[HPforGrownups] Re: The Elder wand -- Book vs movie

[Charla Mason]

No: HPFGUIDX 192182

> bboyminn:
> 
> I have no problem with Harry not keeping the Elder Wand, it was 
> the right and noble thing to do. What I have a problem with is 
> Harry not using the Elder Wand to restore his own Phoenix Feather 
> Wand. <snip>
>
> In the books, the Elder Wand was restored to Dumbledore's tomb, 
> or so it would seem, but Voldemort had no trouble breaking into 
> Dumbledore's tomb, and even with enhance security, it could be 
> broken into again. Though very few people actually know that 
> Dumbledore's wand was indeed the Elder Wand, though any astute 
> person would have probably suspected it. 
>
> So, I thought Harry should have used his own wand to pulverize 
> or somehow magically break the Elder Wand before returning it to 
> Dumbledore's tomb. Once magically broken, it would have been next 
> to impossible to restore the Elder Wand to its true former power. 
> <snip>
>
> So, in the movies and books, I'm satisifed that Harry did not keep 
> the Elder Wand, but I did not I find the books satisfying in simply 
> placing the fully functional Elder Wand in Dumbledore's Tomb. 
> 
> I did like the movies in that Harry destroyed the Elder Wand, 
> though I felt it should have been done magically to assure it 
> could never be restored, and throwing it into that deep gorge 
> seems satisfactory. Very very unlikely that anyone could have 
> found both pieces, so it seems a reasonably safe. 
> 
> So, I can find things to criticize in both versions. 


Charla:
Hi Steve, 

The one thing that you did not address was that even if the Elder 
wand was taken from Dumbledore's tomb it would not serve them as 
Harry would be the only one it would be loyal to. I am glad you 
agree that Harry should have repaired his  wand in the movie. 
Having all the hallows (cloak, resurrection stone, and Elder wand) 
remain as Jo did I think is good..

What about all the department of Mystery things; should all those 
things be destroyed just because it would make a safer world?   
 
Hehe, I like your thought the J.K. Rowling being a front person.  

 
Charla