Sirius' Wand

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 82720

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Lliannanshe" 
<lliannanshe_ensueno at v...> wrote:
> Jazmyn wrote:
> <<snip>>I don't think they place that much importance on their 
> wands. Seeing as Bill gave his old one to Ron and bought a new one. 
> They are tools.. not sacred implements <<snip>>
> 
> Lliannanshe:
> Ollivander places a great deal of importance on wand.  "The wand 
> chooses the wizard" and such.  The Ministry will destroy a wizard's 
> wand for criminal offenses.  ie. Hagrid and Harry OOP.  They may 
> be "tools and not sacred" but they are an intimate part of a 
> wizard's existence.
> 
> Sylvia wrote:
> <<snip>>I would have expected it to be buried with him, like a 
> Viking's gear, 
> <<snip>>
> 
> Lliannanshe:
> While this is possible . . . There is canon that some wands are 
> handed down.  
> ie. Bill / Ron and Mr. Longbottom / Neville 
> But I just noticed that neither Bill nor Mr. Longbottom is actually 
> dead.
> 
Ginger:  I've viewed wands to wizards kind of like instruments to 
musicians.  I have a good keyboard at home and I practice on it, but 
I always have to practice wherever it is I am playing before I 
actually play there.  It is a matter of familiarity.  With more 
portable instruments, (from flute to tuba) a person really can get 
attatched.  Others just play differently.  

I think it is that way with wands.  You get the "special" one, and no 
other comes close.  Of course there is a more magical aspect with 
wands. 

So Ron could use Charlie's (SS p. 100 US paperback)old wand, but his 
own would be better, once he got used to it.  Same goes for Neville.  
Most people who choose a new instrument try out a lot before making 
the final purchase.  A friend of mine plays in the local symphony and 
has been checking out new violins for a couple of years now.  With 
wands, the compatibility is pronounced by sparks or something, so the 
matching up takes a lot less time.   

Just my thoughts, Ginger, who does not miss her old crappy keyboard 
at all!