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“A red-gold glow burst suddenly across the enchanted sky above them as an edge of dazzling sun appeared over the sill of the nearest window. The light hit both of their faces at the same time, so that Voldemort's was suddenly a flaming blur. Harry heard the high voice shriek as he too yelled his best hope to the heavens, pointing Draco's wand:
"Avada Kedavra!"
"Expelliarmus!"
The bang was like a cannon blast, and the golden flames that erupted between them, at the dead center of the circle they had been treading, marked the point where the spells collided. Harry saw Voldemort's green jet meet his own spell, saw the Elder Wand fly high, dark against the sunrise, spinning across the enchanted ceiling, spinning through the air toward the master it would not kill, who had come to take full possession of it at last.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“No witch has ever claimed to own the Elder Wand. Make of that what you will.”
― J.K. Rowling, The Tales of Beedle the Bard

“Maybe a man in a million could unite the Hallows, Harry. I was fit only to possess the meanest of them, the least extraordinary. I was fit to own the Elder Wand, and not to boast of it, and not to kill with it. I was permitted to tame and to use it, because I took it, not for gain, but to save others from it.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“That wand’s more trouble than it’s worth,â€� said Harry. “And quite honestly,â€� he turned away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster bed lying waiting for him in Gryffindor Tower, and wondering whether Kreacher might bring him a sandwich there, “I’ve had enough trouble for a lifetime.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“What must strike any intelligent witch or wizard on studying the so-called history of the Elder Wand is that every man who claims to have owned it has insisted that it is "unbeatable," when the known facts of its passage through many owners' hands demonstrate that has it not only been beaten hundreds of times, but that it also attracts trouble as Grumble the Grubby Goat attracted flies.”
― J.K. Rowling, The Tales of Beedle the Bard

