Extra Credit:Elder Wand

Although I did not miss the last quiz I wanted to write an extra post to make up for a different missed quiz.  The elder wand played a significant role in the last book in many ways.  The first way was because it (along with the other 2 Hallows) became (or was) an obsession of many of the characters in it.  Characters that were obsessed with the Elder Wand include Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Voldemort. The wand captivated Voldemort, he longed to possess the wand that had been rumored to be the most powerful Wand, unable to be defeated in a duel.  Voldemort realized that Dumbledore was in possession of the wand when he was alive so Voldemort broke into his tomb to get his wand.  However he did not realize until later that he had to kill the current master of the wand.  He thought that since Snape had killed Dumbledore he was the master, not realizing that when Draco disarmed Dumbledore he had become the master.  Voldemort kills Snape, who was what he thought as his most valuable death eater, the only murder he says he regrets.  Voldemort thought that killing him would finally make him the master of it and he would be able to defeat Harry.  When he used the Elder Wand against Harry it was not able to kill its master and only killed the part of Voldemort that was inside him.  Harry had defeated Draco at Malfoy manner and taken Draco's other wand; the Elder Wand then recognized him defeating Draco and changed allegiance to Harry.  When Harry discovered that he was the new master of the Elder Wand he didn't want it.  He said he was much happier with his own and returns it to Dumbledore's tomb after repairing his first wand.  Harry proved to us that he had gotten over his obsession with the Hallows, he had seen so many destroyed by them and he did not even want the Hallows in his life, he was a stronger man than any before him to own it.