Wands and other confusion about Deathly Hallows plotline

[irenek90]

No: HPFGUIDX 174408

> bboyminn:
> Most who would have chosen the Hallows as their
> preferred path, would have thought that physically
> bringing the three objects into their possession and
> control would have given them immense power; and it
> would have. Harry however, became Master of the objects
> and therefore Master of Death by understanding that
> only by using them in an unselfish way could you
> truly master them.

Irene:
Fair enough and I agree...but I still think this only reinforces
something we already know about Harry (and something I think he
already knows about himself) rather than being of such importance
that it's given the title and such a big part of the book.

As I wrote in a another response, I think I was expecting something
else to happen with regards to uniting the three hallows so I
thought that issue was a little anitclimactic.

> bboyminn:
> It is not that the wand can't kill its Master, it's that
> the wand will not fully obey its holder.

Irene:
Good Point. I'll buy that. Harry allowed V. to kill him.

> bboyminn:
> What matters is not that Harry is the Master of the
> Wand, but that between Harry's sacrifice and Voldemort
> NOT being the Master of the Wand, the wands effects
> are limited.
>
> My point is, that Harry winning that final battle is
> not all about 'Master of the Wand' and 'Blood
> Protection', it is a complex combination of many
> diverse things.

Irene:
I tend to agree wiht your assessment here, but I don't think it was
made clear enough by JKR. It's more of an open interpretation
explanation than a "this is what happened." In the forest encounter,
DD says Harry survives because of the blood and in the Great Hall
showdown, Harry says it's because of the wand. So when you try to
make sense of everything from a practical standpoint, there are some
flaws or at least some confusion in the logic. But I think the fact
the Voldemort was weakened by Harry's sacrifice is a big factor I
didn't consider before.

Good answers, and I definitely feel like my wand and death
protection confusions are gone. Not sold on the deathly hallows part
though...still think there was a bit of a letdown there.

Irene