OOP: FAQ: Wands

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 65910

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> 
wrote:

> 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."  

IIRC canon has Draco telling us that his mother is LOOKING at wands, 
not that she is choosing one for him. She may be lining up the three 
dozen most expensive looking ones for him to try out, or simply 
looking for an additional wand for herself.