CHAPDISC: DH32, The Elder Wand

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 184757

Carol earlier:
> >I don't have time for a lengthy response, but I'll just say that
this segment was one of the least believable for me. The last time
that Voldemort [sheesh! I meant snape, of course!] has any contact
with Voldemort is right *before* Voldemort breaks open Dumbledore's
tomb with the yew wand. (Snape seems shocked by the revelation that LV
has taken the wand from the tomb, so he must have sealed it back up to
conceal the horror of his crime.) That happens around Easter break,
right after "Malfoy Manor," IIRC, so Voldemort has had the wand for
about a month. However, the only "extraordinary magic" (aside from
mass murder of DEs) that Snape could know LV performed with that wand
is Nagini's bubble.
  
> 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, at which point
he was just scrambling, trying to say and do anything that would keep
him alive a little longer. JMO

Carol responds:

I agree with your post except that I don't think Snape's distraction
had anything to do with staying alive a little longer. By the time he
raises his wand, realizing his danger, it's too late. His mind, IMO,
is wholly focused on finding Harry and delivering that crucial message.

Carol, who can't wait for TMTMNBN!HBP now that the new teaser is out!