Neville's Gran

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85604

> > Joj:
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> 
> At first, I was wondering how a wand could be "weak", as you said. I 
> mean, it can't just be because it's not Neville's own wand. As people 
> keep saying, Ron's new wand didn't improve his results dramatically.
> 
> (Aside question though, as I don't have my books here : does it say 
> whether Ron's new wand was bought at Ollivander's, or could it have 
> been bought in a second-hand shop ? In that case, it wouldn't be any 
> better for Ron than having Charlie's wand - or was it Bill's ?)
> 

I don't think we've really looked closely into the results from Ron's
new wand. Obviously it works better than the broken one, which
backfired to make him eat slugs and to wipe out Lockhart's memory. I
think JKR just takes the new wand for granted. Does Ron have problems
with his  used wand in SS/PS, before it's broken? (Movie contamination
here--I can see him turning Scabbers into a furry cup with a tail.
Does something like that happen in the book, and if so is it in PS?SS
or CS?) Anyway, just because Ron doesn't say, "Oh! I'm so happy to
have my own wand!" doesn't mean that the new wand doesn't suit him
better than the old one. It's like a new pair of shoes. If they pinch
your feet, you notice them. If they fit, you take them for granted. I
think that's what's happening here. Ron's new wand works fine. He's
stopped wreaking havoc. Why mention it?

Carol