Comments on: The Elder Wand Mystery: All about the Deathly Hallows’ Elder Wand http://www.dancewithshadows.com/extra/2007/08/22/the-elder-wand-mystery-all-about-the-deathly-hallows-elder-wand/ quick notes, now and then. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: DumbledoresEarWax http://www.dancewithshadows.com/extra/2007/08/22/the-elder-wand-mystery-all-about-the-deathly-hallows-elder-wand/#comment-4148 DumbledoresEarWax Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:57:23 +0000 http://www.dancewithshadows.com/extra/2007/08/22/the-elder-wand-mystery-all-about-the-deathly-hallows-elder-wand/#comment-4148 DD mistakenly believed that he could destroy the power of the elder wand by being its last legitimate owner and die in such a way as to ensure that its power died with him (essentially committing suicide by letting Snape kill him). He knew he would die anyway because of the curse of Malvolo's ring. Snape and DD must have hatched this plan after DD foolishly put on the ring to see his dead sister and before Narcissa came to Snape for help. DD never told Snape about the elder wand though. I say DD made a mistake in his belief of ending the elder wand's power because I believe that the elder wand would do whatever was necessary to ensure that it always had a proper living owner, gravitating to the most powerful by its nature. Thus, the elder wand's will is demonstrated when Draco (not Snape) shows up and disarms the weakened DD before Snape kills him, making Draco the elder wand's proper owner and thwarting DD's plan to be its last legitimate owner. DD mistakenly believed that he could destroy the power of the elder wand by being its last legitimate owner and die in such a way as to ensure that its power died with him (essentially committing suicide by letting Snape kill him). He knew he would die anyway because of the curse of Malvolo’s ring. Snape and DD must have hatched this plan after DD foolishly put on the ring to see his dead sister and before Narcissa came to Snape for help. DD never told Snape about the elder wand though.

I say DD made a mistake in his belief of ending the elder wand’s power because I believe that the elder wand would do whatever was necessary to ensure that it always had a proper living owner, gravitating to the most powerful by its nature. Thus, the elder wand’s will is demonstrated when Draco (not Snape) shows up and disarms the weakened DD before Snape kills him, making Draco the elder wand’s proper owner and thwarting DD’s plan to be its last legitimate owner.

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