Wands and other things

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 147644


In message 147629, Inyia wrote:
> >Geoff:
> >We know that for a fact. Ron has his wand broken in the Ford Anglia
> >crash at the beginning of COS but he then shows Harry a brand new
> >replacement wand when they first meet up at Florean Fortescue's 
Ice-
> >Cream Parlour in POA.

> Maybe I am late because this mail was posted on January 21st but I 
think
> I have something to say....


Geoff:
I think in your reply, you seem to have missed the point of my 
original answer in post 146798. It was in reply to Donna in post 
146786, who wrote;
> At the same time, I don't believe a wizard is restricted to one 
> wand over a lifetime. Mr. Ollivander says, speaking of Lilly, "It 
> seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first 
> wand."

My comment, quoted above, was to underline the point that wizards 
have, or can have, more than one wand. There was no suggestion that 
the Weasleys couldn't afford it – it was the fact that Ron /had/ 
replaced the written off wand from COS.


In message 147631 andy wrote:
>Task 4:   Chess Game  ...Black Queen...White vs Black

>Lust...maybe male versus female (Ron vs. Black Queen)
>or competition as a way to channel lust?


Geoff:
I have to admit that I haven't quite got my head round your meaning 
here; my main thought is whether your theory is upset by the fact 
that Ron is in competition with the WHITE queen? The colour 
significance is lost on me.

In message 147638 kmalone1127 wrote:
>Those are all very interesting.  I think you're right, the Christian
>tone of the books escsapes most people.  There is a website
>hogwartsprofessor.com where the guy who runs it (John Granger) has
>written several articles about the books and the Christian influence
>of them.


Geoff:
I'm not sure that the Christian influence has been overlooked. After 
HBP arrived, we were swamped – and are still so afflicted – with a 
flood of posts about Snape, Horcruxes and whether Dumbledore is dead, 
which forced a lot of other topics out. About a year and a half ago, 
there was a lot of discussion regarding the Christian aspect because 
of a number of contributors who were putting forward alchemical 
theories. One of our more notable and outspoken members ultimately 
went off to start his own website to propagate these views. John 
Granger's name was mentioned more than once during these exchanges. I 
am afraid that, as a Christian, I am suspicious of his views because 
I do not believe that the way of alchemical liberation  has anything 
to do with basic Christian faith. Christianity has also come up in 
viewing Harry as an Everyman echoing the faith and life view which 
many of us hold and there are many themes within the books which have 
been interpreted in this way, both in the group and by other authors.