[HPforGrownups] How is it that Wormtail and others can use other's wands?

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 147759


On Tuesday, February 7, 2006, at 08:21 PM, fuzz876i wrote:

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> What I want to know is this:  how is it possible to use someone
> else's wand when that wand is supposed to be specific to the owner
> and backfire if someone else uses it?
>

kchuplis:

I've always been under the impression that you might just perform 
*better* with the right wand. Or perform certain things better. I guess 
there isn't any real cannon for this, but I expect that's the general 
idea.