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Originally Posted by besson3c 
Yeah, but could you use one wand to control another wand? In other words, you wouldn't be using the wand yourself, you'd be having your single wand control this other wand, thus adding additional magic power.
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I want to know why Gandalf had a staff instead of a wand. What's the difference?
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Originally Posted by design219
I want to know why Gandalf had a staff instead of a wand. What's the difference?
Gandalf is a Maia, not a wizard. ‘Wizards’ as such don’t really exist in Tolkien’s universe (even if the Istari are usually called wizards in the books).
It is a bit paradoxic, though, that Gandalf (whose name means ‘Wand-elf’) didn’t have a wand.
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Originally Posted by Oisín
No.
Why not?
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Originally Posted by design219
I want to know why Gandalf had a staff instead of a wand. What's the difference?
They're both made of wood. A staff could simply just be a large wand. I don't see any reason why a character in the Harry Potter books couldn't have a staff.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Why not?
The wand can do nothing on its own. It needs the right witch or wizard to complete it, and to create magic. A wand will not work properly if used by the wrong witch or wizard; it would be even worse if the ‘user’ were another wand.
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It also wouldn't work if you tried to control another wand made from the same source because of Priori Incantatem.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
It also wouldn't work if you tried to control another wand made from the same source because of Priori Incantatem.
Wouldn’t that only apply if you’re using the wands against each other?
Besides, we don’t even know if it would be possible to control one wand with another to begin with. It could be it wouldn’t work at all.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
They're both made of wood. A staff could simply just be a large wand. I don't see any reason why a character in the Harry Potter books couldn't have a staff.
Doesn't Moody?
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Yes, but only as a walking aid due to his extensive injuries. He uses a wand just like everyone else.
Lucius Malfoy carries his wand inside a walking stick in the movies...
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Ahhh... first I'm scorned, now you are interested in this little sub-discussion I helped create huh shif? Woe is I, nobody appreciates me, least of all you! 
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Magic wands? Wood?
Fnarr! Fnarr!
Originally Posted by olePigeon
using other peoples' wands causes problems.
Warf! Warf!
Originally Posted by olePigeon
Magic just doesn't work correctly unless you're using your own wand.
K-Woo! K-Woo!
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No, I got it wrong : multi-tasking *VIBRATING* wands.
Yeah.
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I have some unicorn tail hair if you want it?
And I have some magical unicorn mayonnaise if you want any.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
No, I got it wrong : multi-tasking *VIBRATING* wands.
Yeah.
Multi-touch, baby.
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Originally Posted by design219
I want to know why Gandalf had a staff instead of a wand. What's the difference?
Puberty.
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I'd take Gandalf over Dumbledore... and not because of the wand/staff issue.
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Originally Posted by design219
I'd take Gandalf over Dumbledore... and not because of the wand/staff issue.
Because of the Michael Gambon/Ian McKellan issue?
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I rather like Dumbledore, although his death in the last movie was done really poorly. I hate what David Yates has done to this series.
I haven't seen any LotR movie enough to make a judgment call on Gandalf.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
Because of the Michael Gambon/Ian McKellan issue?
No, I think of them more from the literature than the movies. I think a wizard who can defeat a Balrock could easily take out a wizard who was...
killed by a second rate potions master.
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The difference is of course that …
Dumbledore asked (actually ordered) the second-rate potions master to kill him, knowing full well that keeping him as close to ol’ Voldie as possible is far more vital than the last few months he’d have left to live.
If you’d wanted a reason to pick Gandalf over Dumbledore, you could have just cited Dumbledore’s foolish underestimation of his opponent when dealing with Gaunt’s ring.
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One can usually spot telltale signs of mental retardation from facial structure and demeanour (you know, tongue lolling about and what not), but I'm having a hard time spotting the clues with this dude.
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Originally Posted by Oisín
The difference is of course that …
Dumbledore asked (actually ordered) the second-rate potions master to kill him, knowing full well that keeping him as close to ol’ Voldie as possible is far more vital than the last few months he’d have left to live.
If you’d wanted a reason to pick Gandalf over Dumbledore, you could have just cited Dumbledore’s foolish underestimation of his opponent when dealing with Gaunt’s ring.
Excellent point. I should have thought my statement through before posting.
God what a bunch of nerds we are.
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Also, I don't see how Snape is a second-rate potions master. The entire point of Half-Blood Prince appears to be that Snape is really good with potions.
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Yet it is curious that he didn't seem to teach his students the techniques and variations he developed in school... or at least he didn't update the books they used.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Hey, maybe you could learn a spell to teleport your cats to Virginia, if UPS won't take them?
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I read this as "you could use this to teleport cats to your vagina"
Just sayin. I'm in tears.
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Looks like it takes AAs, what settings does it have?
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Originally Posted by design219
Yet it is curious that he didn't seem to teach his students the techniques and variations he developed in school... or at least he didn't update the books they used.
That could very well be related to his bitterness at not being allowed to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for so long.
I definitely wouldn't classify him as second-rate in potions, though - it's obvious he knew what he was doing (and was god at it).
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Harry Potter FTW! Even though I havent even see the last one, damn I need to catch up.
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