Ollivander and an Uber-wand

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 165657

Carol:
> Ollivander expects "great things" from Harry based on the wand that
> chose him, noting that "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great
> things--terrible, yes, but great" (SS Am. ed. 85) with its brother.
> (Does Ollivander know about the Horcruxes? What else would qualify 
> as "terrible but great"?) 

Jen: Ollivander speaks of Voldemort in the past tense.  Like many in 
the WW he appears to believe Voldemort is dead after 10 years even if 
he hears the whispers about LV wandering in Albania.  My thought 
is 'great' refers to remarkably skillful magic of any kind using one 
of Ollivander's wands.  From the perspective of a craftsman LV is a 
perfect example of a powerful wizard choosing the correct wand 
and '[pushing] the boundaries of magic further'.  

I don't think Ollivander necessarily thought of Horcruxes in that 
instant, rather all of Voldemort's deeds combined.  Another question 
though:  Did Ollivander expect Harry to do 'great' things magically 
because a powerful wand chose him or because it's the brother wand to 
Voldemort's?  If he believed Voldemort dead, he wouldn't be expecting 
the two wands to ever battle so my guess is he expected great magic 
from Harry because a wand equal in power to Voldemort's was now in 
the hands of the Boy Who Lived.

dave747:
> Friends and I have discussed many times about Ollivander. We all
> think that Ollivander is in hiding. There were thousands of wands on
> the shelves of his shop. When he left he would have taken all of
> them with him. He could have done it over hours or days. Yes the 
> same could have been said if he was kidnapped. But we tend to think 
> that he is in hiding to keep powerful wands out of the hands of old
> and new Deatheater's hands.

Jen:  Ollivander in hiding fits the story better, especially after 
Dumbledore offered a similar proposal to Draco and we know DD has a 
history of safeguarding people and beasts/beings at Hogwarts.  My 
opinion is Dumbledore urged Ollivander into hiding not because he 
thought LV would force him to make a new wand but because Ollivander 
made the choice to allow Harry to have the brother wand in the first 
place (and then informed Dumbledore about it).  Voldemort would want 
to kill Ollivander for such a betrayal or at least punish him by 
destroying his store.  So Dumbledore would want Ollivander, as well 
as all the wands in the UK wizard world, to be hidden away for future 
generations.