My thoughts on some things.......

[vidar_fe]

No: HPFGUIDX 148518

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Adzuroth" <adzuroth at ...> 
wrote:
>
> > Adzuroth:
> > > <snip> If their wand gets snapped in half, so what? Hagrid had 
> > > no problems performing spells in books one and six (putting 
the 
> > > pig tail on Dudley and putting out the housefire, 
respectively).
> > 
> > vidar_fe:
> > Well, Hagrid had his very special umbrella.... :-)
> 
> Adzuroth:
> You're right vidar_fe, and if memory serves me right, Hagrid had 
his 
> two wand halves inside his umbrella, allowing him use of his 
spells.  
> Of course that raises other questions, like how Hagrid could cast 
> spells with a broken wand without any mishaps.  If you'll recall 
in 
> book 2, Ron's wand was only partially broken (and patched with 
spell-
> o-tape) but he had all sorts of trouble casting stuff.
>
vidar_fe:
Ouch, I had forgotten that Ron's wand malfunctioned (as Lockhart 
could have attested, had he had any memories left:-)). Good catch! 
Perhaps Hagrid's wand did malfunction sometimes too, only not when 
we saw him use it? Not very convincing, I know, but I haven't got 
any better idea *blushes*.

In book 6 he was already cleared of all charges, so I guess he could 
have bought himself a new wand.