Harry & Lord Voldemort's Wands

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In a message dated 4/25/2003 4:30:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com writes:

> Also, I thought the wood would come into play as well. Previous posts 
> have shown us how closely related the Holly and Yew are. Both have 
> descriptions of death/rebirth/life. This would relate the 
> wands as well as their cores right?

As to the wands, remember that holly is a *very* dense wood, eeriely white in color, and is sacred in a number of traditions -- the evergreen quality and its winter berries are often symbols of renewal, life, and hope. Yew is often planted in cemetaries, and has connotations of death and mourning but also immortality and rebirth.

The similiarities between Voldemort and Harry's wands are just another example of the parallels between them -- in many ways, they are reflected each other.

AnneL