OOP: Re: Neville's wand and the prophesy

[zenchela]

No: HPFGUIDX 63000

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Christy" <christyj2323 at y...> 
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>after Neville's wand gets snapped, he makes the 
> comment that it's not his wand, it was his fathers. 
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> Does anybody else think that perhaps this could have something to 
do 
> with Neville's poor wand skills? It has been noted before that the 
> wand chooses the wizard and you'll never get results as good with 
> another wizard's wand. Neville doesn't seem to be a stellar wizard 
to 
> begin with (although I'm very fond of him). Maybe the wand is the 
> reason why.
> 
Oh, absolutely.  IMHO, Neville's gotten the short end of the stick 
all the way around in the first four books.  WHY, though, is food for 
thought.

Neville's Gran seems like a strong lady and strong witch, from 
everything we've been told.  And her son Frank was a strong wizard -- 
they don't take you as an Auror unless you're *good*.  And Frank's 
wife Alice, another Auror, must have been equally strong.  So why 
would Gran -- who undoubtedly knows that Neville would be held back 
by using a wand not specifically suited to him -- give Neville his 
father's wand?  Okay, she's tremendously proud of her son and his 
accomplishments, and is apparently quite the matriarch of her family 
and proud of it as well.  But is it possible she doesn't WANT Neville 
to excel?  That a strong, powerful Neville is in far more danger than 
a bumbling, forgetful Neville?  Completely apart from the prophecy 
(which she doesn't know about), Voldemort would want to convert the 
strongest and most powerful wizards to his side, and would ignore the 
weaker ones.

(Hmp.  Side thought -- but that doesn't explain Wormtail and *his* 
conversion to Voldemort's side.)

Anyway.  I think Neville's progress in 5 and 6, with an Ollivander 
wand, will be tremendous -- and I can't wait to see him!

Zen