Wandlore and more

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 185395

a_svirn:
> Concerning this thorny question of the wand-lore, there is another 
> thing I don't understand – the universal disdain for the 
> Expeliarmus. So much so, that it became Harry's "signature move" as 
> Lupin put it. At least stun if you are too soft to kill, don't do
> such over-polite stuff like disarming people, he admonished. All 
> serious people in the books don't bother with disarming; the only
> ones who ever did so were Snape, the Trio and Draco. 

Jen: That moment struck me as more about Harry than magical skill, 
highlighting why he's different, that he's not a warrior by nature or 
instinct and won't depend on magical power in the clutch like others 
have to do.  Also, Lupin is JKR's warrior guy starting in OOTP so 
he's carrying out his jaded role as the one who must inform the Trio 
about things They Don't Understand.  Harry's beyond Lupin's teaching 
by DH though. 

a_svirn:
> Yet, by disarming you supposedly break the wand's allegiance to its
> master (and how did Snape get round that one, by the way?), surely 
> not something to be held in contempt. Haven't Lupin done his 
> homework as DADA teacher? I'd say it is certainly a better option
> than Stunning – this way you not only gain a short-term advantage, 
> but impair your adversary in a long term – until they get another 
> wand, that is.

Jen: So true.  Hermione was right: most wizards aren't logical.