Priori Incantatem - further thoughts (longish)

scoutmom21113 navarro198 at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 7 03:35:00 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 100219

Geoff quotes:
...."So what happens when a wand meets its brother?" said Sirius.
"They will not work properly against each other," said
Dumbledore. "If, however, the owners of the wands force the wands to
do battle.... a very rare effect will take place. One of the wands
will force the other to regurgitate spells it has performed - in
reverse. The most recent first
. and then those which preceded 
it...."
He looked interrogatively at Harry and Harry nodded.'

(GOF "The Parting of the Ways" p.605 UK edition)

Bookworm:
Something I didn't pick up until rereading your quotes just 
now: "One of the wands will force the other to regurgitate
spells..."

By continuing the discussion of what the wands do, Dumbledore 
glossed over the fact that *Harry's* wand made Voldemort's
wand do the regurgitating.  What makes one wand stronger that the 
other – the wand itself or the wizard using it?  Is it strength
or the spells used?  Foreshadowing?

Ravenclaw Bookworm






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