Harry as Auror, WAS: Rowling tells all

[Ken Hutchinson]

No: HPFGUIDX 173229

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "littleleahstill"
<leahstill at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Mhochberg@ wrote:
> >
> >> ~~~
> > Mary: 
> >  
> > 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
> 
> 
> Leah
> 
> I am sorry, but I think it might matter.  Draco Malfoy becomes 
> master of the Elder Wand by his 'expelliamus' of DD' s wand on the 
> Astronomy Tower. The Elder Wand is not taken by Draco but buried 
> with DD. Harry takes Draco's own wand from him.  This according to 
> Harry, has made Harry master of the Elder Wand, because he has 
> removed a wand from Draco.    Harry might not be right, he might win 
> over VM because this is what VM believes and that slows up his 
> reflexes, but we don't know that.
> 
> That's why if this really is the conclusion, I would have preferred 
> a peaceful old age death scene for Harry.
> 
> Leah
>

Ken:

You are right, Leah, and there is no need to hedge your conclusion.
Harry specifically asked Ollivander about this because he had realized
at that point that Draco might have become the master of the Elder
wand by disarming Dumbledore and he then was its current master by
virtue of having disarmed Draco. 

All this was just his and Ollivander's best guess until the final
spell that Voldemort cast. At that point Harry's suspicion was
verified by events. The elder wand was his and it refused to do
Voldemort's bidding, or rather it executed his command against him
instead of Harry. Remember that the AK is supposed to be unblockable
yet Harry has blocked two of Voldemort's. Once was due to the
exceptional case of having a brother wand. The second can only be due
to Harry's theory over ownership of the elder wand being correct.

Remember that Draco never so much as touched the elder wand so he
could never have had it physically taken from him. It was taken from
him in the magical sense and Harry must avoid this possibility at all
costs if he is to end its terrible power. Hiding the wand in
Dumbledore's tomb will not prevent Harry from losing mastership of it.
Only leading a quiet, non-confrontational life will do that. Harry has
earned that life, in his own words he has "had enough trouble for a
lifetime". 

Ken