“But the idea of the Dark Lord in possesion of the Deathstick is, I must admit, formidable.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“The true master of the Elder Wand was Draco Malfoy.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Avada Kedavra!â€� “Expelliarmus!â€� The bang was like a cannon blast, and the golden flames that erupted between them, at the dead center of the circle they had been treading, marked the point where the spells collided. Harry saw Voldemort’s green jet meet his own spell, saw the Elder Wand fly high, dark against the sunrise, spinning across the enchanted ceiling like the head of Nagini, spinning through the air toward the master it would not kill, who had come to take full possession of it at last. And Harry, with the unerring skill of the Seeker, caught the wand in his free hand as Voldemort fell backward, arms splayed, the slit pupils of the scarlet eyes rolling upward. Tom Riddle hit the floor with a mundane finality, his body feeble and shrunken, the white hands empty, the snakelike face vacant and unknowing. Voldemort was dead, killed by his own rebounding curse, and Harry stood with two wands in his hand, staring down at his enemy’s shell.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Ultimately, the quest for the Elder Wand merely supports an observation I have had occasion to make many times over the course of my long life: that humans have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“You don’t believe it either?â€� Harry asked him.
“Nah, that story’s just one of those things you tell kids to teach them lessons, isn’t it? ‘Don’t go looking for trouble, don’t pick fights, don’t go messing around with stuff that’s best left alone! Just keep your head down, mind your own business, and you’ll be okay.� Come to think of it,� Ron added, “maybe that story’s why elder wands are supposed to be unlucky.�
“What are you talking about?�
“One of those superstitions, isn’t it? ‘May-born witches will marry Muggles.� ‘Jinx by twilight, undone by midnight.� ‘Wand of elder, never prosper.� You must’ve heard them. My mum’s full of them.�
“Harry and I were raised by Muggles,� Hermione reminded him. “We were taught different superstitions.� She sighed deeply as a rather pungent smell drifted up from the kitchen. The one good thing about her exasperation with Xenophilius was that it seemed to have made her forget that she was annoyed at Ron. “I think you’re right,� she told him. “It’s just a morality tale, it’s obvious which gift is best, which one you’d choose—�
The three of them spoke at the same time; Hermione said, “the Cloak,� Ron said, “the wand,� and Harry said, “the stone.�
They looked at each other, half surprised, half amused.
â€Ô¨´Ç³Ü’r±ð supposed to say the Cloak,â€� Ron told Hermione, “but you wouldn’t need to be invisible if you had the wand. An unbeatable wand, Hermione, come on!â€�
“We’ve already got an Invisibility Cloak,� said Harry.
“And it’s helped us rather a lot, in case you hadn’t noticed!� said Hermione. “Whereas the wand would be bound to attract trouble—�
“Only if you shouted about it,� argued Ron. “Only if you were prat enough to go dancing around, waving it over your head, and singing, ‘I’ve got an unbeatable wand, come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough.� As long as you kept your trap shut—�
“Yes, but could you keep your trap shut?â€� said Hermione, looking skeptical.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Maybe a man in a million could unite the Hallows, Harry. I was fit only to possess the meanest of them, the least extraordinary. I was fit to own the Elder Wand, and not to boast of it, and not to kill with it. I was permitted to tame and to use it, because I took it, not for gain, but to save others from it.â€�
“But the cloak, I took out of vain curiosity, and so it could never have worked for me as it works for you, its true owner. The stone I would have used in an attempt to drag back those who are at peace, rather than to enable my self-sacrifice, as you did. You are the worthy possessor of the Hallows.�
Dumbledore patted Harry’s hand, and Harry looked up at the old man and smiled; he could not help himself. How could he remain angry with Dumbledore now?
“Why did you have to make it so difficult?�
Dumbledore’s smile was tremulous.
“I am afraid I counted on Miss Granger to slow you up, Harry. I was afraid that your hot head might dominate your good heart. I was scared that, if presented outright with the facts about those tempting objects, you might seize the Hallows as I did, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons. If you laid hands on them, I wanted you to possess them safely. You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that he must die, and understands that there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“But Harry had eyes only for the man who stood in the largest portrait directly behind the headmaster’s chair. Tears were sliding down from behind the half-moon spectacles into the long silver beard, and the pride and the gratitude emanating from him filled Harry with the same balm as phoenix song.
At last, Harry held up his hands, and the portraits fell respectfully silent, beaming and mopping their eyes and waiting eagerly for him to speak. He directed his words at Dumbledore, however, and chose them with enormous care. Exhausted and bleary-eyed though he was, he must make one last effort, seeking one last piece of advice.
“The thing that was hidden in the Snitch,� he began, “I dropped it in the forest. I don’t know exactly where, but I’m not going to go looking for it again. Do you agree?�
“My dear boy, I do,� said Dumbledore, while his fellow pictures looked confused and curious. “A wise and courageous decision, but no less than I would have expected of you. Does anyone else know where it fell?�
“No one,� said Harry, and Dumbledore nodded his satisfaction.
“I’m going to keep Ignotus’s present, though,� said Harry, and Dumbledore beamed.
“But of course, Harry, it is yours forever, until you pass it on!�
“And then there’s this.�
Harry held up the Elder Wand, and Ron and Hermione looked at it with a reverence that, even in his befuddled and sleep-deprived state, Harry did not like to see.
“I don’t want it,� said Harry.
“What?� said Ron loudly. “Are you mental?�
“I know it’s powerful,� said Harry wearily. “But I was happier with mine. So…�
He rummaged in the pouch hung around his neck, and pulled out the two halves of holly still just connected by the finest thread of phoenix feather. Hermione had said that they could not be repaired, that the damage was too severe. All he knew was that if this did not work, nothing would.
He laid the broken wand upon the headmaster’s desk, touched it with the very tip of the Elder Wand, and said, �Reparo.�
As his wand resealed, red sparks flew out of its end. Harry knew that he had succeeded. He picked up the holly and phoenix wand and felt a sudden warmth in his fingers, as though wand and hand were rejoicing at their reunion.
“I’m putting the Elder Wand,� he told Dumbledore, who was watching him with enormous affection and admiration, “back where it came from. It can stay there. If I die a natural death like Ignotus, its power will be broken, won’t it? The previous master will never have been defeated. That’ll be the end of it.�
Dumbledore nodded. They smiled at each other.
“Are you sure?� said Ron. There was the faintest trace of longing in his voice as he looked at the Elder Wand.
“I think Harry’s right,� said Hermione quietly.
“That wand’s more trouble than it’s worth,â€� said Harry. “And quite honestly,â€� he turned away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster bed lying waiting for him in Gryffindor Tower, and wondering whether Kreacher might bring him a sandwich there, “I’ve had enough trouble for a lifetime.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“That’s why Snape’s eyes were fixed on Nagini in her enchanted sphere while Voldemort was going on about the Elder Wand. He was not afraid for his own life. He just knew the moment had come. He would have to put a stopper in death until he gave Harry his final message.”
― Lorrie Kim, Snape: A Definitive Reading

