How Voldemort Got His ORIGINAL Wand Back | Harry Potter Film Theory

How did Voldemort get his

wand

back

? Hey brother! I know I know. The

wand

chooses the wizard. But the wand maker selling this wand to an 11 year old must have known something was up. The thing is though, Harry always had this strange feeling about Olivander. He's not entirely sure how she feels about him. And I get it because I think he's so excited about seeing wands do what wands can do that he would literally send a budding megalomaniac out into the world just to see what happens next. After all, He Who Must Not Be Named did great things.

Terrible, yes. But great. Wand-ay el Diem. He grabs the wand. However, the point is that Voldemort's wand is of enormous importance to the story. I mean, it features a feather from Fawkes the Phoenix, making it one of two wands made from Fawkes. Of course, the other one is for Harry. Who, again, when Olivander realized what was going on with Holly's wand and Harry's choice, he had to know that it wasn't going to end without incident. And of course, by incident I mean the wizarding world war. But the connection between these two wands is vital to the overall story.

It is the critical thing that protects Harry against Voldemort during his return to the graveyard. And it's that particular duel that infuses some of Voldemort's own magic into Harry's wand, which comes in handy during the Battle of the Seven Potters, where on its own, Harry's wand comes to life and blasts Voldemort with golden flames of fire. Fire flames. Yeah, I heard that, okay? Can we just say... okay? However, all of that is only possible because Voldemort has somehow recovered the

original

wand from him when he is resurrected in the graveyard. And it's kind of shocking when you consider the last moment he actually had it.

For it was the night at the Potter house when his spell exploded

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with such force that his body was destroyed, the power of his horcruxes took effect, and Voldemort was reduced to, in his own words, an existence less than that of the most ghostly. weak. Which means his wand is most likely lost in the rubble of Potter's destroyed house. But who picked it up and when? Today we found out. Hey brother! So, there's actually an out-of-universe explanation from an interview that goes into this detail, but the timing of it is still tantalizingly complicated and the rationale pretty ridiculous.

So, mainly Wormtail acquired it from The Potters and quickly presented it to Voldemort. However, this answer does not take into account the precise acquisition period. It looks like Wormtail puts it together perfectly in one motion, suggesting that after getting away from Harry, Sirius, and Lupin, he quickly rushes to snatch the wand from Potter's place and then runs through the forest to hand it to Voldemort. Which is fair enough, but I have a lot of doubts about this explanation. I mean, does that mean Voldemort's wand was left languishing in the ruins of the Potter house for 13 years?

That might be believable if it weren't also the setting for the disappearance of the most notorious Dark Wizard and the sight of a sinister double murder. I mean, within a few hours of this happening, we know that both Sirius and Hagrid arrive at the house to check on James and Lily, or to pick up Harry. But other than that, I think we can safely assume that at some point James and Lily's bodies will be respectfully removed from the residence, right? They bury them in the cemetery and don't leave their rotting corpses in the house, right? And you surely want to confirm that it was Voldemort who did it to prove that he had fallen, right?

And a great way to do that would be to recover the murder weapon if you could, right? Furthermore, affirming Voldemort's villainy and verifying his defeat would be paramount. Therefore, obtaining the murder weapon presents a powerful path to definitively immobilize the perpetrator, thus strengthening the case for his death. And we know about Priori Incantatem, so no doubt the Ministry, or any investigative entity, would eagerly jump at the opportunity to obtain Voldemort's wand, which was presumably placed to the left of Lily's lifeless form, given her death in the same space where Voldemort's vile spell found its match. Even if the Ministry missed the mark, Dumbledore obviously deduced the fate of the fallen wand and is interested in it.

Undoubtedly! He certainly knows that Voldemort has the first phoenix wand due to Olivander's timely telegraph about Harry's profound acquisition of his brother. Yes, I know they don't use telegraphs, but I think you see what I mean. However, if Wormtail is the one who gets it, then the only logical leap is that he did it before any of those other potential parties could because of course they would have gotten it back if they could. But if that's the case, then it implies that Peter prevails before Sirus arrives on the scene, he quickly grabs the wand and sneaks away before being quickly chased down by Sirius and made the possum of the wizarding world for thirteen years.

This is Scabbers, by the way. Pathetic, right? Of course, that would also mean that during this debacle, he abandons his beloved wand but deftly holds on to Voldemort's wand for a disheartening period of 13 years? Sorry Sorry. Thirteen years. You have to be consistent. Wow, how do you think the Weasleys would feel to find out they were keeping Voldemort's wand the whole time? But Peter possessing the wand all that time doesn't make sense, because if he had had it with him all the time, he would have it after he transformed back into a man in the Screaming Shack, right?

I mean, I guess when you transform, your wand goes with you. Which seems to be the case. I suppose it's not an ironclad imperative to wield your wand to transform, as Sirus's Azkabanian slip demonstrates. But even so, Peter seems to rely on a wand for his transformation, and he quickly grabs Lupin's wand to return to his rodent form after Lupin's liropantic change. The bottom line is that if Peter still possessed Voldemort's wand all the time, he wouldn't have needed to search for Lupin's wand, because he would only have Voldemort's wand. But he doesn't, which means he didn't steal the wand from the Potter house the night of his plight.

Actually, on that note, how did Sirius finally get his own wand back from him? Or, how did all the escaped Death Eaters in the Order of the Phoenix get their wands back from him? Were they all allowed to leave them at home before sentencing, because that seems ridiculous? I mean, lest we remember, Hagrid had his wand snapped in half because another student, Tom Riddle, accused him of harboring a monster that killed a girl. Hagrid lost his wand due to a murder unrelated to the wand. Oh no! But Death Eaters don't break those wands. I mean, why would you?

