Does anyone else wonder why Dumbledore didn't completely incapacitate Voldemort in some way at the end of OOTP? If he had this unbeatable Elder Wand, there's no reason for him to lose. Why didn't he cripple Voldemort to make things easier for Harry? Why didn't Dumbledore beat him before the first time Harry stopped him? It makes no sense. Mind you the wand was supposed to be unbeatable, and clearly wasn't if so many people lost it in a duel (Grindelwald to Dumbledore in the first place)
2007-07-22 13:39:54 · 19 answers · asked by lordmoldishorts 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Because he felt that Harry should continue and suceed by himself. He had given him just enough to start answering the questions with Ron and Hermione.
Anyway Harry was marked as Voldemort's equal so therefore for that reason Dumbledore would not touch Voldemort.
2007-07-22 13:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Rachie 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Dumbledore couldn't kill Voldemort then, as he still har horcruxes. Besides, when has Dumbledore ever killed anyone? Bad guys kill good guys, good guys just lock bad guys up. Wasn't it clever how Harry never actually (succesfully) used the killing curse, and Voldemort was killed by a rebounding one of his own.
As to the wand: it is unbeatable. Nobody ever lost it in a duel. Look to the first change of ownership: the Peverell brother was killed in his sleep, not in a duel. If you read Rita Skeeter's bits on Dumbledore, didn't it say that according to some people there never was a great duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, that Grindelwald merely shot a white flag out of his wand?
Oh, and to whoever said Grindelwald wasn't the true master as he only stole it: he WAS the true master as by stealing it he defeated the true master. When Voldemort stole it he wasn't defeating the true master, as at that point the true master (Harry) didn't want it.
2007-07-23 04:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by Steve-Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back and read through Snape's memories. Remember, it's crucial that Voldemort tries to kill Harry because Harry has a part of Voldemort's soul inside of him. Dumbledore said it was crucial Voldy kills Harry. Then Snape mentioned how Dumbledore has been keeping Harry alive like a guinea pig, etc. Also, wizard duels aren't over in a second. They can go on for some time and the person opposing the Elder Wand can put up great resistance. Think back to how Dumbledore beat Grindelwand for the Elder Wand.
Also think back to how Dumbledore's character is. He's not one for leaving things in the open for people mate. He inherited his mother's secrecy.
2007-07-22 13:48:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual power of the elder wand seems pretty debatable to me! As you said, people have lost using it before. And maybe, as Hermionie says, it's the power of the wizard that is most important of all. Maybe Voldemort was just too powerful to harm? (To anyone except Harry, of course, because of the prophecy.)
Also, there's the idea that it could have been pointless, since the Horcruxes weren't all destroyed, and in the time it would take Harry to collect them all, Voldemort could have just regained power and healed himself. Maybe Dumbledore didn't feel it necessary to waste his energy on casting the spell, when it's effects could prove useless in the end? Bit selfish to not even try, but logical I suppose.
I'm just guessing, by the way. It's an interesting point!
2007-07-22 13:56:51 · answer #4 · answered by Alice 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sigh.
JK Rowling has already explained all of this in the 6th book. Dumbledore had not destroyed all of Voldemort's horcruxes by the end of the 5th book, so even if Dumbledore had the Elder Wand, killing Voldemort wouldn't have worked at that time.
2007-07-22 13:47:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because doing so would still not mean the end of Voldemort. With the horcruxes still out there, he wouldn't be destroyed. Also, Dumbledore revealed that Harry was also a horcrux, one that Voldemort himself had to destroy and at a time when Harry would bravely face death. So destroying him then wouldn't have solved the problem.
In my opinion, I think that Dumbledore knew all along that it would have to be Harry, and that this was one thing that he couldn't protect him from.
2007-07-22 13:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by adribug354 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The wand was powerful, but not unbeatable. Also, in OOTP Voldemort didn't stand and fight to the bitter end with Dumbledore. He fought just long enough to try to get Dumbledore to kill Harry, then fled when possessing Harry proved to be painful.
2007-07-22 13:45:10 · answer #7 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the wand is only unbeatable for it's true master, gridelwald stole it from gregorovich, Voldemort still had horcrux's and could not be destroyed, so it would have been a waste. If dumbledore left voldemort alone, then he would have been less preoccupied with the horcrux's, allowing harry to find and destroy them.
2007-07-25 05:25:36 · answer #8 · answered by Matt W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was listening to a podcast earlier today and they were talking about this.
( http://www.mugglecast.com episode #101 )
And I think that in the book it somewhere says that for the Elder Wand to really be unbeatable that you have to conquer Death. In other words you had to be not afraid of death. That is part of Voldemorts downfall. He has always feared death and that is why he was killed. Grindelwald also feared death.
Dumbledore must have also been afraid of Death. But it is hard to say. After what Dumbeldore had been though I think that he might have been. You never can say that you do not fear death until you are actually face to face with it. So I do not think we will ever know everything but this is something for you to think about.
2007-07-22 13:47:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dumbledore couldn't defeat Voldemort in OOTP because the horcruxes hadn't been destroyed yet. Even the Elder Wand couldn't kill someone who had several parts of their soul safely hidden away.
2007-07-22 13:46:51 · answer #10 · answered by The Squish 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