[HPforGrownups] Re: Wand intelligence? (was: Harry's Protection)

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 119543



--- Annette Hamel <annettehamel at hotmail.com> wrote:
 
>> Or, do wands *themselves* have some kind of native
intelligence/power independent of the wizard?  One
would think that a wand is just a "conductor" of the
wizard's power, a means of focusing it - but
Ollivander  told Harry "the wand chooses the wizard"
(implying the wand has some kind of will or
intelligence of its own) and even the priori
incantatum seems to imply that the wand is able to
"remember" its past spells, even if the wizard
wielding it (in this case, Harry) is unaware of this
feature of wands.  Perhaps Voldemort's and Harry's
wands chose their owners as part of fulfilling the
prophecy?  Also, in some cases the wizard is unable to

perform a certain spell or charm because he doesn't
have his wand to hand.  

Juli: 
Welcome Annette! 
Since wands have a magical core they must possess some
magic themselves, and every wand seems to have a
special quality and kind of magic it prefers: Lily's
was good at charms, James at Transfiguration.
Every wand prefers its owner, any wizard may use an
other wizards' wand, but the results aren't the best,
So yes, I think the wands have some intelligence.

The fact that both Harry's and LV's wands come from
the same phoenix (Fawkes actually) is quite
interesting, not only is it the reason why LV couldn't
kill Harry at the end of GoF, but I believe there's
something else to it, hopefully we'll find out by book
seven.

Juli


		
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