Question about Harry's Wand

[Monita]

No: HPFGUIDX 57529

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Linda" <KIDATHEART_ at C...> 
wrote:
> 
>  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).
> 
Linda and Cantamory,
My husband noticed this one. I didn't know how to answer it. Well he 
also asked how Harry caught the cup by the handle with his wandhand 
while using his wand. 
aside:I would like to see Harry do it in the movie *chuckles* 

I answered that ok, I think, after all Harry is a Seeker and I have 
performed similar feats myself at times. 
Noooo not the Accio spell. I have tried though, haven't you?*chuckles 
again*

I like Linda's second explaination for two reasons.
1 Canon GOF Chapter35  "Harry let go of the cup, but he clutched 
Cedric to him even more tightly."
*Valky wipes the tears from her eyes after reading of Harry's overt 
display of compassion for Cedric*
*hmmhmm clears throat* Well as you can see Harry was oblivious to the 
location of his wand upon returning to Hogwarts. He let go of the cup 
in some detached manner and hence probably his wand too, again 
detachedly.

2 Canon again GOF Chapter35 "He used his free hand...." when seizing 
Dumbledore's cloak and Moody!Crouch pushed a cup into his *empty* 
hands. Empty, I presume, because there was no mention of him feeling 
that he was holding his wand anymore. 

Valky

Wondering how to pronounce ACCIO