Why don't they brake or take the wands?

[sarcasticmuppet]

No: HPFGUIDX 74360

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ximena Valdivia" 
<xvaldivia at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "agnesbrauner" 
> <agnes_braunerhielm at h...> wrote:
> > Before Harry 
> > leaves the room, why not take the two death eaters wands (the 
baby 
> > head's and the one that is stunned on the floor) and brake them? 
> Or 
> > maybe keep them? If the two Death Eaters get back to normal, they 
> > will be powerless without their wands. Harry just have to 
> say "accio 
> > wands!" and he will get them and be able to break them apart. I 
> think 
> > this is very obvious and it is very strange that they don't do 
> that...
> 
> Probably Harry couldn't think right at that moment, let's remember 
> that his main focus was to save Sirius (sob!) so probably he didn't 
> think of all the possibilities that he could have had in that 
moment 
> to break all the DE's wands.
> 
> Ximena

Me (sarcasticmuppet):
I think it has to do with the fact that a wand is something very dear 
and personal to a witch or wizard.  Even in the heat of battle, 
neither side would even think of destroying their enemy's wand.  It's 
just dishonorable.  It's sort of like an unspoken code of honor among 
wizards.  Remember, a wizard will only perform his best with the wand 
that chose him.  If it's broken, he will be a second-rate wizard for 
the rest of his life.

This is all complete speculation, of course.  I hope we learn more 
about the theory behind wands in the next books.

--Ashley--