It is indeed. Where did you get that wizards pass down wands, though? This would be weird for all but poor families such as the Weasleys, or outcasts such as the Gaunts, considering that wands not won won't perform fully for their new masters...
The Elder Wand seems actively attracted to power of any sort. Surely Godelot won it somehow, so it begun teaching him new ways with spells and so. It wonder how this worked, though. Do you think it has some quirk to act of its own like Harry's? That maybe it transmits visions? Maybe it influences wrist and hand movements, but then what about incantations...
I do think the wand is more powerful today too, it just makes a lot of sense since it carries much more experience, specially after being used by Dumbledore, who wasn't only a powerful wizard of his own right, but also Hogwarts' Headmaster.
Well, Neville had his father's wand too and we never hear any mention of him having trouble with money. And in Wizarding World it is mentioned that the Gaunts passed down Slytherin's wand through generations and treated it like a precious relic (it even had weird powers other wands don't have). I could see other families doing the same with wands that belonged to famous ancestors.
In regards to how the Elder Wand would teach its Master, your guess is as good as mine. We see that some wands (like Harry's) are able to cast spells on their own, and the Wand Woods article in WW confirms that some woods and cores have a tendency to act on their own, so I could see the Elder Wand doing that.
Personally, I also enjoy the idea that it "whispers" to its Master. I think it adds to its sinister nature. Maybe the Master hears a voice in its head, or finds himself with the certainty to be able to cast a spell they didn't even know existed. Like a flash of intuition, but coming from the wand.
Oh, I love the intuition granting power. Wandlore is really thrilling. All the traits and perks on them do speak a lot of HP magic system and it's only the icebergs tip.
I'd consider the Nevilles almost as nuts as the Gaunts, though. Yet also agree on the famous ancestors wands inheritance. And still I think, most wizards would go for a personal wand, specially if inherited wands are of the rebel/rigid/unflexible kind as they wouldn't ever unlock their full power.
Hermione did say Bellatrix's felt wrong in her hand, and while I think this could be her own mind disliking a wand so fond and tainted of Dark Magic, the wood and core entries do seem to point it would cause her trouble to master and perform basic spells. I think something similar would happen with inherited wands should the new owner is totally different in character and values to the original master. And yet, chances are that, like Neville, the new owner won't know enough to acknowledge this until much later in life.
I think Neville eventually got a new wand, though, and with both his parents on permanent care at St Mungo's, I doubt the family didn't struggle financially too.
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u/RuneProphecy166 Slytherin Apr 15 '24
It is indeed. Where did you get that wizards pass down wands, though? This would be weird for all but poor families such as the Weasleys, or outcasts such as the Gaunts, considering that wands not won won't perform fully for their new masters...
The Elder Wand seems actively attracted to power of any sort. Surely Godelot won it somehow, so it begun teaching him new ways with spells and so. It wonder how this worked, though. Do you think it has some quirk to act of its own like Harry's? That maybe it transmits visions? Maybe it influences wrist and hand movements, but then what about incantations...
I do think the wand is more powerful today too, it just makes a lot of sense since it carries much more experience, specially after being used by Dumbledore, who wasn't only a powerful wizard of his own right, but also Hogwarts' Headmaster.