From: toon@toon.com   
      
   On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:44:59 -0500, Hootie Hoot Owl   
    wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
   Or, perhaps he merely talked his friend out of being evil, and   
   Grindelwald took the chance that Voldemort never did.  No big fight,   
   no powerful wands.  Just an honest discussion with resolution.   
      
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