Question about Harry's Wand

[Linda]

No: HPFGUIDX 57525


 cantoramy wrote:

> At the end of GoF, after Harry grabs Diggory's 
> body and summons the Cup *with his wand* [emphasis mine], he grabs 
> the Cup by the handle.  Now he has one hand on the Cup and the 
>other 
> on Diggory's body.  When does he have time to put away his wand?  
We 
> are told he wants to reach for it right before Crouch, Jr. is 
about 
> to curse him and Dumbledore and Co. rescue him:
> 
> "Moody's normal eye was bulging, the magical eye fixed upon 
Harry.  
> The door was barred, and Harry knew he would never reach his own 
> wand in time..."(UK hardcover, p. 589)
> 
> Conundrums, conundrums!

 Me(Linda):
     There are actually two possibilities that occured to me here.

       1. At some time during the walk to *Moody's* office, Harry 
absentmindedly slips his wand in his pocket. Canon is that 
Dumbledore pries the cup out of his hand but says nothing about the 
wand. Harry could easily still have been holding it as Crouch Jr. 
started to lead him away from the Qudditch field.
 
       2. Harry had just been through a living nightmare. It's 
possible that he did drop the wand back at the entrance to the maze 
but when he perceived danger his mind automatically went to reaching 
for his wand to defend himself(not realizing that it wasn't there in 
his currant state of mind).

      Hope one of these makes sense to you.

   -Linda