The Wizarding World: Expulsion & Hogwarts School

[Pat]

No: HPFGUIDX 127676


~rockstar064 <soulbrotha at m...> wrote:
> Maybe the destroying of the wand is just a ceremonial kind of 
> practice during expulsion; you know, to seal the deal. I just 
> hope Harry is careful; we know now that Harry needs to keep 
> the wand he has, and destruction of his wand would be 
> detrimental. <snip>
> 
> I can't remember; do they destroy the wands for any other 
> crimes? Do they destroy wands before sending someone to Azkaban?


Pat:  Hagrid was expelled, and sent to Azkaban, and he was still 
using his snapped wand inside his umbrella in book 1.  I don't see 
why he doesn't get another one.  Maybe he has, and she just never 
mentioned it.  Do we see him using a wand instead of an umbrella?  He 
doesn't need one for CMC classes, so little opportunity to see what 
he uses.

Also, JKR likes to trick us into looking in the wrong direction.  So 
maybe since we all think nothing must happen to Harry's wand because 
it has a special connection to Voldemort's wand, maybe the opposite is true, and he'll have to use another wand to vanquish Voldemort.