Neville's Gran

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 85728

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mom31" <mom31 at r...> wrote:
>   Which brings us to Neille.  There was no purpose served by his 
wand being broken.  The importance of it happening, therefore, must 
come in the replacing of that wand.  There must be either an 
improvement with the new wand, or we find out something about the old 
wand or if Gran will "kill him" for breaking it.  It just seems very 
significant to me.  

GEO: Yes there was. The breaking of the wand symbolized Neville 
growing out of his father's shadow and becoming his own man or 
wizard. It's very similar to Luke losing his father's lightsaber in 
the duel against Vader in Empire Strikes Back or King Arthur 
shattering his father's blade in battle so that the Lady of the Lake 
could give him excalibur.