Deathly Hallows: Central Theme or Distraction?

[Eddie]

No: HPFGUIDX 172710

> va32h here:
> At one point, Dumbledore says he intends to die willingly, thus
ending the 
> power of the wand, and at another point he says he intended Snape to 
> get the wand...maybe he meant get it and get rid of it (Snape certainly 
> doesn't use it). 

Eddie:
If Dumbledore wanted to end the power of the wand, why didn't he just
break it?  Assuming JKRowling thought of this option and chose to not
to have Dumbledore/Snape/Harry take it, then I can only assume that
she wanted/needed D/S/H to *use* the power of the Elder wand to defeat
Voldemort.  Which Harry did, I think.

Eddie