Why Ron’s Wand NEVER Worked (+Why He Got Charlie’s Wand) - Harry Potter Theory

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🗓️ 23 October 2022

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Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Ron Weasley and all of the problems associated with his wand. A wizard’s wand is his most important tool. It’s the conduit of his power, and for most, the only way they'll ever be able to conjure spells.

So, if wands were so important, why did the Weasley family decide to give Ron a hand-me-down wand that never really served him well?

In fact, Ron’s earliest wand was so bad, that many of his instructors at Hogwarts could never shake their first impression of the boy: that he was a subpar wizard.

So, why didn’t Ron have his own wand? Why was he given Charlie’s? And why did it take him so long to get a new one?

We’ll answer these questions, and more, in today’s video.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains audio extracted from videos on the Harry Potter Theory YouTube channel.
0:10.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to Harry Potter Theory. Today we'll be discussing Ron Weasley and all of the problems associated with his wand.
0:22.3	A wizard's wand is his most important tool. It's the conduit of his power, and for most, the only way they'll ever be able to
0:28.3	conjure spells. So, if ones were so important, why did the Weasley family decide to give Ron
0:34.2	a hand-me-down wand that never really served him well.
0:38.3	In fact, Ron's earliest wand was so bad that many of his instructors at Hogwarts could
0:43.0	never shake their first impression of the boy, that he was a subpar wizard.
0:48.3	So, why didn't Ron have his own wand?
0:50.3	Why was he given Charlie's?
0:52.3	And why did it take him so long to get a new one?
0:55.8	We'll answer these questions and more in today's video.
0:59.6	Ron's first wand.
1:01.1	When we go back to Ron Weasley's very first year, we'll find him in an awkward situation.
1:06.8	Unlike Harry Potter, Hermione and most other children on the Hogwarts Express, Ron wasn't
1:11.7	adorned in a lot of new clothes, and he didn't possess many new items.
1:16.8	And when the food trollier aboard the train rolled by, known then as the Honeydukes Express,
1:21.9	Ron wasn't able to buy very much.
1:24.4	In the Weasley household, galleons and sickles weren't easy to come by.
1:28.6	With one of the largest families in the Pure Blood community, the Weasleys had more than enough
1:33.1	mouths to feed.
1:34.7	At one point, Poor Molly and Arthur Weasley, Ron's parents, had to feed, clothe, and
1:40.0	house seven children.
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