CHAPDISC: DH32, The Elder Wand

[irenematt02176]

No: HPFGUIDX 184755

> Heather:
> I don't think that Snape knew that Voldemort had the Elder Wand,
> or that he saw any of the "extraordinary magic" that he claims
> LV did. I feel that he was just saying things to please Voldemort.
> He didn't know that LV had the elder wand until LV told him so,
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Irene:
I disagree - I think that acquiring the Elder Wand would be
something that Voldemort would brag to his DE's about - to
prove his superiority and to scare them. They knew about the
issues with the twin cores, and that Lucius' wand had broken
in the fight with Harry. He would keep his quest for the wand
secret for several reasons - 1. he might fail; 2. he didn't
trust anyone; and 3. he wouldn't consider anyone capable of
assisting him, the cleverest and most precious. Once he got
the wand, though, I think he would have told the DEs that he
now had the means to beat Harry's wand. If Snape was shocked
and scrambling, I think it was because he realized that he was
about to be killed without having completed his mission to tell
Harry about the scar - the last and most important piece of the
puzzle.