Wands - again

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 105254

Cathy Drolet wrote:
> In the PS/SS Mr. Olivander says "It's really the wand that chooses 
> the wizard, of course," and later, "And of course, you will never get
> such good results with another wizard's wand." 
> 
> However, (snip list of people who managed pretty well with other
people's wands)

Del replies :
I can give you an analogy, but I don't know if it's correct, that's
for you to see if you like it.

Let's talk cars.

I'm not a natural driver. I'm pretty good at driving my own car but I
have problems driving other cars. I take a very long time getting used
to another car. The best way to describe it is to say that I'm clumsy
with another person's car : I will mes-estimate the width or the
length of the car, I will mes-estimate the time it takes for that car
to brake (once, I bumped into the car in front of me...), I can't find
where the clutch catches, etc... I'm even sensitive to any change made
to my car. I had my car before I got married, so I was really used to
it. When I started to share it with my husband, I noticed that the car
would respond differently (particularly on braking) after my husband
had driven it.

Needless to say, I *hate* driving other people's cars, or rented cars.
And I sure won't attempt to do miracles with them. With my own car, I
can perform some delicate manoeuvers, but I won't even try them with
any other car.

My husband, on the other hand, can drive anything without any
problems. He can do almost anything with almost any car. He's a
natural driver. But still, he will manage the best manoeuvers with a
car he knows better, of course.

Well, maybe it's the same with wizards and wands. Some wizards are so
good that they can manage almost anything with any wand. Others can
perform any usual magic with any wand, but wouldn't try special spells
with a wand that's not theirs. And still others (like Neville maybe)
can't do anything good with any other wand but theirs, unless they
really practice hard.

Does that help ?

Del