Oh, did they leave them at home? It is not a big thing. They'll be in Azkaban for life anyway. Let's not go to the effort of breaking a pencil to be super safe, or anything like that. Heh heh heh heh heh. However, regardless of those distracting details, the continuing crux holds that if Peter didn't get the wand after the attack, and he couldn't have found it at Potter's stall escaping from Harry, Sirius and Lupin, then when did he get it? found? And he did it? Well, wonder of wonders, I think all the information easily resides in the reading material.

In fact, we have already given you most of the pieces. Have you solved it? If not, don't worry. There is still a solitary fragment of omitted evidence, which is revealed on the day of Buckbeak's indictment. At that point in the story, Peter parted ways with poor Ron, perpetrating another fake death, leading Ron to assume that Crookshanks devoured Scabbers. If only, am I right? Full video by clicking on the card. But lo and behold, Scabbers survives, seeking refuge within the hallowed halls of Hogwart, taking refuge in Hagrid's humble hut, only to be rediscovered by Ron. Oh, and now we have all the pieces of the puzzle.

So, pause to resolve, if you want to reflect. Here's my

theory

: If you go back with me to the night of Potter's dangerous situation. James and Lily lie lifeless, their house in ruins. Voldemort, a mere whisper of his former self, flees in fear. Harry, miraculously unharmed save for the iconic lightning bolt-shaped scar, survives. Then back to the house, the humble Hagrid arrives on the scene to pick up baby Harry on Dumbledore's orders. And as he wandered through the maelstrom, he acquired Harry and, by chance, stumbled upon Voldemort's wand and pocketed it. It's actually a different joke in Harry Potter language.

If you know it, you know it. I put it in my pocket. I put it in my pocket. I put it in my pocket. I put it in my pocket. And in true Hagrid fashion, I perceived this as a prudent precaution solely to protect myself. He is not acquiring the wand for profit or to preserve it for posterity, nor even with the perspective of personally practicing its powers. He just thought he shouldn't leave it lying there. Alright, now we have to take a quick (ah!) pause to say a big thank you to today's sponsor, Meundies. We all know that what matters is not what is outside, but what is inside.

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The link is in the description below. She then hands Harry over to Dumbledore at the Dursleys before returning to his cottage at Hogwarts and simply sets the wand aside. I shouldn't have told you that. I shouldn't have told you that. In my opinion, it's like the unicorn hair he just had lying around his house. You have these treasures of immense value, but you do not perceive their potential benefits. But it actually proves problematic because, fast forward to the Prisoner, Peter Pettigrew has surreptitiously taken up residence in Hagrid's hut and inexplicably discovers Voldemort's wand. And naturally, it's remarkable knowledge, but Peter wouldn't act immediately.

I mean, his whole modus operandi. it is simply maneuvering towards the most powerful master on the metaphorical merry-go-round and having him provide you with protection. And unearthing the wand, not much would have changed for him over the past thirteen years. He has been content to simply coexist with the Weasleys. I mean, if Voldemort isn't in power, he has no reason to go after him. This is Scabbers, by the way. Pathetic, right? But lo and behold, Wormtail's true identity is revealed by Lupine and Sirius, who are determined to kill him until Harry does what he had chosen before and begs for mercy.

What a wizard. I'm the chosen one. In any case, it means that now Peter is the one about to confront the Dementors, giving him the proper motivation to go after Voldemort. And even he knows what the perfect bargaining chip is. Because presumably Voldemort would be quite angry with Peter, since his revelation led directly to his downfall. But if Peter can offer him his old wand... Then, the group leaves the Womping Willow, Lupine transforms into the werewolf and Peter, taking advantage of the scene, turns back into a rat, runs to Hagrid's cabin, steals the wand and stealthily runs towards the shattered Albanian forests where whispers abound about Oldemort's whereabouts.

Also, I know there's actually no proof of this, but I like the idea that because he has the wand, it helps him find Voldemort. Kind of like a wand finds the magician's type of situation. Now, the notable point you can raise is: why wouldn't Hagrid divulge this information to Dumbledore? I mean, that feels fundamentally like what Hagrid should do. And I agree. In fact, I think Hagrid would tell Dumbledore, but I don't think it's out of the question that Dumbledore would consider Hagrid reliable to defend this particular possession. On the one hand, Dumbledore simply trusts Hagrid.

Trust him to collect and protect the Philosopher's Stone. Who told you about Fluffy? And get Harry out of the Potter house and the Dursley home. I'm sorry. Furthermore, it is surprising the simplicity of thetime to secure such a device in plain sight. I mean, who would ever imagine investigating Hagrid's hut for Voldemort's wand? And Dumbledore has always known the truth about the entire Chamber of Secrets saga. That it really was Tom Riddle and not Hagrid. How truly poetically moving it is, then, that Hagrid ends up owning the wand wielded by the evildoer who was beaten. But there you have it.

That was how Voldemort got the

original

wand back from him. What do you all think? Let me know all your thoughts in the towel section below. Hey brother! Guys, I hope you enjoyed today's video. Don't forget to subscribe and ring the bell so you don't miss any future Harry Potter action from us. If you want to see how Peter Pettigrew put a permanent pause on his fatherhood, I also recommend checking out this video. It's like a great rap and it was one of the funniest videos I made that year during Covid. So please go see it.

But otherwise, Ben, until next time, I'll see you in another life, brother.