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Rolling it between his knobble-knuckled fingers, flexing it slightly.

“Walnut and dragon heartstring,” he said. “Twelve-and-three-quarter inches.

Unyielding. This wand belonged to Bellatrix Lestrange.”

“And this one?”

Ollivander performed the same examination.

“Hawthorn and unicorn hair. Ten inches precisely. Reasonably springy. This was

the wand of Draco Malfoy.”

“Was?” repeated Harry. “Isn’t it still his?”

“Perhaps not. If you took it –”

“—I did – ”

“—then it may be yours. Of course, the manner of taking matters. Much also

Depends upon the wand itself. In general, however, where a wand has been won, its

allegiance will change.”

There was a silence in the room, except for the distant rushing of the sea.

“You talk about wands like they’ve got feelings,” said Harry, “like they can think

for themselves.”

“The wand chooses the wizard,” said Ollivander. “That much has always been

clear to those of us who have studied wandlore.”

“A person can still use a wand that hasn’t chosen them, though?” asked Harry.

“Oh yes, if you are any wizard at all you will be able to channel your magic

Through almost any instrument. The best results, however, must always come where there

Is the strongest affinity between wizard and wand. These connections are complex. An

Initial attraction, and then a mutual quest for experience, the wand learning from the

wizard, the wizard from the wand.”

The sea gushed forward and backward; it was a mournful sound.

“I took this wand from Draco Malfoy by force,” said Harry. “Can I use it safely?”

“I think so. Subtle laws govern wand ownership, but the conquered wand will

usually bend its will to its new master.”

“So I should use this one?” said Ron, pulling Wormtail’s wand out of his pocket

And handing it to Ollivander.

“Chestnut and dragon heartstring. Nine-and-a-quarter inches. Brittle. I was forced

To make this shortly after my kidnapping, for Peter Pettigrew. Yes, if you won it, it is

more likely to do your bidding, and do it well, than another wand.”

“And this holds true for all wands, does it?” asked Harry.

“I think so,” replied Ollivander, his protuberant eyes upon Harry’s face. “You ask

deep questions, Mr. Potter. Wandlore is a complex and mysterious branch of magic.”

“So, it isn’t necessary to kill the previous owner to take the possession of a

wand?” asked Harry.

Ollivander swallowed.

“Necessary? No, I should not say that it is necessary to kill.”

“There are legends, though,” said Harry, and as his heart rate quickened, the pain

In his scar became more intense; he was sure that Voldemort has decided to put his idea

into action. “Legends about a wand – or wands – that have been passed from hand to

hand by murder.”

Ollivander turned pale. Against the snowy pillow he was light gray, and his eyes

Were enormous, bloodshot, and bulging with what looked like fear.

“Only one wand, I think,” he whispered.



“And You-Know-Who is interested in it, isn’t he?” asked Harry.

“I – how?” croaked Ollivander, and he looked appealingly at Ron and Hermione

for help. “How do you know this?”

“He wanted you to tell him how to overcome the connection between our wands,”

Said Harry.


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