Old, New and Used Wands

johnbowman19 jhnbwmn at hotmail.com
Fri Apr 16 18:36:22 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 96144

 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!).

I agree that for most people in the WW people may need a new wand as 
they grow into their potential; but. as for Harry and Voldemort I do 
not think this applies. There is something special about Fawkes 
because he is the only dmoesticated pheonix we have seen. I would 
say there is also something alittle extra in his donated feathers. 
The Tom Riddle at 11 surely is not the Dark Lord Voldemort we know 
today, yet he uses the same wand. I would think that Harry and He 
will keep these wands forever. Voldemort will keep it because of all 
the things he has accomplished with ir, and I think Harry will keep 
it because it makes Voldemort's magic null and void. If Harry and 
Voldemort get into another duel, all Harry has to do is cast a 
simple spell and make Voldemorts wand ghosts appear. Then with 
Voldemort essentially magicless, a young strong Harry can beat the 
old frail thin Voldemort into submission. Imagine the humiliation of 
Voldemort (the greatest socecerer in the world) getting beaten in a 
muggle fight. 

John who thinks Voldemort should go round for round with Mike Tyson 
wandless. 





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