“The Elder Wand,â€� he said, and he drew a straight vertical line upon the parchment. ‘The Resurrection Stone,â€� he said, and he added a circle on top of the line. ‘The Cloak of Invisibility,”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“I sought a third wand, Severus. The Elder Wand, the Wand of Destiny, the Deathstick. I took it from its previous master. I took it from the grave of Albus Dumbledore.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“I’m putting the Elder Wand,â€� he told Dumbledore, who was watching him with enormous affection and admiration, “back where it came from. It can stay there. If I die a natural death like Ignotus, its power will be broken, won’t it? The previous master will never have been defeated. That’ll be the end of it.â€�
Dumbledore nodded. They smiled at each other.
“Are you sure?� said Ron. There was the faintest trace of longing in his voice as he looked at the Elder Wand.
“I think Harry’s right,� said Hermione quietly.
“That wand’s more trouble than it’s worth,â€� said Harry. “And quite honestly,â€� he turned away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster bed lying waiting for him in Gryffindor Tower, and wondering whether Kreacher might bring him a sandwich there, “I’ve had enough trouble for a lifetime.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Dumbledore wanted the Elder Wand to recognize the mercy and regret in Snape’s Killing Curse and transfer allegiance to Snape, quietly. He knew he could trust Snape to be a good custodian of the Elder Wand, since Snape’s signature magic is purely defensive: when he has to force himself to attack or use Dark Magic, it’s only in order to protect others, then immediately dropped.”
― Lorrie Kim, Snape: A Definitive Reading

“Dumbledore expected Voldemort might violate his tomb and take the wand. He had hoped that any spell Voldemort cast against Snape with it would fail because the Elder Wand would not kill its master, especially if its master counteracted with purely defensive magic, as Harry did and Snape surely would have.”
― Lorrie Kim, Snape: A Definitive Reading

“And Grindelwald used the Elder Wand to become powerful. And at the height of his power, when Dumbledore knew he was the only one who could stop him, he dueled Grindelwald and beat him, and he took the Elder Wand.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“The enormity of his decision not to race Voldemort to the wand still scared Harry. He could not remember, ever before, choosing not to act. He was full of doubts, doubts that Ron could not help voicing whenever they were together. “What if Dumbledore wanted us to work out the symbol in time to get the wand?â€� “What if working out what the symbol meant made you ‘worthyâ€� to get the Hallows?â€� “Harry, if that really is the Elder Wand, how the hell are we supposed to finish off You-Know-Who?â€� Harry had no answers: There were moments when he wondered whether it had been outright madness not to try to prevent Voldemort breaking open the tomb. He could not even explain satisfactorily why he had decided against it: Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him. The odd thing was that Hermione’s support made him feel just as confused as Ron’s doubts. Now forced to accept that the Elder Wand was real, she maintained that it was an evil object, and that the way Voldemort had taken possession of it was repellent, not to be considered. “You could never have done that, Harry,â€� she said again and again.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Be quiet Muggles! I’ve found the Elder Wand and fixed it with Sellotape from the kitchen draw. I am now the most powerful wizard in the world... ...what’s the spell to make it rain Chocolate Frogs?”
― James Warwood, 49 Excuses for Not Tidying Your Bedroom

“holding the Elder Wand.”
― J.K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay

“Because if it does â€� I am the true master of the Elder Wand.â€� A red-gold glow burst suddenly across the enchanted sky above them, as an edge of dazzling sun appeared over the sill of the nearest window.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Q. What wand would your grandparents choose? A. The Elder Wand.”
― Brian Boone, The Unofficial Joke Book for Fans of Harry Potter 4-Book Box Set: Includes Volumes 1â€�

“In the books, Harry does not snap the Elder wand. He uses it to fix his own wand, and returns the wand to Dumbledore’s tomb.”
― Jane Snow, Unofficial Random Facts about Harry Potter