Neville's father's wand (Was:Where Have the Wands Gone?)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 86500

meriaugust:
<snip> What happens to wands when wizards die? 

Yolanda:
> Like Neville's wand, I assume they are treated 
> like other possessions of course for practical 
> reasons, they might be handled a special way.  
> For example, Neville may have inherited his 
> father's wand, however his Gran wouldn't have 
> given it to him until after he received his 
> Hogwarts letter.

The fact that Neville's gran gave him his father's wand brings up an
interesting point (aside from the fact that she didn't buy him his own
wand, which is a separate idea already discussed). Neville's father
wasn't dead. His mother (Neville's grandmother) may have initially
kept his wand, not for sentimental reasons (she isn't sentimental and
he isn't dead) but in hopes of giving it back to her son when he
recovered. When he didn't recover after ten years, she felt free to
give it to Neville. I don't think she had any hopes of recreating her
son through Neville, but she must have felt that she was bestowing a
great honor on him and probably hoped that would inspire him. But her
decision also seems to indicate that she had lost all hope for Frank's
recovery. Otherwise she would have continued to keep Frank's wand for
him until she could return it.

Thoughts, anybody? (Preferably alternatives to ESE!Gran, which we've
already covered?)

Carol