Deathly Hallows and the wands.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 176002

---eric jobe <e_jobe at ...> wrote:
>

> Thanks Cat--See that's why it is so confusing 
> because there is no occurrence where Harry actually
> gets or "wins" the Elder wand until the very end. 
> Harry got Draco's Hawthorne wand, thereby "conquering"
> Draco. 
> 
> But I don't see why that would also get him ownership 
> of the Elder wand as well. I thought you had to 
> actually get the Elder wand itself, not just conquer 
> it's owner at an unrelated time or event. She made 
> that very hard to follow.
> 
> Eric
>

bboyminn:

Well it gets down to the question of who and what have
to conquer who and what.

Some believe the Elder Wand identifies the other wand.
That is the last wand to conquer it. So, it is about
Wands not people. 

In the final battle, the Elder Wands sees Draco's
hawthorn wand, and recognizes it as the wand that
last conquered it. Further, perhaps, also recognising
that Harry is now the Master of the Hawthorn Wand. 
Therefore by holding the Hawthorn wand, Harry is 
protected.

Personally, I think it is much more complicated than
Harry simply holding Draco's wand, but that's for
another post.

Others believe the Elder Wand recognizes the PERSON
who previously conquered its Master. So, Draco
conquered Dumbledore, Harry conquered Draco, and the
Wand tracks those conquests. 

Either way works. Personally, I prefer the Person-to
-person approach.

Just passing it along.

Steve/bboyminn