CHAPDISC: DH36, THE FLAW IN THE PLAN.

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 185269

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at ...> 
wrote:
>

> Pippin:
> The flaw in your plan, Eggplant, is that everyone knows Harry is the
> master of the wand, and therefore he would be no safer with the wand
> in his personal possession than  poor Gregorovitch. If you owned a
> treasure that people would kill for, would you carry it around with 
you? 
> 
> Dumbledore could use it only because Grindelwald was the only one 
who
> knew that he had it, and Grindelwald wasn't talking. 

jkoney:
I can see and understand your point.


>Pippin 
> There were few duels at high noon in the real Old West -- if you
> wanted to kill somebody, you got him in the back with a shotgun. 
It's
> the same with the Elder Wand -- as its legend tells us, most of its
> possessors won it by stealth and weren't such idiots as to give the
> previous owner a chance to defend himself. If Harry's going to be
> stunned or stabbed in his sleep, the defensive capabilities of his
> wand are irrelevant. 
> 
> Using the  Elder Wand invites arrogance and is just asking for 
trouble
> -- it's  always been better at making enemies than at killing them
> off. Unfortunately none of its owners seems to have been terribly
> skilled at healing, so I doubt it could fix things that are more
> complicated than a broken wand. It won't cure Bill's face or 
George's ear.
> 
> Pippin

jkoney65:
Exactly, if Harry is going to be stunned or killed in his sleep it 
doesn't matter what wand he uses. But what about when he is awake and 
on duty? Wouldn't make more sense to have the best possible wand?

We don't know the capabilities of the wand. DD managed to use it for 
50 years without any problems and he was known for doing some 
powerful magic. Was it the wand or just him or a combination. If I 
was Harry I wouldn't be so quick to dispense with the wand. If he 
keeps it hidden for a few weeks and works with it he can better 
determine if it would be more useful.

jkoney65