I've always thought that the final battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald raised some questions.
The bearer of the Elder wand is supposed to be unconquerable. The wand lets you win all battles, and as long as you're fighting with it, your opponent does not stand a chance. I think this is what we all interpreted the definition of the Elder wand as.
Then how is it that in the epic battle between two of the world's greatest magicians, both of whom were almost equally matched, the bearer of the Elder wand lost the battle?
Agreed that Dumbledore was a 'shade more skillful' than Gellert Grindelwald. But the latter had been engaging in dark magic for a long time before Dumbledore's conquest of him. And of course, he had the Wand of Destiny by his side. Given all of these, is seems highly miraculous that Dumbledore emerged the winner. Was this because the wand did not, in the full sense, belong to Grindelwald? Or did Dumbledore somehow manage to disarm him?
These questions are unanswered and will probably remain so, but one can always let one's imagination decide it.
So can you answer this question? What, in your opinion, led to Dumbledore defeating the owner of the Deathstick? Was it mere chance, or a maneuvered scheme that paid off?
The bearer of the Elder wand is supposed to be unconquerable. The wand lets you win all battles, and as long as you're fighting with it, your opponent does not stand a chance. I think this is what we all interpreted the definition of the Elder wand as.
Then how is it that in the epic battle between two of the world's greatest magicians, both of whom were almost equally matched, the bearer of the Elder wand lost the battle?
Agreed that Dumbledore was a 'shade more skillful' than Gellert Grindelwald. But the latter had been engaging in dark magic for a long time before Dumbledore's conquest of him. And of course, he had the Wand of Destiny by his side. Given all of these, is seems highly miraculous that Dumbledore emerged the winner. Was this because the wand did not, in the full sense, belong to Grindelwald? Or did Dumbledore somehow manage to disarm him?
These questions are unanswered and will probably remain so, but one can always let one's imagination decide it.
So can you answer this question? What, in your opinion, led to Dumbledore defeating the owner of the Deathstick? Was it mere chance, or a maneuvered scheme that paid off?
Grindelwald stunned Gregorovitch before he left; so he is the owner of the wand.
ReplyDeleteThe Elder Wand does not make one unbeatable, it just increases the strength, quality of one's spells. And to win a duel requires more than the power of spells. Agility, response time, technique, speed, selection of the right spell at the right time, etc. It was indeed Dumbledore's superior "skill" that conquered the "strength" of Grindelwald's wand.