Breaking the Elder Wand

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 181675

A_svirn:
> > If it comes to that, why didn't Dumbledore break it? Publicly? That 
> > would certainly save Snape (or Draco, though Dumbledore clearly 
didn't 
> > expect him to conquer his wand or himself). 
> > a_svirn
> >
> 
> Pippin:
> *Can* it be broken? The Resurrection Stone survived a blow from
> Gryffindor's Sword with all its powers intact, even though it was
> cracked through the middle. I don't think the wand would be any
> easier to destroy. The cloak has also survived centuries without
> showing any sign of wear let alone crumbling into dust. That's
> one exceptionally durable piece of fabric!

a_svirn:
Elder can be broken, and pretty easily I suspect. Certainly wood is 
easier to break than stone. As for the fabric of the cloak, we don't 
know what it is made of. In any case, Harry didn't even try to break 
it, and Dumbledore never said that it can't be broken. 
a_svirn.