch Jr. because the wand chose Harry, not Crouch Jr.

In a way, it's a good thing that Ron broke his first wand, since the wand
was originally someone else's.  Now he has a wand that has chosen him.  He
might have lost out in his second year, but what he missed in that year may
arguably be made up quickly simply because he is using his own tailored
wand.

And yes, I'm a newbie, too.  This is my first post.

Kelly Grosskreutz
http://www.idcnet.com/~ivanova/