Whither the Wand -Sirius & More

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 124949


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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > Angie wrote:
> > > 1) How and when did Voldy get his wand back? >
> > <snip> 
> > 
> > ...edited...
> > 
> >  
> > > >Angie also wrote :
> > > 3) Where did Sirius get the wand he used in OOP?
>  
> > > vmonte replied:
> > > An escaped convict wouldn't be carrying a wand and wouldn't 
have 
> > > money to buy one. (During OOTP he probably had someone buy him 
one 
> > or had one lying around his house.)  
> 
>  
> > Angie replies:
> > 
> > I realize he wouldn't have had a wand when he first escaped, but 
> > going to the someone-else-bought-it-theory, I just wonder if any 
> > wizard is allowed to have more than one wand?  
> > 
> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> Let's not forget that Sirius spent a certain amount of time out of 
the
> country. Remember Harry received letters delivered by large tropical
> birds? So, it's entirely possible that Sirius bought a wand while he
> was out of the country (in continental Europe, Africa, 
Asia, ...etc...). 
> 
> As to how he was able to buy a wand, let's remember that he was able
> to buy a Firebolt Broom for Harry. If there is one and only one
> wizard's bank in the world, then it wouldn't have mattered where
> Sirius was, he could have withdrawn money from his account remotely,
> much the way we might withdraw money from a branch bank or from an
> ATM/Cash machine. 
> 
> <major snip>

Angie again:
 But I would assume the Ministry doesn't keep any watch on who 
purchases brooms and would keep some track of wand purchases.  Then 
again, if Sirius bought it in a foreign country, then the British MOM 
probably wouldn't know.  Wonder why Sirius didn't get a broom for 
himself while he was at it?  Answers have a funny way of leading to 
more questions, do they not?