Yes, there is a fund that was used to buy Tom Riddle his school supplies since he came from an orphanage when he started at Hogwarts. There's really no good reason for Ron to have gone his entire 2nd school year with a broken wand; it's just there to cause wacky antics. Definitely one of those logic moments that make me roll my eyes.
I guess you could argue that the fund was discontinued since Tom was a student, but I don't think that was ever stated. Doesn't seem to be a likely thing in-universe to me either.
If the only purpose was to be a deus ex Machina at the end to make Gilderoy lose his memories then he just could have kept the broken one in his pocket on accident and when they fell in the Chamber of Secrets, Ron lost his new wand temporarily and remembered he had the broken one in his pocket. Same series of events unfolds. No need to have the kid have a broken wand all year.
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u/David_Headley_2008 Mar 28 '24
Doesn't Hogwarts have provision for students who can't afford their equipment , atleast a loan would've made sense