tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post5432857812810947968..comments2024-01-23T12:58:44.852-06:00Comments on In Medias Res: O is for OllivandersMichelle Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776446691671444755noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-55041636782688457452014-04-18T12:58:06.698-05:002014-04-18T12:58:06.698-05:00It would be very nice indeed! Fun, too, I would t...It would be very nice indeed! Fun, too, I would think :)Michelle Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776446691671444755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-34191774777303342922014-04-18T12:57:38.200-05:002014-04-18T12:57:38.200-05:00Yeah it doesn't seem like much considering man...Yeah it doesn't seem like much considering many people pay more than that every few years for a cell phone, when a wand is supposed to last a lifetime.Michelle Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776446691671444755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-71578421510630528752014-04-18T12:56:53.431-05:002014-04-18T12:56:53.431-05:00Nah, that counts! :) I wan to go so bad!Nah, that counts! :) I wan to go so bad!Michelle Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776446691671444755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-76666153715843474332014-04-18T06:02:21.491-05:002014-04-18T06:02:21.491-05:00I would love to have been in the situation of buyi...I would love to have been in the situation of buying a wand for school instead of a calculator.<br />Nice to meet and connect through the atozchallenge. http://aimingforapublishingdeal.blogspot.co.ukAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398872718646932305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-15611283519387706212014-04-17T16:28:18.708-05:002014-04-17T16:28:18.708-05:00Very cool! I'm a big HP fan, and I LOVE that y...Very cool! I'm a big HP fan, and I LOVE that you included a conversion rate - $70!? New follower here. I'm stopping by from the "A to Z" challenge, and I look forward to visiting again.<br /><br />Sylvia<br />http://www.writinginwonderland.blogspot.com/Sylvia Neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-56771242420709298942014-04-17T15:54:01.879-05:002014-04-17T15:54:01.879-05:00I got a wand from Ollivanders!!! Ok, so it was *te...I got a wand from Ollivanders!!! Ok, so it was *technically* at Universal Studios, but they made a pretty huge deal about it, and it felt like the real thing!randi leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207001299508931034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-17133398135259978992014-04-17T11:33:33.297-05:002014-04-17T11:33:33.297-05:00Hi Mary! Let me attempt to unofficially answer you...Hi Mary! Let me attempt to unofficially answer your questions. <br /><br />A wand is magical because it has a core from magical being - a phoenix feather, dragon heart string, unicorn tail, veela hair, etc.<br /><br />I agree it would be a difficult (and not very lucrative) process to build a wand, which could account for why there are so few wand makers. Not to mention the amount of skill it would take!<br /><br />A wand is devoted to it's owner, but as we see repeatedly in The Deathly Hallows, all it takes is a simple disarming spell for the wand to change loyalties. When Harry disarms Malfoy and takes his wand, he later asks Ollivander who's wand it is and Ollivander tells him it's loyalties have changed and it is now Harry's. The same thing happens with the Elder wand: Dumbledore owns the wand, Malfory disarms him (thus taking ownership), and when Harry disarms Malfoy, he becomes the true owner.<br /><br />If the owner dies before being disarmed, I would assume the wand would work for anyone, but not have any true loyalty, unless it found the right witch or wizard, in which case I would think it could choose again. "The wand chooses the wizard" ... <br /><br />Mostly speculation, but hope that helps :)Michelle Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776446691671444755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-88616322584277829102014-04-17T11:26:54.451-05:002014-04-17T11:26:54.451-05:00Very true, life gets rough for Ollivander, though ...Very true, life gets rough for Ollivander, though I found suggestions online pointing to the assumption he re-opens shop after The Deathly Hallows. Michelle Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776446691671444755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-2702391353636061172014-04-17T11:00:39.427-05:002014-04-17T11:00:39.427-05:00Nice trip to HP land! I always wondered how a wand...Nice trip to HP land! I always wondered how a wand got to be magical in the first place. I don't wonder there are so few wand makers! Does a wand become devoted to its owner? What happens when owner dies? so many questions, so little time. Nice meeting you! Mary at <a href="http://avariouslife.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Variety, the Spice of Life</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647786143531492290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872943129821842308.post-6791368754758896562014-04-17T07:58:14.327-05:002014-04-17T07:58:14.327-05:00Things don't go TOO great for Ollivander later...Things don't go TOO great for Ollivander later on, of course - but you're right, he does have a pretty good monopoly and a good time of it while in business. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.com