Lockhart's wand

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 56208

I was listening to CoS in the car this week, and had never noticed this before.  After Harry disarmed Lockhart, Ron threw Lockhart's wand out the window.  Why out the window?  In TMTMNBN2 they just told him to drop it.  Left it in the office.  Why not stick it in their pocket?  Ron could've done with a better wand at the moment.  Especially considering the one he had (besides being broken) was a hand me down anyway.  For that matter, why note it at all?  Could've just had Harry disarm, he or Ron grab it and leave it at that.  But Ron throws it out the window.  Where anyone wandering the grounds could find.  It's not mentioned again in the book.  So either someone picked it up or it's still laying out there (which I doubt).  Who has the wand?  Did Dumbledore discover it when he returned to Hogwart's?  Doubtful, since it's not mentioned when he says Lockhart's awfully quiet about his part and so on.  Did Hagrid find it when he returned from Azkaban?  Possible.  Did Filch pick it up?  Did a student find it and return it to Dumbledore and it's just not mentioned?  Or did a student keep it?  Or someone else?  Scabbers/Peter could've done with a wand, but didn't he take Lupin's?

Does anyone have an opinion about what happened to this wand?

Richelle


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