Hagrid's wand (was Re: My thoughts on some things.......)

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 148549

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, JLyon <lyonsden 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).
> > 
> > <snip> 
> >
> > Hagrid had his two wand halves inside his umbrella, allowing him 
> > use of his spells.  
> 
> 
> JLyon:
> Regarding broken wands...who says that Hagrid's wand was actually  
> broken. Personally, I would suspect that DD replaced Hagrid's with 
> a dummy/extra wand (or simply reported that he had broken 
Hagrid's  
> wand) and Hagrid actually has the unbroken wand in his umbrella.



Even broken wands perform, just not realiably. Remember Ron's sad 
broken wand in COS? Backfired all over Lockhart, luckily.
Jen D.(wishing for a wand as she looks at that sink full of 
dishes...)
>