Harry as Auror, WAS: Rowling tells all

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Ken:
I have to disagree with both of you. Oh you are perfectly correct  about the 
need for law enforcement. And you are correct that Harry has the gift  for 
doing the magic and the moral compass to be a good law
enforcement  agent.

But you are forgetting that Harry is the master of the Elder  Wand.

If Harry really meant to end its power by dying a natural death,  undefeated 
by another wizard, then he simply cannot become an auror. The risk of  losing 
his wand in a confrontation is just too great. It is one of the high  points 
in the conclusion of this series when Harry demonstrates the depth of his  
understanding of wandlore
and the depth of his moral sense by making this  decision. If Rowling goes on 
to write an encyclopedia in which Harry becomes an  Aurorshe will be marring 
her own work. The Harry I see at the end of DH
has  moved beyond being an auror.

~~~
Mary: 
Remember the scene in the headmaster's office after the battle with  
Voldemort in the Great Hall? Harry uses the Elder Wand to repair his own wand.  He 
says he will restore the Elder Wand to Dumbledore's tomb and use his original  
wand. He will not use the Elder wand so it cannot be "taken" from him. He will  
use his own wand. 
 
As long as the Elder wand remains in the tomb while Harry is alive, he can  
use another wand in his work as an auror. It is only when Harry dies, without  
losing the Elder wand, will its chain of power be broken. 
 
If someone takes his Phoenix core wand from him, it will not matter to the  
Elder Wand. As far as it is concerned, it is Harry's wand and the Phoenix  wand 
a temporary substitute.
 
---Mary



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