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

[yolandacarroll]

No: HPFGUIDX 86569

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

justcarol wrote:
> The fact that Neville's gran gave him his father's wand brings up 
an
> interesting point
<snip>
> 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.
<snip>
 
True, Frank Longbottom isn't dead.  I didn't mean 
to imply that he is.  I did use Neville's father's 
incapacitation as an example for what happens 
to wizards wands after they die, because it was 
the closest case I could find.  I should have 
mentioned this in my post.
 
I still feel that Neville inherited his father's 
wand, just like I assume he would have if Frank 
had died.
 
His father has been incapacitated for years, so 
something needs to be done with his possessions.  
I don't know what the ettiquette is, however 
I would hope that the people who were going to 
inherit the possessions are the one's who end 
up with them.
 
Yolanda