Book 1 Questions -- wands

[latha279]

No: HPFGUIDX 146781

> Miles:
> <snip> it's obviously not standard that a wizard gets his own
> and new wand when he starts at Hogwarts. <snip>
>
> Two of the main characters of Hogwarts students do not have or 
> had "own" wands, and we only know of few wand origins at all. 
> So for me, JKR wants to show us that getting a new wand of his
> or her own for an eleven year old kid is not standard in the 
> wizarding world.


I agree.

We also see in PoA, that Sirius uses Ron's wand and later Snape's. 
Snape, whom Sirius hated too much - and still the wand worked for 
him. It all shows that whatever the wand, it is ultimately the 
wizard who is handling it that matters. The wizard would actually 
be directing his magical energy through a thought-process and 
connect that with the wand and channelize the magical energy. It 
is like having a tank full of water on the roof and channelizing 
it on the can with some force onto the car to wash it. 

Therefore, it makes complete sense to assume that Ollivander's 
disappearance in HBP is very very relevant as LV may be desperate 
to get information on Harry's wand AND to get a new one for 
himself too (if he feels it necessary, that is). To avoid a similar 
situation to the one that occured in GoF, all LV has to do next 
time is to break the chord early. Very simple indeed. Don't force 
the brother wands to fight. But break the connection and cast 
spells/curses at a different interval than HP .. in that way, the 
brother wands will never be made to connect.

My tuppence.

Brady