Wand Lore

[leslesaja]

No: HPFGUIDX 181723

Carol:
> who wants to know what Dumbledore intended to do near 
> the end of HBP when he tried to get Harry to summon Snape 

Me, LesAJa:
I thought Dd wanted Snape to cure him - as far as possible, if at all
- from the poison he drank in the cave; similar to Snape treating the
effects of the cursed ring. Harry wants to call Madam Pomfrey, but for
dealing with such dark magic Snape is the better healer.
If Snape have had the opportunity to heal or at least diminish the
effects of the poison, it would have bought Dd more time to live. When
Dd and Harry have left the cave and Dd demands Harry to call Snape,
they don't know yet that the Dark Mark hovers over Hogwarts and DEs
are there; and they don't know that the locket is not the real
horcrux. Dd would have wanted to destroy it, and to have more time to
plan and prepare.
So, just the same as with the cursed ring: Snape should do his best to
heal Dd.


Carol:
> who wants to know (...) why DD wanted Snape to have the wand

Me, LesAJa:
I don't know why Dd wanted /anyone/ to have the wand. Sorry if this
has been discussed before, but why was the Elder Wand not hidden the
best Dd could do? Before anyone could come up with the idea to bury
him with this dangerous weapon? (It's not that discouraging and it
surely doesn't take a V to plunder a grave.)
It would have added so much more security, even if everything
regarding wandownership would have developed as Dd had planned, if the
Elder Wand had been carefully hidden and heavily protected by magic
(as they did with the Philosopher's Stone).
A skilled wizard as Dd could do everyday magic with any wand (or even
without), and a wand that really suits him should have worked well to
do higher magic.
Dd had many years to find the best wand for him, so he didn't need to
carry around or use the Elder Wand. It could have been kept away quite
safely.

btw, I have tried and failed to find a thread or posts regarding the
evidences pro/contra if Snape is actually dead; similar to discussions
after OOTP if Sirius is actually dead. I'd be glad if someone could
provide me a link or a message number. (Or has the subject not been
discussed?)

Greetings, LesAJa