Yeah I'm sure there are plot holes. I mean, if Harry could have shot 3 stunning spells at Fenrir using 3 wands, then why couldn't he just taken like 3 wands in each hand and shot 6 stunning spells at the same time O_o I mean anyone could've done that and that would amplify the power of the spell by alot. Why didn't Voldemort do that? Seriously, make like 5 killing curses at the same time, sounds cool.
You know what I think is the stupidest thing about all of that?
The number of people I've seen complaining that "Dumbledore's 'gleam of triumph' was never explained!".
Yes it was you twits, you just actually have to have some reading comprehension.
*sigh*
Because, as was a explained as a fairly large plot point in the book, a wand will not work properly for the one using it unless the wand has chosent that person - either if it belongs to them originally, or they have 'won' it from the previous owner.
He used three of the goddamn wands to shoot 3 stunning spells. That means they work for him. So he just uses the wands at the same time.
Voldemort killed ALOT of people, therefore he "defeats" the user and is now the master of the wand. Added to that, before he became the master of the Elder Wand, he could still use it like a normal wand. So he could've just used his older wand and this wand for double the power.
And you failed to answer my question, instead rather trying to cover it up by pointing at my 'mistakes.'
Voldemort was close to mastering it, but his arrogance overlooked the very thing that was most important, which is that Draco was the true master of the hallows, and since Harry had 'won' Draco's wand, Harry was now the true owner of the Elder Wand.
Happy?
Right, okay, so if you're in the middle of a fight for your life, are you going to go around wasting time picking up the wands of people you've defeated, or are you just going to keep fighting as long as you possibly can?
My point still stands. It's a frenetic, dangerous battle. No one in their right mind would bother wasting time grabbing an extra wand that may or may not work for them.
And I don't think spells work that way. A lot of the power comes from the person themselves. Like, Neville could have a dozen wands at once but it's not going to make him any better at Transfiguration...
Considering Rowling wrote with the medieval language of spiritual alchemy, taking excerpts from age old portrayals of wizards, why should they use two wands? What mythical wizard or witch used two wands? It's not Star Wars y'know.
But she clearly stated that it was possible. And someone like Voldemort, who clearly wanted more and more power, could've used two wands instead of one since it's possible. She shouldn't have made it possible to use more than one wand, because it doesn't really make sense.
Put it into the dramatic context and it does make sense. Take it out there and you will find many such problems, but those problems simply undermine the spirit of the books.
When Harry was killed, his body did actually die. But his soul survived fine, due to Voldemort tying him to life, and the part of Voldemort's soul that was in Harry's body was destroyed.
Thus, he wasn't truly dead and was able to survive. A big point of the last two books is that the soul is more important than the body, so it works.
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If a wand dictated the power why not just give a squib a powerful wand? The wizard uses their power through the wand, the wand itself doesn't give power (unless it's the Elder Wand) therefor having 2 wands is not really beneficial.
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