Harry's Wand Conjures the Dark Mark - Significance?

[Sophie <eschaafin@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51014

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve Binch" <stbinch at a...> 
wrote:
> I was just re-listening to GoF and was wondering what significance 
there is
> in Barty Jr. using Harry's wand to conjure the dark mark



I've wondered the same thing;  I haven't read it recently, but on 
reading this post and the replies, I started to wonder if jr. 
intended to hold onto the wand.  Is it explained why he dropped it?  
Was it merely because he was done with it.

What bothers me, is that he went to great lengths to get it.  I 
suppose jr would have been sitting in the box regardless of whether 
Harry was there, but does it then follow that he would have taken 
anybodys wand, and he was just lucky that Harry happened to be in 
front of him?

"Sophie"