Random DH questions from a lowly Muggle Part III

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 173186

Oh I'll have a go, for my last post of this 24 hours. 

Mindy asks:

> 1. How did Hermione get her parents back from Australia - can you 
perform magic on someone thousands of miles away?

va32h answers:
I would guess that she and Ron took a lovely vacation to Australia. 
The would travel by plane, which would terrify Ron, but make him the 
envy of Mr. Weasley, who would volunteer to take them to the airport 
and become fascinated with the luggage conveyor. (to cite some canon, 
she does say that she will "find them" and fix their memories, so 
that implies she'll go to wherever they are. 

Mindy asks:
> 2. Where did the evacuees from Hogwarts go once they got to 
Hogsmeade - wasn't there a curfew? How did they get all those 
children home? The Knight Bus? The Hogwarts Express?

va32h here:
Well the curfew is probably irrelevant, since the DEs in Hogsmeade 
would have been summoned up to fight in the battle themselves. They 
probably hung out at the Hog's Head until their parents could come 
and get them via apparition or broom. 

Mindy asks:

> 3. How did Harry return the wand to DD - did he split the tomb open 
too?

va32h answers:

Well, did anyone close it up after Voldemort ransacked it? (Gruesome 
thought). Perhaps Harry will snap it in two and bury it in the ground 
near the tomb. Or throw it in the lake. The Giant Squid is now the 
Master of the Elder Wand. Eek! 

Mindy asks:
> 4. Does anyone else think Dean ended up with Luna, after they spent 
so much time together at Shell Cottage?

va32h answers:

Possibly. Shipping isn't my thing, but oh why not? Shared trauma is a 
very bonding experience. 

Mindy asks:
> 5. Do you think Hermione and the others ended up getting new wands? 
Do you think Ollivander went back into business in the 'new world'?

va32h answers:

Yes and yes. 

Mindy asks:
> 6. Why is it that LV killed Gregorovitch and Grindelwald with 
impunity but let Ollivander live?

va32h answers:

Voldemort would need Ollivander around to continue to make wands for 
his DE (remember, Ollivander's first task in captivity was to make 
Pettigrew a wand). Sure, Voldy likes to kill people just for fun, but 
he also plans on living forever, and he can't do that without a 
continuous supply of Death Eaters and the various accoutrements that 
they need. 

Mindy asks:

> 7. Why was there no dark mark over all the places where LV killed 
people, such as the Shrieking Shack, the Malfoy Manor, etc.?

va32h answers:

Because the Dark Mark was used when the Death Eaters were still 
operating an undercover, terrorist sort of organization. Now that 
they are openly in charge of everything, such tactics are not 
necessary. Alternate explanation - the Environmental Protection 
Agency complained that excessive Dark Marks were lowering air quality 
and fined the DE 400 galleons per Dark Mark cast. 

Mindy asks: 
> 8. What was the fate of the Carrow siblings? Did they stay 
suspended in their net indefinitely or do you think someone 
took "care" of them right away?

va32h:

Oh they just hung around until the battle was over, and then they 
were hauled off to Azkaban. 

Mindy asks:
> 9. Can you imagine if Harry hadnt lost Hedwig & the firebolt? It 
would've made his wanderings a lot easier... Smart move of JK to 
destroy it early on, although he could've gotten a new owl while at 
the Burrow, so he could have at least communicated with the 
Weasleys... then again do you think those letters were traceable?

va32h here:
Not easier - harder. Hedwig is very recognizable as Harry's owl and 
Harry is well known for his flying ability. Both would be as giant 
red arrows pointing "Chosen One - This Way".

I'm sure that all communication by owl was monitored.