Wand allegiance.

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 187350

"Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> There is, however, no evidence that 
> Voldemort feels discomfort with the Elder Wand 

Voldemort says very clearly that the Elder Wand is working no better and no worse than his previous wand. He's complaining that it brought him no new powers. How on Earth is that a plot hole?

> It[The Elder Wand] does everything he asks of it perfectly

A small Syllogism:

Voldemort is outside the walls of Hogwarts.
Voldemort wants to be inside the walls of Hogwarts.
Voldemort has the Elder Wand.
Voldemort is still outside the walls of Hogwarts.

Therefore the Elder Wand is not working perfectly for Voldemort.

> Just how LV could expect results more
> spectacular than Nagini's bubble, I don't know. 

I've been reading your posts for a number of years so I'm not going to insult you by agreeing with the above. I believe you can imagine more amazing things than Nagini's bubble. I believe Voldemort could too. 

> it's bad enough not to check for consistency
> between books (the Hand of Glory that 
> wasn't bought in CoS 

Suppose that one day you see a person show interest in an item at Wal-Mart but not buy it. Five years later you learn that the person owns the item. Would you really be completely flummoxed and be unable to figure our how that could have possibly come about? 

> despite all the precautions against
> Dark objects in HBP). 

Draco could have bought it anytime in the last 5 years, and the Vanishing Cabinet was only a few feet from where he got it. Besides, although it was purchased in a shop with a rather unsavory reputation and aesthetically it needs improvement (the design team at Apple could really give it a makeover), judging strictly on what the thing actually does it's not clear to me that the Hand of Glory is any darker than Decoy Detonators, Peruvian Darkness Powder, or Muggle Infrared Goggles. 

 Eggplant