Why don't they brake or take the wands?

[biggladolaf]

No: HPFGUIDX 74575

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Debbie" <debmclain at y...> wrote:
> 
> As for the "unbreakable" spell, why use it when you can "reparo" 
it? 
> And along those lines, perhaps you only get so many "reparo" 
> and "unbreakable" spells you can cast within a set of time. Hmmm... 
> maybe I've been listening to my computer game playing husband too 
> often now.
 
> "Liz" <lizcrosssmith at y...> wrote:
> > I think this question comes back to the whole "plot wouldn't be 
the 
> > same if it wasn't that way" answer.  There are a lot of things 
like 
> > that.  As you suggest, were I a witch, I would have someone else 
> put 
> > an unbreakable charm on my wand.  I would also put unbreakable 
> charms 
> > on a lot of other things.  



hi. olaf, glad and big, here. 

They always take their opponents wand if they can. It seems like a wizards duel typically begins with an "expelliarmus" speed contest. If they manage to take the opponent's wand, they don't give it back. Maybe breaking a wand would bring down 
a curse on whoever does it, or maybe it's just good tactics to have 
two wands. . .anyway, broken wands still work. Hagrid (not a highly 
skilled wizard) used his broken wand wrapped in an umbrella to put a 
pig's tail on Dudley early in SS.

Maybe they will post this.

olaf, glad and big