DD's agenda (was LV's survival )

[corinthum]

No: HPFGUIDX 112214

Carolyn wrote:

> > Only two wands that we know of have phoenix cores, Voldemort's and 
> > Harry's [although I'd bet quite a bit that DD's wand does as 
> well]. I 
> > think it was inevitable that Harry's wand would choose him, 
> because, 
> > as you say, Harry has a power to equal Voldemort. DD already 
> guessed 
> > this would be the case from the prophecy, and from his knowledge 
> of 
> > Voldemort's powers; he didn't have to force or risk anything.

And Jen replied:

> The only thing that bothers me here is a point Hannah brought 
> up in post 112124. She said:
> 
> "And he {Ollivander} makes Harry try lots of others first, which 
> seems a risky course of action. A wizard must suit more than one 
> wand, otherwise how do people ever manage when they break one. What 
> if another good wand had turned up? Why not just say; 'let's try 
> this one,' present the Fawkes-wand and save a lot of trouble. Harry 
> wouldn't have known any different!"
> 
> Why bother with the pretense? As Hannah points out, the process is 
> completely new to Harry and he wouldn't question if the 1st, 5th or 
> 100th wand was the one!


Jumping into the middle of this conversation (as always).  But are we
assuming Ollivander was in on this?  Perhaps Dumbledore commissioned
the wand without specifying who he planned it for.  

You ask why Ollivander would wait so long to present that wand.  I
agree, why did he wait so long?  

"...the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from shelves, the happier he
seemed to become.

'Tricky customer, eh?  Not to worry, we'll find the perfect match here
somewhere-- I wonder, now-- yes, why not-- unusual combination-- holly
and pheonix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple.'"

I think this passage fits perfectly with the idea that Ollivander
knows this wand is special, but isn't 100% sure for whom it is
intended.  Therefore he saves it for hard-to-fit customers.  Hence,
his excitement when Harry fails to fit any other wands.  It would also
explain his perplexity when he began to think about the situation
after the wand chooses Harry.  Perhaps trying to figure out exactly
what Dumbledore might be planning by giving Harry the brother wand to
Voldemort's.  And it would certainly explain why he immediately
contacted Dumbledore once the wand sold.

-Corinth