Draco's wand

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 91574

"lizvega2" wrote:
<snip>Draco says that his father is buying his books, and his mother
is up the street looking at wands. Does this mean that Draco's mother
purchased his wand? Are there any ramifications of this?
> 
Potioncat responded: 
I"ve wondered about that too.  We don't know if she bought the wand, 
or if he joined her and then one was purchased.  Possibly we have 
several students dealing with an "unchosen" wand.  It appears not
everyone agrees with Ollivander that the wand chooses the wizard. 
Certainly, Gran could have bought Neville a wand, so money wasn't an
issue with her.  In the Weasley case, the expense was a factor.  And
in the Malfoy family, we just don't know. If Malfoy's wand didn't choose 
him, and if Ron and Neville now have better fitting wands, will that 
affect future hexes and disputes?

Carol:
Since we haven't seen any of Draco's spells backfire, I don't think he
has any problems with his wand. I also trust Mr. Ollivander's
statement about the wand choosing the wizard: he's a very shrewd and
intelligent old wizard, a genius in his way with his skill at making
ands and his photographic memory of every wand he's ever sold. So the
solution I've come up with is that Draco is very like his mother, and
she would be able to narrow down the selection of a wand to three or
four that would work for him based on what she told Mr. Ollivander
about him and how they performed for her. Then lazy Draco could just
swish those few wands around and choose the one that made the most
sparks. Or Mr. O. might simply tell her that he couldn't in good
conscience sell her a wand without actually seeing and measuring her
son, and since, like a good Black/Malfoy, she wants the best for her
son, she'd have no choice but to wait for him to show up.

No evidence, I realize, just speculation. But since it appears that
Neville's having the *wrong* wand does make a difference, it looks to
me as if Draco, despite being a lazy, spoiled brat who wants
everything done for him, somehow got the right wand--or at least one
that's close enough to serve his needs till now.

Carol