Wandlore and more

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 185384

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zanooda2" <zanooda2 at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn@> wrote:
> 
> > Why not? You have to defeat you opponent. No one says *how* you are 
> > suppose to do it. Of course for Voldemort it means you have to kill 
> > the previous owner, but what did he know? Besides, Harry became the 
> > master of Draco's wand by wrestling it physically. So I am confused 
> > all over again.
> 
> 
> zanooda:
> 
> You have to defeat not just any opponent, but the master of the wand.
> Harry took Bella's wand from Draco, but Draco wasn't Bella's wand
> master, so it didn't matter if Harry defeated Draco - this victory
> couldn't make Harry the master of Bella's wand. That's what Pippin
> meant, I think. Hope it makes sense :-).
>

a_svirn:
Um, yes, but Draco acted as Bella's proxy, and Harry disarmed him. On 
the whole, it is not surprising that the wand felt unfriendly – it 
probably couldn't figure out who was supposed to be its master, after 
all. 
a_svirn.