Ron's old wand (Was: Re: Thoughts on Wands (slightly long))

[nobodysrib <nobodysrib@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 53014

Kary wrote:  
> I never felt that Wizards cast off wand for new ones all the time 
> unless a catastrophe happened like with Ron and they were required 
> to buy a new one that fit them well. As far as the Unicorh hair- 
> I thought that a few weeks ago someone mentioned that all Weasleys 
> had Unicorn hair in their wands.   It doesn't seem with all the 
> hand craftsmanship that wands could just be easily repaired with a 
> spell like others in the past few days have suggested on this list.

Me:

I've always wondered about Ron's first wand - he says in SS that it's 
a hand-me-down from Charlie.  If all Weasley wands have unicorn 
hairs, then this could explain why Ron is able to make Charlie's old 
wand work.  

What I can't wrap my head around is why Charlie would get rid of his 
old wand in favor of a new one.  If it were damaged enough for him to 
*have to* get a new wand, then wouldn't it be too damaged for Ron to 
be able to use it?  Instead, I think this adds support to the another-
Weasley-sibling theory:  Charlie had his/her old wand, and when the 
family could afford it Charlie got a new wand (one that more 
perfectly fit *him*), passing the old wand down to Ron.

- nobody's rib