BTW, in book 5, Harry, Hermione, Ron etc. wands are confiscated by Umbridge. The book never mentions that Harry got his wand back.
Unlikely that I’ll be the only one to point this out, but the book explicitly says that Ron and the others grabbed the wands from the Inquisitorial Squad (Off the point, am I the only one who really, really wanted to be able to join the Inquisitorial Squad, as it sounds like incredible fun?) before joining Harry and Hermione on the edge of the forest.
P.S. I’m pretty sure yekke2 will post the exact extract at some point, so I will neglect that particular duty.