And regarding the habit of villains in HP always giving him back his wand, the root of that lies in wizarding tradition. Dark wizards consider themselves supreme, an unhealthy mixture of hubris and pride. Being racially or ideologically superior, they both genuinely believe they cannot lose to an inferior, and often see themselves as noble, and therefore must win in a fair fight. The duel is an ancient wizardng tradition, and even dark wizards accept that.
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