OOP: Still some other questions SPOILERS

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No: HPFGUIDX 61893

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Tamara:

> Adding another question:
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> Why does Neville have his Dad's wand?  Aren't wizards at their best 
> with their own wand????  And that also brings up the question, how 
> could Ron have been using Bill (or was it Charlie's) old wand?  Would 
> a wizard need to get a new one?? Wouldn't the ONE attach it to it's 
> wizard for life??
 

I have wondered about how many and how often a wizard would change 
wands.  When Harry first buys his wand, Ollivander say he can remember 
when his parents "bought their FIRST wands".  That along with Ron using 
Charlie's old wand leads us to believe that people go through  more than one 
wand --either they go into work requiring a specialized one or the wands no 
longer suit them or the wands lose their effectiveness-- (the Weasleys are 
poor so they would have to scrape by and pass on a dying wand to a younger 
kid.  Charlie may have needed a new wand if he was working with dragons.)

But--what about Voldemort?  How long has he had his wand?  (without going 
intot he whole issue of who had his wand for the 12 years he drifted as vapor 
and stuff)  

How long do wands last?  Does that vary?  

Arya Precantri