[HPforGrownups] Re: Did JKR leave herself some 'wiggle room', by not destroying the Deathly Hallows.

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 192408

On 6/5/2013 6:38 AM, John wrote:
> I suspect that the wand is more than capable of defending itself 
> against such a simplistic attack. Wisely Jo left the door open for 
> herself and even others such as fan writers, whom she is very generous 
> towards in permitting us to write not for profit stories set in her 
> 'universe'.

Bart:
It does make sense that, at some point, a possessor of the Elder Wand 
would take the POV, "If I can't have the wand, NOBODY can!" and try to 
destroy it, which implies that it can't be destroyed. There is only one 
way to effectively destroy the wand, and in the book, Harry found it.  
By rejecting the wand, and living a quiet life, he manages to get around 
the implied curse of the wand: that it will attract attacks from those 
wishing to steal it, and an unexpected attack would work on even a 
wizard with the Elder Wand (even a Muggle firearm). If he dies a death 
of natural causes, the Elder Wand, having no master, becomes a more or 
less ordinary wand.

     Bart