Blades and snakes

[snipsnapsnurr]

No: HPFGUIDX 134412

One thing i haven't seen mentioned at all is the fact that Voldemort's 
grandfather and uncle both carry a wand AND a knife. Goderic Griffindor 
owned a sword (which Harry used), but other than that the only weapon 
we've seen other wizards use is a wand. It could just show that they 
are backwards, untrained, primitive wizards. Or it might mean nothing 
at all, but in both cases you have blades and snakes together. I don't 
have the books handy, but in CoS, did Harry harm the basilisk with 
spells? Has Nagini ever been harmed by spells? I can't think of any 
dragon slaying legend where the dragon was killed by a guy with a wand. 
Maybe wands just don't work on serpents for some reason. Maybe Goderic 
Griffindor was a dragon slayer.

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