Prior Incantato; was Ollivander / Fortescue

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 148552

 
> Tonks:
> Having been told of the grave yard events by Harry and about the 
> Priori Incantatem, DD knew that Ollivander would be in serious 
> trouble.  Ollivander did not know about the events, but may have 
> know that Priori Incantatem could happen, or not. It could be just 
> some high ancient magic that only a few wizards like DD knew about. 
>
Donna writes:

I may be misreading this but the impression I'm getting is the Prior
Incantato spell in the grave yard was old, not well known magic. occurred
because of the phoenix feather connection in Harry's and V's wands.  If I
have read this correctly, I have to say that it seems to be a fairly well
known spell. 

In Goblet of Fire, Chap. 9, page 136, US Edition, Mr. Diggory uses the spell
on Harry's wand, which was found in Winky's possession, to see if it was
Harry's wand used to cast the Dark Mark after the World Quidditch Match.

What happened in the grave yard occurred because of the phoenix feather connection in Harry's and V's wands.  IMO, the strength of the reaction in the grave yard between the two wands was because of the strength of the magical attraction of the phoenix feathers - not ancient magic known only to a few wizards. 

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