Mr Ollivander

[devin.smither at yale.edu]

No: HPFGUIDX 87216

> Could he be the Organ Grinder? I just don't understand how the 
> character works, and it bothers me.
> Any thoughts? 
> 
> Amicalement,
> 
> Iris

While I do think he's a character to watch out for, I believe 
Dumbledore mentions near the end of GoF that Ollivander notified him 
(Dumbledore) upon selling the wand that contained Fawkes's feather to 
Harry.  While I don't think it says anything definitive, there are 2 
things to note from that. 

1--Either Ollivander considered the information important and 
immediately passed it on to Dumbledore (and not Voldemort--see point 
2) or Dumbledore and Ollivander had an agreement that that 
information would be relayed as soon as it was available.  Either of 
these options indicates a certain amount of trust between the two men 
(although a betrayal is almost certainly at hand from SOMEONE in 
Dumbledore's circle in the next couple of books...but I don't think 
it'll have much punch if it's Ollivander).

2--Surely Ollivander is aware of the consequences of brother wands 
meeting one another and would (if he were in Voldemort's service and 
among the Death Eaters present at the graveyard) have shouted, "No, 
my Lord, don't give Potter his wand!  They won't work properly 
against one another!" or some such.  I guess he could be a Death 
Eater and not present, but that doesn't seem to jive with the number 
of missing Death Eaters we have in Voldemort's summing up.

Like I said, not definitive but I see it as evidence more for 
Ollivander's siding with Dumbledore's crew than with the Death Eaters.

Devin