Wand Lore / Luna / Alchemy

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 181674

> Pippin:
> I keep asking this, and so far no one has answered. By what logic
> was Dumbledore supposed to deduce that Voldemort would decide he
> needed to kill Snape to become master of the wand? Its previous
> owner, in fact two previous owners, were conspicuously alive when
> Dumbledore died. 

a_svirn:
Actually, I did address this issue upthread. Dumbledore deliberately 
put Snape in the way of the two powerful wizards who might decide to 
go after the wand. Both of whom would be only too likely to try to 
remove him from their way in the most drastic manner. Voldemort, 
because he preferred killing as the way of solving problems (and you 
will have noticed that neither of the wand's previous owners 
continued to be alive after Voldemort finished with his questioning), 
Harry because he already hated Snape with passion and would likely 
want to avenge Dumbledore's death. (And he did try to kill Snape in 
the aftermath of Dumbledore's murder.) While Harry was busy hunting 
the Horcruxes Snape would be relatively safe, but Dumbledore made 
sure that Harry would be distracted from the Horcruxes, and turn to 
the Hallows instead.   

> Pippin:
By Voldemort's own logic, Dumbledore himself 
> could not  have been master of the wand, so it wouldn't
> mattered who had defeated him, and killing Gregorovitch should
> have made Voldemort master of the wand. 

a_svirn:
I do not follow this logic. Voldemort knew very well that Dumbledore 
won the wand's allegiance when he defeated Grindenwald. 
  
 
> Ross:
> Yet Voldemort,
> who sincerely seemed to believe Snape was a true follower
> and very helpful to him, who claims to regret the necessity
> of the deed, kills Snape when he knew he really had only to
> "beat" him, not kill him, to acquire the wand's power
> (assuming he had been correct that Snape was the true
> owner of the Elder Wand). Is that reasonable?

a_svirn:
Yes, it is reasonable. He did not have to win the wand from Snape – 
it was already in his possession. Yet, as long as its true owner 
lived, it wouldn't work for Voldemort.

a_svirn.