Initially, Dudley had no intention of returning Diggory's wand.
What led to the current situation was all due to the incredibly cute and silly letter Diggory sent at the beginning of their semester.
Dudley really couldn't stand holding on to a wand that was useless to him and leaving the not - so - bright Mr. Diggory in the dark.
So, driven by a bit of guilt, he modified and strengthened Diggory's wand and wrote an apologetic letter back to Diggory.
In the letter, Dudley didn't hold back from admitting his stealing. He also made it clear that the situation was urgent then. He had a hunch that he and Harry would be attacked by Voldemort and the Dark Wizards, so he grabbed Diggory's wand.
Moreover, in the following battle against Voldemort, this wand really did a great job.
Finally, he told Diggory about the functions of the modified and strengthened wand and said that if Diggory was still unhappy, Dudley could give him some appropriate compensation in Galleons.
The letter didn't say what would happen if Diggory was still unhappy.
But obviously, Dudley wasn't a nice guy, let alone someone who would keep giving in, even though he was the one who stole the wand first.
However, after Hedwig delivered the big letter to Mr. Diggory, something happened that was beyond Dudley's wildest imagination.
Diggory didn't give a damn that Dudley had stolen his wand.
What Diggory cared about was that his old wand had cast a spell on Voldemort!
It had also made a lot of contributions to repelling Voldemort!
Diggory was overjoyed.
He never dared to dream of such a big event in his life, but his wand had been involved in it.
How could he not be happy? How could he not be inflated?
He was the tough guy who, on the night when baby Harry rebounded Voldemort's spell, cheered and created a meteor shower illusion to celebrate, which even alerted the Muggle world!
So, during the weekend, Diggory visited relatives and friends everywhere, showing off the wand that Dudley had modified for him.
He boasted that his wand had once repelled Voldemort, and that he was an old friend of Mr. Harry Potter, the Voldemort's bane, and Teaching Assistant Dudley Dursley, Hogwarts' top teaching assistant.
He said that Teaching Assistant Dursley had instantly recognized the uniqueness of his wand, borrowed it, and later actually used it to fight off Voldemort.
Moreover, now, his wand had been strengthened by Teaching Assistant Dursley. With it, he could cast a spell and knock down a group of Dark Wizards at will.
In short, his stories got wilder and wilder.
On Saturday evening, Rita Skeeter, a columnist from the newspapers, tracked down Diggory and gave him an exclusive interview.
The next day, Mr. Diggory's magic wand was on the front - page headline of the newspapers.
When it comes to bragging and spreading false info and rumors, a hundred Mr. Diggorys couldn't hold a candle to Rita Skeeter.
You can imagine how crazy the content of this report would be.
Because Dumbledore had warned the newspapers sternly earlier, Rita Skeeter had to cut out large parts of the content that demonized and over - exaggerated Dudley under the editor's strong pressure.
However, the news that was eventually published deliberately portrayed Dudley as a wandmaker surpassing Ollivander because Dudley could modify and strengthen the wands produced by Ollivander's shop.
Rita Skeeter, an illegal Animagus practitioner, can transform into a beetle and acts like a crazy eavesdropper. As a journalist, she never respects the authenticity of news.
What she likes to do most is to throw mud at others, or use methods like excessive praise and slander to damage the reputations of wizards and stir up conflicts and disputes among them.
Even if she can't gain any extra benefits from it, she will still tirelessly engage in false reporting for her perverse pleasure.
This time, she wanted to stir up a conflict between the mysterious and powerful Teaching Assistant Dursley and Master Ollivander, the monopolistic wand - maker in the British wizarding world, and sit back and watch them argue until their faces turn red and fight tooth and nail.
But the result disappointed her greatly.
On Dudley's side, who was studying at Hogwarts far away, he didn't give any feedback to the newspapers and simply ignored it.
As for Master Ollivander, whose shop was in the same Diagon Alley as the newspapers, in the face of the aggressive reporters and gawkers, he refused them all at the door and calmly said:
"Mr. Dursley's understanding of wands is already above mine. It's not strange at all that he can strengthen the wands I make!"
After saying that, he closed the door to visitors and only invited Mr. Diggory in for a chat.
Ollivander was extremely obsessed with wands.
Although he believed that Dudley, who could come up with the amazing theory of listening to the will of the wand attentively, was qualified to strengthen his wands, he was still extremely curious about the technical methods Dudley used to strengthen the wands.
He pleaded with Mr. Diggory to show him the wand that Dudley had strengthened.
Mr. Diggory had no objections. He had already shown his newly - acquired precious wand to many people.
Today, the reason he came with the gawkers to block the door of Ollivanders Wand Shop was that he was afraid Ollivander might say something unfavorable to Dudley, so that he could stand up for Dudley on the spot.
Now seeing that Ollivander was so sensible and admitted that he was inferior in skills, he maintained his respect for Master Ollivander.
Ollivander took the wand Mr. Diggory handed him and saw that there was an extra vivid phoenix pattern on the wand body.
The phoenix pattern on the wand body was as red as blood. With a slight sense of magic power, one could feel a fierce and fiery magical energy hidden within.
"This is a combined application of alchemy and Permanent Spell technique! It also stores a powerful magic power!"
Ollivander stared at the wand in his hand, his old eyes brightening, and he let out a heartfelt sigh, "Mr. Dursley is really knowledgeable and brimming with ingenious ideas!"
After sighing, he closed his eyes and felt it carefully with his mind. Then he looked at Mr. Diggory and asked very firmly:
"Mr. Diggory, I'm sure Mr. Dursley has provided you with a way to make this affectionate wand loyal, right? And you've followed the method, haven't you?"
Hearing this, Mr. Diggory was shocked: "Master, truly a master! I haven't told anyone about this! Mr. Dursley asked me to drip my blood on the phoenix pattern on the wand body to recognize the master. I did it right after I read the letter!"
"Ha ha! Well, it ain't a bad thing. Some wands are born with a wandering mind and can't wholeheartedly serve one master. This is not beneficial for the wizards using them."
Ollivander sighed again and reluctantly returned the wand to Diggory.
Then he seriously warned, "Use this wand well. Don't casually use the killer moves stored in the wand body. The magic energy in there decreases with each use and can't be recharged."
"I know. Usually, I'll use my new wand. Of course, I'll save the killer move for dangerous times!" Diggory said matter - of - fact like.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it.