Old, New and Used Wands

[leb2323]

No: HPFGUIDX 96139

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...>
wrote:
> Mo wrote:
> > This is probably insignificant to the book, but I am
> > curious about the treatment of wands.  I don't buy the
> > whole "hand-me-down" wand thing.
> > 
> Potioncat:
> Doesn't Ollivander say he remembers when Lily bought her "first" 
> wand?  Does that mean she bought another one later? Could it be
that 
> the wand that's perfect for you at 11 isn't always the best wand
when 
> you're 35 or 70 or 100?  
> 

leb:
When Harry went in to buy his first wand Ollivander took all kinds of
measurements -- the length of his arms, his height, and even the 
distance between his nostrils if I remember right.  Obviously those
numbers are going to change as the person ages.  Maybe you can
outgrow a wand in much the same way you outgrow an old pair of 
jeans (only nowhere near as frequently!).