CHAPDISC: DH36, THE FLAW IN THE PLAN.

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 185274

 "pippin_999" <foxmoth at ...> wrote:

> If you owned a treasure that people 
> would kill for, would you carry it 
> around with you?
 
Yes, if that treasure was the best means I had of defending myself and
people are going to be coming after me regardless of whether I carry
it around with me or not. 
Use it or not everybody knows Harry is Master of the Elder Wand, they
also know they don't have to have the wand in their possession to
become the new Master, they just have to defeat the old Master. They
just have to defeat Harry.

> the Elder Wand as its legend tells us, 
> most of its possessors won it by stealth

True.

> and weren't such idiots as to give the
> previous owner a chance to defend himself

But they would if they thought the present master of the wand was such
an idiot that he refused to use it.

> If Harry's going to be stunned or stabbed
> in his sleep, the defensive capabilities
> of his wand are irrelevant. 

True again, and there are no guarantees that Harry will die a natural
death undefeated as he wishes, but if he wants to increase his odds of
that happening he better carry the biggest gun around.
Harry: "So you want to duel, well this is the Elder Wand the most
powerful in the world and would slice your head clean off. So you have
to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky today? Well do you punk?
Come on, make my day!"

> Using the Elder Wand invites arrogance 
> and is just asking for trouble

No, using the wand has nothing to do with it. Yes, being the Master of
the Elder Wand invites trouble, but there is absolutely nothing Harry
can do about that. Like it or not, use it or not, Harry has a target
painted on his back. I think Harry should defend himself as best he
can because I think the world would be better off if he were the
master of that wand rather than somebody else.

> 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.

Who knows? Certainly Harry will never know if he never tries.
By the way, is there some law that says in these sort of stories the
object of wonder must be destroyed, like the one ring that will rule
them all, or the DeLorean time machine that got hit by a train, or the
Land of the Dinosaurs that gets blown up by a volcano? Is the Status
quo really that great?

 Eggplant