Harry & Lord Voldemort's Wands

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 56119

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "morgan_le_fey787"
<mazie123 at m...> wrote:
> <snip>
> >My son says that since Harry and LV's wands share the core from the
same phoenix that their wands  are the same.  ..edited... But Billy
says that the phoenix is the same and I said yes but the wood is
different. ...edited... Billy said that didn't matter it is the
magical core that  matters.  
> <snipety snip>


> Morgan:
> 
> I think that I can safely say that Billy is wrong on this one.  The 
> wood of a wand is not merely a container for the magical substance 
> inside.  ...edited...
> 
> Also, throughout history different types of wood have been imbued 
> with different properties, some of them magical in nature.  
> ...edited....
> 
> ...edited... Because of the wood differences and even the small 
> differences in the feathers from Fawkes that must be there, the two 
> wands cannot be identical.  There you go, and good luck with your 
> son.
> 
> Morgan  *who has officially delurked*


bboy_mn:

I'm with Morgan on this one. If the wood type didn't make a difference
then why are so many different types of wood used. The wizard no more
gets to pick his wood than he does any other aspect of the wand. Same
with length, if length doesn't make a difference then why are they
different lengths? It can't be personal preference because you don't
get to pick the length any more than you get to pick the core or the
wood. These are all characteristics that fine tune the wand.

Also, keep in mind that Harry wasn't just matched to a Phoenix
feather, because he tried other Phoenix feather wands. He was matched
to a specific Phoenix feather, just like he was matched to a specific
wood and length.

Wood has it's own rich mytholgy and folklore. Holly (Harry's) for
example is associated with life and rebirth. That's why it is used
symbolically at Christmas to symbolize the birth/rebirth of Christ.
Yew (Voldemort's) on the other hand symbolizes death. Yew trees are
most often found in graveyards.

Folklore and Mythology of Trees-

http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.contents24.html

http://www.treelore.com/trees/index.html

There is a better link, but I wasn't able to find it tonight.


The subject of wands has been discussed in depth here and below I have
added some links to the more recent lengthy discussions.

Thoughts on Wands-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/52995

Ancient Magic and wands-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/49246

Wand cores-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/44320

Wands-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/42701

You will find more information here than you ever imagined.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn