No, you're quite right. It should be a wand for her, I do have to give her that much credit.

*What he doesn't want to admit, of course, is that it has been a very near thing with the rug-turned-tiger, and that he himself has never excelled in combat magic--one slip and she'll have him, completely. But that's a worry for another day.*

And, well, you saw Amrita's family. Mother's dislike is not entirely unreasonable. Which isn't to say that they're all wholly provincial, but her family has been less than kind, considering the circumstances.