Voldemort was still using the Elder wand correct? Harry was still the master of it right? If harry had fought back during this time, would he have beat him and sent him back to vapor mode right there? Is it the fact Harry willingly accepted death, that the elder wand was able to cast on him?
2007-11-26 10:19:23 · 5 answers · asked by blue eyes 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This is a great question because it makes us further examine the mysteries of wand use, which is a subject that was only fully examined in this last book. On p. 743 (U.S. hardback), Harry lays out the theory: "Does the wand in your hand know its last master was Disarmed? Because if it does... I am the true master of the Elder Wand." In my opinion, the Elder Wand could only know that Draco was disarmed because Harry was currently holding and using Draco's old wand. Harry's mastery of the Elder Wand was only by proxy.
Remember that the Elder Wand still worked like a regular wand for Voldemort. He complained to Snape that it just "refuses to perform as legend says it must perform for its rightful owner." The wand could still hurt and kill people.
I think what really tipped the scales in Harry's favor was the added ancient magic of him sacrificing his life. If you'll notice, after Harry comes back from the dead, Voldemort's Cruciatus Curse doesn't work on Harry; it only lifts Harry up into the air. And Harry is being just as willing a victim at this point as before he got zapped with the killing curse. So while there's a chance that Harry might have "won" the battle before his death (which knight1192a rightfully points out would have been a Very Bad Move), I think the meeting of the two wands could have been more like what happened in Book 4 - like a very difficult tug of war.
2007-11-26 12:59:19 · answer #1 · answered by Janine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Elder Wand probably would not have killed him, since it couldn't work properly against him without his consent.
I think you're right, it's the fact that Harry willingly accepted death that allowed the Elder Wand to "kill" him.
2007-11-26 18:23:52 · answer #2 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I might be corrected by a HP Horde, but I thought that the elder wand worked because it was actually targeting the Voldy horcrux. Afterwards, it was just Harry, so it didn't work.
2007-11-26 18:32:01 · answer #3 · answered by aggylu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, Harry had to die while he could still be brought back to remove the unintentional horcrux. Had he resisted, then he would have lost the effect of his blood in Voldemort's veins to bring him back from death should Voldemort have once more lost physical form.
2007-11-26 18:49:13 · answer #4 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't read the book, but that seems like a good question.
2007-11-26 18:22:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