[HPforGrownups] Re: Book 1 Questions -- wands

[Donna]

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From: latha279
Date: 01/20/06 19:55:52
To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Book 1 Questions -- wands
 
> 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.


Latha:
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 




With the wand being extremely important in doing magic, I'm wondering if it
is wise to intentionally hand down used wands to the children to learn with.
 Mr. Ollivander states, "...you will never get such good results with
another wizard's wand."  And, twice he states that the wand chooses the
wizard.   (US version, SS, Ch 5)
 
I feel that Ron had a hand-me-down wand because his parents couldn't afford
to buy him a new wand.  He had hand-me-down robes, used books, and a
hand-me-down pet - Scabbers.  Neville was using his father's wand because it
WAS his fathers -sentimental value.
 
At the same time, I don't believe a wizard is restricted to one wand over a
lifetime.  Mr. Ollivander says, speaking of Lilly, "It seems only yesterday
she was in here herself, buying her first wand."
 US version, SS, Ch 5)

Donna

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