OOP: FAQ: Wands

[David]

No: HPFGUIDX 64583

Joy wrote:

> It seems to me that we 
> have been taking it as a given that a wizard will "never get such 
> good results with another wizard's wand" but I think we have to 
> consider the source of this information -- the guy whose business 
it 
> is to sell wands!  The wizard world's economy is a capitalist one, 
> and as such, all merchandising claims and advertising should be 
taken 
> with a grain or two of salt.  Of course *Ollivander* says everyone 
> needs their own wand -- but until I hear it from someone else, I'm 
> not convinced, and I'll be purchasing my wands and the junk shop.

Yes, I have always wanted to know what Ollivander said to Narcissa 
Malfoy when she bought Dracos' wand:  "Of course, the true witch 
always instinctively knows which wand is best for her child", 
perhaps?  Or, "It's not the wand that chooses the wizard, but the 
parent that trains the child."  

David