the peverell's hallows

[jmwcfo]

No: HPFGUIDX 174565

>james black potter
> I tend to agree with Dumbledore, when he says that the Hallows were 
human made. Powerfull they are, but far from perfect.
> 
> The Wand - Dumbledore beat Grindelwald (to say the least)


JW:
I take this opportunity to comment on a common point of confusion.  It 
is NOT the case that somehow DD overcame the power of the EW in his 
duel with GW.  The fact is that GW NEVER HAD the wand.  It was actually 
DD, disguised as GW (polyjuice, I assume) who stole the wand from 
Gregorovich.  Please recall that when LV visited GW at the top of the 
black tower GW said that HE NEVER HAD THE WAND.  Refer to page 436 
(US): "Your journey was pointless.  I never had it."  Later on, the EW 
was found in DD's tomb.  It got there because DD had it all along - it 
never went through GW.

It was the WINNER of the GW/DD duel - not the loser - who held the wand.