The Ravenclaw Hx identified?

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Thanks to Kneasy for making that observation about the four tarot
symbols: the Jewel, the Cup, the Sword and the Wand. Both Slytherin
Hxs, the ring and the locket, are jewels, Dumbledore believes that the
Hufflepuff Hx is Helga's cup, and he says the last relic of Gryffindor
is his sword. So as Kneasy mentioned, this leaves us with Rowena
Ravenclaw's wand.

And where can Rowena Ravenclaw's wand be found? Obviously, in the
possession of the best wandmaker in the British Isles: 

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SS/PS, Ch. 5, p. 82 US ed :
 
"The last shop was narrow and shabby. Peeling gold letters over the
door read Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC. A single
wand lay on a faded purple cushion in the dusty window"  
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A *single* wand in the shop's window. Naturally, it will be the
greatest wand the Ollivanders have ever made. And if the Ollivanders
have been in business since 382 BC, they could have easily
manufactured the wand of Rowena Ravenclaw, who lived a mere one
thousand years ago. And after her demise her wand wouldn't fit any
other wizard, so why not return it to the makers, who would of course
treasure it and pass it from generation to generation. 

And remember, little Tom refused Dumbledore's offer of assistance and
went to Diagon Ally alone to buy his school things. Here he is, going
to Ollivander to buy his wand, and he sees a single wand on a cushion
in the window. What's the bet he'd want *that* one?

"Shut up, lad. I've just told you, it's the wand that chooses the wizard".

"So how do you know that wand in the window won't choose me?"

"What?! You've got some nerve, lad! You think the wand of the great
Rowena Ravenclaw... Oops, shouldn't have said that. Would you mind
keep your mouth shut about that, lad? The heritage of that wand is
known to very few. Now, why don't you be a nice little lad and try
*this* one. Thirteen-and-a-half inches. Yew and phoenix feather."


Of course, Tom Riddle aka Lord Voldemort would never be completely
satisfied with a wand out of the same pile with everybody's else
wands. He'd want the best wand in the world. He'd realize that he
would never get good results with the RR wand that doesn't fit him,
but why not make it his Hx? Old Ollivander doesn't have to be the
wiser. He'd guard that wand as a most sacred heirloom, so the security
of the Hx is already guaranteed.

But in the beginning of HBP, Ollivander mysteriously disappears: 

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HBP, Ch.6, p. 106 US ed:

"Did you hear about Florean Fortescue, Remus?" asked Bill, who was
being plied with wine by Fleur. "The man who ran —" 
"— the ice-cream place in Diagon Alley?" Harry interrupted, with an
unpleasant, hollow sensation in the pit of his stomach. "He used to
give me free ice creams. What's happened to him?" 
"Dragged off, by the look of his place." 
"Why?" asked Ron, while Mrs. Weasley pointedly glared at Bill. 
"Who knows? He must've upset them somehow. He was a good man, Florean." 
"Talking of Diagon Alley," said Mr. Weasley, "looks like Ollivander's
gone too." 
"The wandmaker?" said Ginny, looking startled. 
"That's the one. Shop's empty. No sign of a struggle. No one knows
whether he left voluntarily or was kidnapped." 
"But wands — what'll people do for wands?" 
"They'll make do with other makers," said Lupin. "But Ollivander was
the best, and if the other side have got him it's not so good for us."  
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Hmm. Did Voldy decide that it would now be safer to have his Hx in his
possession? Did he kidnap old Ollie together with the wand, so he
won't be able to tell anything to anybody, and kidnapped Fortescue too
so it won't look as if he was interested in Ollivander specifically?
However, there were signs of struggle in Fortescue's shop, but not in
Ollivander's. So did old Ollie get a whiff that Voldy is after him and
went underground with the precious wand? 

More clues needed.


Neri