Hermione looks thoughtful. The idea of someone snapping her wand makes her feel a little ill, honestly.
The idea of Bellatrix Lestrange's wand getting snapped makes her want to positively cackle with glee.
Well.
"It depends," she says. "Wands are a limited resource here- we don't have a wandmaker- so you could pass it on to another witch or wizard who isn't likely to try and hurt you with it, just so that there's a spare should anybody's break, even if using someone else's wand tends to be difficult and unpredictable. On the other hand, of course, stealing someone's wand essentially guarantees that they'll come after you to recover it. It's not just a possession- more like a limb, really. There's nothing dangerous, per se, about snapping a wand- it'll just make you an enemy for life."
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The idea of Bellatrix Lestrange's wand getting snapped makes her want to positively cackle with glee.
Well.
"It depends," she says. "Wands are a limited resource here- we don't have a wandmaker- so you could pass it on to another witch or wizard who isn't likely to try and hurt you with it, just so that there's a spare should anybody's break, even if using someone else's wand tends to be difficult and unpredictable. On the other hand, of course, stealing someone's wand essentially guarantees that they'll come after you to recover it. It's not just a possession- more like a limb, really. There's nothing dangerous, per se, about snapping a wand- it'll just make you an enemy for life."