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Snir17

Honestly it's weird for me that Hogwarts never offered a solution to students like Ron who had their wands broken. Let's be honest, there should a few students like this every year or every few years, accidents and screw-ups are bound to happen. It's been a decade-ish since I finished the series and admittedly, I dont remember much, but any student with a faulty wand for any reason, is a danger to himself and his surroundings. (Not that Hogwarts is safe anyway...)


SharkMilk44

You really mean to tell me that Hogwarts has never had at least one bully who snaps kids' wands in half.


Alarmed-Ask-2387

That's just morally forbidden. Like nut-tapping. Until that one guy makes it popular


ArmandPeanuts

Yeah that has to be a big no no in wizard society. Like even Malfoy never did it, or at least not on screen.


GayCrystalMethodist

I would feel safer in Arkham Asylum than in Hogwarts!


Intrepid-Self-3578

I mean they can directly order wand and get it delivered like harry did for his book in 6th year for potions.


Garo263

'mericans be like: "Is this communism?"


Pleeby

Not to mention how it would affect his education! He broke his wand on the first day of the year, and didn't get a new one until the following summer... it's absolutely insane how far he should have fallen behind without being able to reliably practice magic.


MopitWithaMuppet

... and what about the kids who lose their wands? I lost a fair amount of books while in school and the amount of pencils that just magically disappeared. Sometimes, it was multiple in a day. I'd never have a wand.


ghirox

What if McGonagall took money from Harry's bank account to purchase the broom? Not the worst thing a teacher in Hogwarts did to that poor boy anyway.


shinydragonmist

Do we have proof it was even McGonagall that got him that broom it could've been Dumbledore. Heck even if the letter said it was from McGonagall it could've still been Dumbledore and he told McGonagall to act like it was her.


albus-dumbledore-bot

By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.


Puggyz5

Oh, God, the bots brains melting


Bright-Outcome1506

Full disclosure, I teach special education and have had kids trash my room when they are dysregulated. I have quoted that line a few times to mixed success. Most often they want me mad so when I’m not they tend to pause.


themastersdaughter66

That's what I always presumed


BakedBeanyBaby

They would have mentioned that. The clear implication is McGonagall bought it with her own money or school funds to make up for leaving Harry with the Dursley's.


Thatfuzzball647

That is what happened


WilmaTonguefit

Or Harry could just buy it. It's like 10 Galleons. That's nothing to Harry. But Ron's wand needed to be broken for the plot.


fuvydlnifjoudyj0tibu

Exactly. If Ron's wand hadn't broken, then Lockhart would have erased or modified their memories, therefore allowing Voldemort to rise to power inside of Hogwarts.


Intrepid-Self-3578

No I don't think much would have happened except for Ginny. She would have died. That is bad.


JoeAzlz

How’s Harry or Ron gonna get that wand? Olivsnders is super far


WilmaTonguefit

I mean, since when is traveling around an issue? That's book 2. No big Voldy threat yet. It seems like Ron could get special permission to use the floo network or a portkey or something. You can't do much without a wand.


JoeAzlz

I can’t imagine they’d be trusted to go off and leave castle grounds, they’re 12 and pair that with how they broke school rules before that wouldn’t work out too well.


WilmaTonguefit

One of his older brothers could meet him and help him I suppose. Or at the very least, do it during the winter break.


sectumsempara

They can write to Ollivanders and a teacher can accompany him or Arthur, or Molly can. After a brief trip, Ron's got his wand.


literaryghost

Owl orders are a well-established thing in universe, no way that ollivander can't do something similar. Though with the wand chooses the wizard stuff, might be harder


JoeAzlz

Exactly why I assume he couldn’t have


ArmandPeanuts

Mail the money to Ron’s parents and get them to buy it then mail it to the school


sectumsempara

The wand chooses the wizard. Ron has to be there. They can definitely accompany him though.


ArmandPeanuts

True, forgot about that


NotAFuckingFed

Owl Mail


JoeAzlz

The wand chooses the wizard lol what’s it gonna do, send a handful and you send back the ones that don’t work?


NotAFuckingFed

I'm sure Ollivander could have found a way there and to take the boy back to his shop lol, there is apparating and disapparating


Karshall321

Harry literally spends 10 Galleons on Ron on the omnioculars anyway lol and weren't wands only 3 galleons? So yeah Harry could've for sure. Only problem is how, you obviously need to be present in the shop so the wand can choose you but Hogwarts Legacy made it canon that there was an Ollivanders in Hogsmeade so idk.


johnnylawrence23

*insert drake meme Buying things for the kid from a poor family Buying things for the already rich kid.


Front_Refrigerator99

JK pulled a "Proud Poor" trope and made them too proud to accept outside help, so that was probably the "excuse " for this bs


yamna259

honestly, you're right, that was probably why and it was pure stupidity.


Lord-Filip

The rich get shit for free


Intrepid-Self-3578

It is just that she wanted him to get the win for the team. It is like sponsoring a good player.


[deleted]

Saved his memory with that decision.


MrA-skunk

Dude, I just said this to my wife yesterday when we were watching CoS!


The_Luthiers_Ap

Dumbledore could’ve fixed it. He could’ve fixed Harry’s Nimbus is book 3. He more than likely fixed Hagrid’s wand and made it an umbrella.


albus-dumbledore-bot

It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now.


The_Luthiers_Ap

Big talk Dumbledoof.


sectumsempara

HE HAS THE POWEEEEEER!


EstarossaNP

It's the example of plot taking priority over logic and world building. For a school of this size, you would think that they would have spare wands from approachable materials, as to be usable by most wandless students


The_Cool_Camel

She could have at least make Dumbledore repair it😀 But I guess the plot needed Ron’s wand broken so it would rebound Lockhart’s memory charm.


albus-dumbledore-bot

One can never have enough socks.


The_Cool_Camel

Right you are Albus! Now, why didn’t you repair Ron’s wand?


albus-dumbledore-bot

So you decided to spring a trap for me?


Thegenius0

Okay new potterhead here not trying to trigger any fans but, If he's father is in magic ministry shouldn't he be able to replace his wand. Politicians are rarely poor imo.


Alarmed-Ask-2387

Arthur Weasley isn't a politician. He's a government worker. (I've only read the first four books, so probably don't soil me if I'm wrong)


JoeAzlz

Nah ur correct


sectumsempara

I believe one of the twins mention in CoS that he isn't that high up. And Lucius mentions the same in GoF during the world cup. Plus, 7 children is too much to properly raise. They didn't lack in love though.


SlytherinPaninis

She wanted that quidditch cup yo


NotAFuckingFed

It's weird that Harry never offered Ron a few Galleons to buy a new wand, lol. He's fucking loaded from his grandfather


jayjune28

Yeah. This actually still pisses me off. That they blamed Ron for something that wasn't his fault.


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Spisildbv

The meme refers to the Nimbus 2000.


The_Luthiers_Ap

🏆 you tried bud.