Explains why it was so good, I suppose. If there's anything that staves in fanfiction has taught me, it's that bigger is better when it comes to magic.

Although, in all seriousness, I don't see a problem with Harry possessing two wands. Whilst I do dislike the idea of a super-powered wand made with rare components, I've occasionally seen fics where professional duellists, Aurors or other careers which are combat heavy have had specific 'combat wands', which were specifically tailored to the individual. Provided the new wand doesn't eclipse the old one, then I fail to really see what the problem is.

 

Harry having a different wand doesn't necessarily both me as long as isn't some wand made of two woods fused together and containing three different weird cores, like Dementor's blood (do dementor's have blood?), nundu breath, and some made up creature's hair.

 

It is not provided that is the problem.

 

If the new wand doesn't eclipse harry's old one, then there is no reason for him to have a new one. If it does, then there is no reason for him to have/use his old one. Which is why new wands are a crap idea.

Additionally, the whole "combat" wand idea or whatever takes something away from the very mistique of wands. Beyond being a tool, they are symbols, both of a wizards power and his magic, and are intimately tied to their master. Giving a wizard a second wand inherently takes away from this personalness of the wand.

The Elder wand is obviously the exception to the rule, and even then might be a less than ideal choice.

So you could say that new wands piss me off, period.

 

I agree that a wand is a wand, and getting a "better" wand takes the magic out of magic and turns it into an arms race.

That said, it is canon that certain wands work better in certain situations ("Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work"), so getting an extra wand to deal with things your "main" wand isn't as well suited for would make sense.

 

No no. What I meant was Ollivander selling wands made of Nundu heartstrings and Basilisk fangs when he himself admitted that wands with him are made of Unicorn hairs, Dragon Heartstrings and Phoenix feathers.

Good one @Heather. Poor Ginny indeed .

Except for the Elder Wand, there is no canonical proof that wands themselves are superior to each other. Lucius's wand exploded because Harry's took in the potent skill of Voldemort's one in the graveyard.

 

Iirc Olivander said something about Lily's wand being good for Charm Work, which implies that some wands respond better in different situations.

But other than those little nuances, yeah there is probably no significant difference between wands (disregarding the Elder Wand).

 

While I agree with this, there is a difference between wands for a witch or wizard, as some wands are not suitable for one person, yet a powerful match for another.

Like I said before, I don't mind Harry having a different wand, if it isn't some off the wall thing, especially if Harry is no longer a horcrux or was raised differently to canon. A person's make up and changes to their make up will change what wand will be a perfect match for them. In some stories, the story almost calls for Harry to be matched with a different wand due to how different he is to canon!Harry.

 

Foreign characters in a story seem to only switch back to their own language for the easy words like yes/no/hello.
Those also happen to be the words that most readers will recognize.

Realistically, people speaking English as a foreign language would be least likely to switch back to their own language for the easy words. (Unless they wanted to play up a stereotype.)

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Which makes you wonder. Is the charms wand well matched, because you have (or will have) a talent for charms? Or is it independent of that?

 

It swelled up due to a 'staff' infection.

 

Sup guys and gals.

Rose Potter, Lily Potter and whatever OC authors come up with who acts as Harry's sister in a canon story line. Yet to read a story where she isn't a Mary sue and not in love with Ron Weasley or Draco Malfoy.

Hardly. Everyone knows that powerful wizards need a staff for their wands cannot channel their magical 'power' through them after a while without catching fire or exploding. And Harry's 'magical power' is equal to Voldemort's.

 

I think you mean Merlin.

 

No. Equal to Voldemort at teen years and Merlin after his magical maturity when the clock strikes for his 16th birthday. Everyone knows that @Thyestean.

 

Oh, so you haven't seen the ones where she's in love with Harry?

 

Badly written prophecies. Good Lord they are awfull.

 

This one really gets to me as well. The prophecy is the prophecy. I dislike people changing it. Not only are they terrible at it, but the prophecy is the beginning, middle, and end of Harry's struggle against Voldemort. I won't even read 'Girl-Who-Lived' fics do to the fact that the prophecy specifically mentions 'he' not 'she'.

 

Wow, that's... technical. You're really limiting yourself there; what's the point of reading fanfiction if you aren't open to branching off from canon.

 

I read plenty of AUs, but the prophecy, just like magic, is part of the essence that is Harry Potter, IMO. Not to mention, nearly all Girl-Who-Lived fics are terrible. Though, Taure's is the exception, it seems.

The only acceptable child of the prophecy is a baby boy born at the end of July of 1980 to parents who have thrice defied Voldemort.

 

I see your point. It just seems limiting (at least to me), to not consider reading fics with Harry having a different parentage, gender or even birthday. Quite a few stories end up doing away with the prophecy entirely.

Maybe my viewpoint stems from the fact that I never liked the idea of a prophecy in the first place.

 

Prophecies suck XD. People shouldn't be put in situations the have no interest in being in just because seers got nothing better to do.