Truth about the elder wand part 1

What do you mean?" I asked curiously.

[the person I wanted you to meet. I wanted to wait till the end of the third year, but it seems it's best we push that forward. I will take you to meet him at the end of the second year.] Drak explained.

I was surprised by his words.

"Who is this person?" I asked.

[It's of no harm telling you now. The man who was once Dumbledore's equal, who once possessed the elder wand, the man whose ideologies attracted a massive following that could have led to a war between wizards and muggles on an unprecedented scale. Master of duelling, curses and transfiguration. Gellert Grindelwald.] Drak revealed.

I was surprised, I had my suspicions and guesses but I didn't actually believe that Drak really meant that man.

"Why him of all people, dumbledore would have been a more suitable option right? I mean, he did beat Grindelwald after all." I asked.

[Grindelwald's defeat was suspicious. The wand was the reason he lost. Not due to his lack of ability. Let me tell you how the wand ACTUALLY WORKS. And why it's actually just a piece of overrated wood.

The wand is said to be more sentient than any other. It can identify the caster of any spell that touches it and keeps tally of which wizard has beaten which, giving its allegiance to the one it judges the victor. Physical possession is irrelevant.

Having said that, I should explain what the wand is made out of and why it's so important. The core is made out of thestral hair. These creatures are said to be the most opposite thing to a unicorn which gives clues as to the nature of the wand.

Unicorn hair when used as the core for a wand tends to become attached to its first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard. If it is reverse then it perfectly describes the elder wand. Famously known for being unfaithful, ESPECIALLY, towards its first owner. It has changed hands many times and most importantly, certainly not irrespective of whether or not they were accomplished since that is the defining factor that determines who possesses it.

Now comes the wood. Elder wood. It contains powerful magic, but scorns to remain with any owner who is not the superior of his or her company. It takes a remarkable wizard to keep the elder wand for any length of time. the meaning of this is that the elder wand is SEEKING more powerful owners. And Thestral hair if my interpretation is correct does care about whether the owner is distinguished or not.

And most importantly, neither is faithful or easy to control. So, what this suggests is that the power of the wand doesn't directly come from the magical properties it possesses but rather the power of its reputation.

The big secret is, the wand is no more powerful than any other wand, that is… until it is possessed by the true master of death. And who do you think that is?] asked Drak.

"Potter…" I answered with certainty.

[correct. It's like this, legend gets out that death- himself- creates the most powerful wand ever that must win duels for its master. This is what PEOPLE believe. But the reality is that what people think, doesn't matter. All that actually matters, is what the wand wants.

And what the wand being of thestral and elder, WANTS, is to be used by the most powerful wizard. But because PEOPLE believe that the wand itself is more powerful, powerful wizards seek it out. And then once they have it the wands reputation continues to grow because once again, the most powerful wizard possess it.

That is UNTIL, they meet a more powerful wizard. I must say, it's pure genius. It keeps building on itself. what the wand IS good at, is immediately determining the power level, if you will, of the two wizards in the duel. And HERE, is where it's behaviour strays from legend.

It WILL NOT win the duel of whichever wizard possess it, but it will choose the more powerful wizard. And, so this skill it possesses along with its reputation and its constant desire for the most powerful wizard to possess it, creates a kind of parasitic cycle.

It is a lot like the game of war with a deck of cards-]

What is war?" I asked

[the game is really simple; you basically randomly place down the top card on your deck against somebody else and the high card wins and gets to take all the cards. You keep on playing until one player is left with no cards.

Having established this, imagine a wizard at a power level of 7 with the elder wand and he's fighting a wizard with a power level of 8. Despite having the wand, the 7 will lose because the wand will immediately recognise that the 8 is more powerful and therefore sabotage its owner.]

"But if the 8 won the duel without the wand, why the hell would he then want it?" I asked.

[AHAH, that's simple, because of its reputation. And so, the cycle would continue with each successive owner being that much more powerful than its former. And at that same rate, every time it finds a more powerful companion, the pool of potential NEW companions dwindles.

That is until eventually, with enough patience, the wand finds its way to the actual true most powerful wizard, which in the opinion of the elder wand, is the master of death.

So, going back to the example of the card game of war, the elder wand is anxiously awaiting that perfect ace, the master. Of. Death. Except, in this particular circumstance, there are way more than 52 cards and only one ace and it's possible he hadn't been born until a decade ago.