Priori Incantatem - further thoughts (longish)

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 100222


> 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?
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Arya:  I think it's will power more than anything and I've always thought that the 
Phoenix Song had a lot to do with giving Harry an edge.  According to FBAWTFT, 
Phoenix Song strikes fear into the hearts of the impure (Voldemort) and courage into 
the hearts of the pure (Harry). Plus, Voldemort, I always thought was scared by the 
fact that he was stunned HP had foiled what should have been a simple AK yet again.  
In fact, we see in OotP that Voldemort is so hesitant to make ANY move to advance 
his regime of overlordship that he focuses solely on getting the detail so what makes 
Harry so damn special.  So you've got the Phoenix Song helping and the fact that it 
surprised Voldemort to the point where he knew he was no longer on familar ground.  

Arya