From: hootiehootowl@aol.com   
      
   On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:44:13 -0500, Draco Malfoy wrote:   
      
   > The Deathly Hallows all fall short of their "proper" titles.   
   >   
   > The Cloak of Invisibility fails to hide the user from death.   
   >   
   > The Resurrection Stone does not truly bring people back from the dead   
   > but rather, projects a departed image of them, almost like Cedric   
   > appearing out of Voldemort's wand in Goblet of Fire.   
   >   
   > In the same way then, that the Elder Wand is not an unbeatable   
   > wand--an extremely powerful one yes, but as shown in Half Blood   
   > Prince, can be disarmed like any other.   
   >   
   > Grindelwald and Dumbledore were on the same level of skill. As Jo   
   > says, he was almost like his "Dark Twin", with the same   
   > capabilities. Dumbledore admits though that he did have a shade   
   > better then him in skill but this is mostly down to his kind   
   > arrogance, and we can forgive him LOL because he's..well, Dumbledore.   
   >   
   > In my opinion, I think Dumbledore beat him and won the wand, out of a   
   > mixture of good fortune and prestigious skill. If the places were   
   > exchanged, and a similar thing happened--then it may have been   
   > possible for Grindelwald to achieve the exact same results.   
      
   Like others have said (and like Dumbledore himself said), the legends   
   that crop up around the hallows are simply that: legends.   
      
   The Elder Wand was very powerful, perhaps even the most powerful wand   
   ever made. And, over generations of retelling of stories that could   
   come up as a unbeatable wand. But put that wand in the hand of a 1st   
   or 2nd year up against any full grown, fully qualified wizard, and the   
   one with the Elder Wand would not stand a chance.   
      
   So, Dumbledore was probably a more powerful wizard that Grindelwald   
   and he probably had a very good wand that he'd had all his life so it   
   probably worked very well for him.   
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