Survival of AK / Occam's Razor, etc.

[carolynwhite2]

No: HPFGUIDX 114463


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scoutmom21113" 
<navarro198 at h...> wrote:
> 
> Carolyn:
> Voldie not only didn't realise the effect of Lily dying for Harry, 
> but also was apparently unaware that his own wand contained Fawkes' 
> tail feather.
> 
> Bookworm:
> A totally off-the-wall thought just came to mind.  If the wand 
> chooses the wizard, and the brother to Voldemort's wand chose
> Harry, could Voldemort's wand have recognized something in Harry
> and done something to mitigate the spell?
> 
> Ravenclaw Bookworm 
> (I didn't say it was a *good* thought – just off-the-wall <g>)

Carolyn:
Never be afraid to think the unthinkable. It depends on what you mean 
by 'choice'. I've been banging on for some time that it was no 
accident that only two wands were made with Fawkes' tail feathers, 
and no accident that Voldie and Harry are the ones that 'chose' them.

Yes, in essence, I am suggesting that the core of Voldemort's wand 
was not able to act against Harry, for whatever reason, and this was 
one of a number of protections that DD has arranged.

My theory, if you haven't already been bored to death by it (aha, a 
new audience!), is that Tom Riddle was originally a protege of DD who 
went wrong, and that what DD was originally looking for was a 
successor, to groom to become the most powerful wizard in the WW. He 
made the first Fawkes' wand available at Ollivanders as a kind of 
litmus test, to tell him when that person came forward.

Unfortunately, Tom was unable to overcome his background and 
upbringing ('it's our choices'..etc), and went the old Sally route. 
DD has been picking up the pieces ever since, hence weapon!Harry. The 
entertainment will be whether he can keep the dratted boy focused on 
his allotted task.

Carolyn