Wands (Was: Inconsistencies)

[kenneth9840]

No: HPFGUIDX 174815

In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lee Kaiwen <leekaiwen@>  wrote:

"No, I'm afraid we're looking at another inconsistency, JKR tossing
in another ill-conceived plot device that simply cannot be reconciled
with previous canon."

and Tim wrote:

"I think you're trying to read too much into this.  NONE of the
people you've mentioned would have known Wand Lore to know that the
wand's allegiance had changed... thus handing back the wand to the
original owner, the wand would still function properly, but would
recognize the winner as it's superior.  Voldy's wand recognized
Harry's as it's superior after that battle... hence Voldy's search
for THE wand that could beat Harry's -- the Elder Wand.  The Elder
Wand would have defeated Harry's, but Harry wasn't using his, as it
was broken.  He was using Malfoy's, which he won from him.  Malfoy's
wand, having disarmed DD, was recognized by the Elder Wand as it's
superior, thus the rebounding AK that finally did Voldy in.

If someone has the time, they can go through all the canon and find
who's wand was superior to whose at any given moment.  I'm sure JKR
thought all this out before putting it into DH."

Ken says:

But surely this is possible only to the Elder wand.  There is no
inconsistency.  All wands don't change "ownership" when "captured"
ONLY the Elder wand.

Ken