Harry & Lord Voldemort's Wands

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 56261

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tom Wall" <thomasmwall at y...> wrote:
>
> ...edited...
> 
> As Darrin pointed out:
> 
> "So what happens when a wand meets its brother?" - Sirius
> (GoF, US paperback, Ch.36, 697)


> TOM:
> 
> I've wondered about Priori Incantantem before, as well. Dumbledore 
> describes it as "a very rare effect," (ibid) .... I mean, there are
about a thousand kids at Hogwarts, right? 
> 
> .... It seems (to me) more than likely to me that a lot of the wands
> he sells are 'brothers,' which  makes me skeptical about how 'rare' 
> this effect actually is. 
> 
> My best guess is that people don't force their wands to do battle
> too often.
> 
> Anyways, good luck with the debate.
> 
> -Tom



bboy_mn:

Your point is valid, but you need to take into consideration one
aspect that helps rarify the circumstances. For brother wands to
create the Priori Incantatem effect, curses have to occur
simultaneously. Harry and Voldemort cursed at the same time and their
curses met in mid-air. The same thing happen when Harry and Draco
fought; they cursed simultaneoudly and their curse met in mid-air,
only they ricochet of each other. No Prior Incantatem effect because
they weren't brother wands.

The statistical likelihood of brother wands meeting and curses
occurring simultaneously is pretty slim. Although, I certainly could
happen. Note not only do the curse have to occur at the sametime, but
they have to collide in mid-air. If one wizard's aim is off, and the
curses miss, then there is no effect. So, slim chance for all the
conditions to be met.

Some people have the mistaken belief that Harry and Voldemort can't
curse/fight each other because they have matching wands, but Voldemort
does curse Harry while Harry is holding his wand. So the circumstances
have to be more precise than just matching cores.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn