Ollivander = An Evil Lord

[Claire]

No: HPFGUIDX 70671

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wrote:
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> 
> Every time I read Ollivander I find myself mentally breaking it 
down 
> into olive wand. Of course an olive branch symbolizes peace. 
> However, I'll admit that I don't have any linguistic proof of 
this. 
> Any of you language scholars out there have a meaning for us?
> 
> Dorothy

Me:
Oh, interesting, Dorothy--olive wand!  I've never thought of 
Ollivander as evil either--strange, perhaps.  Has anyone thought the 
fact Ollivander has silvery eyes is odd?  My thinking--wine fueled I 
must admit--is that mirrors have silver coating.  Since the eyes are 
mirrors of the soul, Ollivander can see the person buying a wand and 
thus narrow down the selection.  (Yeah, I know--the pile on the 
chair by the time Harry finally connected with a wand was large.)  
But maybe that's his psychic connection.

Claire