Broken Wands

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 183770

---  "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> > Carol responds:
> snip
> > Either that or JKR just forgot that Bellatrix ... would 
> > have lost their wands. But Lucius, too, has his own wand, 
> > and he was arrested after Bellatrix and the others escaped.
> > Some of the DEs arrested with him, for example Dolohov and
> > the Lestrange brothers, must have had their wands 
> > confiscated twice!
> 
> Potioncat:
> As far as I know, only Hagrid's wand was snapped in two. And
> he didn't even go to Azkaban! Assuming JKR had a reason for 
> it, is that only wizards who pass some OWLs get to have wands
> after Hogwarts? I was under the impression that Hagrid's wand
> had been mended, and didn't work properly. But, since Harry's
> wand wasn't working, I don't see how Hagrid's could have.
> 
> Again, it seems JKR forgot.
> 
> 

bboyminn:

First, let me ask what happens to the personal possessions
of muggles who are put in prison. If they are in for a short
time, say a few years of less, then they are kept and 
returned to them when they get out. Likely if they are in
for life, the personal artifacts are turned over to their
next of kin. 

Why would wands be any different? If you serve your time,
you get your wand back. If you are in for life, you personal
artifacts are turned over to your family, assuming those
artifacts are not dark or dangerous.

Consequently, their wands would not have been destroyed, and
would have been in the possession of their families. 


Broken Wands -

Hagrid -

We know his wand was snapped, but we also know the pieces
were in his umbrella. Now, when a wand is snapped, it is
difficult to hold the pieces together and use them. However,
if you put the pieces in a tube, that tube would hold them 
together in a more workable arrangement. Also, I concede that
Dumbledore may have helped things along on the sly. 

Ron -

Ron broke his wand, and did a poor basic repair of it. It
still work, just no very reliably or very well, but it worked.

Harry-

Harry's wand is broken, but he makes no effort to affect a 
mechanical repair. He did have Hermione try and magically 
repair it, but he didn't try to wrap a band around the break,
to tape or glue it together, etc..., and he accepts pretty 
quickly that the wand is broken beyond repair. 

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn