Re: What’s the point of the Deathly Hallows? Not the book, but the Hallows?

[Amanda]

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> <huge snip>

> > It raises interesting questions I think.  Questions about whether 
> DD 
> > meant or not for Draco to become Master of the Elder Wand. Was 
that 
> a 
> > mistake, the true `flaw in the plan'? Was DD desperately trying 
to 
> > convince Draco to change sides not to protect him, but to prevent 
> the 
> > Elder Wand from slipping over to the Dark Side in a hand that was 
> not 
> > trusted Snapes? Did DD want Snape to kill him so the Wand would 
> > become Snapes and Snape could thus give it to Harry are the right 
> > time? Ahhh
. there are many more
 but more later, maybe.
> > 
> > Cheers, Mandy


> I can't answer the rest of your post; as I said before, I really 
need 
> a careful reread to approach a real understanding of what JKR 
> intended (or, maybe a reasonable approximation! :P ).  But I'm 
pretty 
> sure I can answer this part.
> 
> DD did not expect Draco to gain mastery of the Elder wand by 
> disarming him.  He expected to die as the master himself -- 
therefore 
> he could never be defeated by anyone, and the wand would lose its 
> special power.
 
> Snape would not have become its new master, because he was not 
> defeating DD by AKing him, he was *cooperating* with DD.

> Of course, LV, once he knew DD had been the master of the wand, 
would 
> *think* Snape was the current master -- and kill him in order to 
> succeed him.
 
> Annemehr


Yes, I thought that too but if DD meant to destroy the Elder wand by 
dieing and rendering the Elder Wand powerless I'm back to my original 
question what is the point of the Quest for the Deathly Hallows?  

Why give the clues to the trio? Why bother to have the trio track 
down the three pieces if the very reason for their existence: 
immortality is negated by the 'killing' the Elder Wand?

This is what puzzles me. I see no logical reason for the sub plot of 
the Quest for the DH.

Mandy