LV's wand / Re: Voldemort to Vapormort - How Did They Know?

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 150424

--- > Angie <gelite67@> wrote:
> > I've always believed that someone else was present at GH on the 
> > night of Voldemort's downfall.  
> > <snip>
> > Is there any other explanation for how DD knew what happened that 
> > night other than hearing/seeing the story from a witness?  
> 
> 
> <snip>

ET wrote: 
> 
> If it [Edit: Voldemort's wand]was left behind, we know that 
a "Prior Incantato" spell could 
> have revealed some of the events of that night. (Such as the one 
> Amos Diggory used on Harry's wand to determine it had been used to 
> conjure the Dark Mark at the World Cup.)
> 
> So I'm just doing a lot of speculating, but it might explain how DD 
> could have found out what happened without witnesses being there. 
> Then the problem becomes explaining how LV regained possession of 
it.
> 
> I don't necessarily believe this is what happened, but thought I'd 
> throw it out there as a possibility...
> 
> E.T.
>

Angie again:

I like the theory, but I have a couple of problems.  First, I find it 
hard to believe that DD would get VM's wand and then relinquish it -- 
surely he'd either destroy it or turn it over to the MOM????

Second, when the PI occured in GOF, neither Harry nor VM "appeared."  
So if what we saw in GOF (minus Bertha, FRank and Cedric, of course) 
is what DD would have seen had he done the PI, that wouldn't have 
told him about VM losing his powers or trying to kill Harry, would it?
(How would DD have done it? Gotten the brother wand from Olivander?)

Another possibility:  If Pettigrew didn't get VM's wand, perhaps 
Vapormort possessed an animal that could go through the rubble of the 
Potters' home and find it????