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   From: stu-pid@foodforu.ca   
      
   On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:21:20 -0800 (PST), Rats wrote:   
      
   > The Elder wand is supposed to be a wand that cannot lose in duels yet   
   > Dumbledore beat Grindewald in a duel to win the elder wand off him.   
   > How could this be?   
      
   But the Elder Wand isn't unbeatable. Dumbledore explains at King's   
   Cross that the legends that grew up around the Deathly Hallows was   
   normal for such powerful magical objects. He also explains that they   
   were not Death's own Hallows, but merely created by the three   
   brothers. Yes, the Elder Wand was a very powerful wand, but it wasn't   
   ever unbeatable. If it were Dumbledore couldn't have won it from   
   Grindelwald and Draco couldn't have won it from Dumbledore.   
      
   Also, Dumbledore wasn't dying from having drunk the potion. We know   
   that it wasn't poison. Kreacher had recovered after drinking it.   
      
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