The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 614 The Masters of the Elder Wand

Time flies by, as if someone moved the pointer on the dial, and it is summer in a flash.

The virtual sunlight illuminates the spacious office. Ada sits in a comfortable high-backed chair in a daze. On the table in front of her is not a mountain of files, but two magic wands, one long and one short.

The short one is a yew wand with a phoenix tail feather, ten and three-quarter inches, with some toughness.This is the wand that Ida has used for eight years.

The long one was an elder wand, thestral tail feathers, fifteen inches long.One of the Deathly Hallows, the most defeated wand in history.Ada once suspected that this thing was harmful to the owner, just like Lu on the emperor's uncle's horse.

We all know that the wand is composed of two parts, the core and the wood. These two materials determine the characteristics of the wand and also determine the owner of the wand.

Most wand woods are wooden (steel and pewter are also available), and of the many wand-making woods available, elderberry has perhaps the most inauspicious reputation.

An old superstition says, "Elderwood sticks never flourish".

It may be to fight poison with poison, or it may be a positive result. The core of the Elder Wand is taken from thestrals, which is also a symbol of bad luck.

Only those who have seen death can see the Thestrals. It is believed that seeing the Thestrals will bring terrible disasters.

Superstition is undesirable, and the scarcity of elderberry wands is not because it is unlucky, but because it is not easy to sell.

Elder wands are very picky about wizards, combined with their fearsome reputation, this makes elder wands a poor seller and wandmakers are naturally reluctant to make them.

Over time, wands made of elderberry will no longer be seen on the market.It is reasonable for supply and demand to affect the market.

Thestrals are the same, only with a reputation of "death", they are intelligent, amazingly sentient, and once tamed, they will never leave their masters.

Although the Thestrals are classified as "dangerous" by the Ministry of Magic, they are actually quite gentle in character. As long as they are not provoked, they will not attack humans.

What is superstition?
If you are in a daze, you will believe it. This is superstition.

As one of the top wizards in the magic world, Ada naturally wouldn't be so ignorant and believe those specious rumors in a daze. She really believed that the Elder Wand would bring misfortune to its owner.

Just look at the long list of deaths surrounding the Elder Wand, not many survived!
Antioch was the first to get the Elder Wand and had his throat slit in the tavern.

The villain Merrick was also the master of the Elder Wand. He carried out a reign of terror in southern England and was finally killed by the monster Egbert.

After killing Merrick, the owner of the Elder Wand became Egbert, but he was a short-lived ghost. He died not long after getting the Elder Wand, and there was a high probability that he was killed.

A century later, the Elder Wand fell into the hands of Godlott, a dark wizard who had a book handed down, and Hogwarts put it in the restricted section of the library.

In the book "The Most Poisonous Magic", Godlott admitted in disguise that he owns the Elder Wand, and with the help of the wand, he promoted the research of black magic and wrote this black magic masterpiece.

This also validates some of the theories of wandology, that wands learn something from wizards.

Interestingly, Godelot, who admires black magic so much, refuses to discuss Horcruxes, believing that Horcruxes themselves and the process of making them are too evil even for dark wizards.

The funny Dark wizard eventually died at the hands of his son, Hereward, who took the Elder Wand and locked him in the cellar until his death.

After that, Barnabas became the master of the Elder Wand, and he was killed by Lothias.It is unknown who killed Loshias in the end, and the clue of the Elder Wand is broken at this point.

Until Grindelwald stole the Elder Wand from Gregorovich, and lost to Dumbledore in 1945.Dumbledore lost to Ada again this year, and the Elder Wand was on her desk.

Throughout history, the wizards who owned the Elder Wand did not end well after losing the Elder Wand, and most of them died unexpectedly.Now, it was Albus Dumbledore's turn.

"You can always trust Severus Snape, no matter what he does next."

Ada understood the meaning of this sentence.Snape would kill Dumbledore himself one day in the future, and Dumbledore was willing to die.this is their plan
After learning of Voldemort's assassination plan, Ada guessed that the drudgery would eventually fall on Snape.

Even if Voldemort's brain was really sliced ​​and cut, he wouldn't put the treasure on the two sons and brothers.

At that time, Ada didn't notice any problems. She thought that Snape could not assassinate Dumbledore and complete the task.The great thing is that Snape can't continue to play the role of the second and fifth boy, and just returns to the Order of the Phoenix.

Then came the thrill, the unbreakable vow.

Snape and Narcissa Malfoy made an oath to help Draco complete the task.Now Snape had to complete Voldemort's mission, otherwise the only thing waiting for him was death.

Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, these two must be seriously ill!
Eighty percent of the time, he ate something unhygienic, his stomach was ruined, and his brain was also expelled from the body during the defecation process!

Other than that, Ada couldn't think of any reason.An unbreakable oath, what is the difference between that and courting death!
After calming down, Ada made what she thought was the best solution, abandoning the car to save the handsome man.For this reason, Ada bid farewell to Snape and gave him a ride.The scene is quite warm and touching...cough...

It wasn't until recently that Ada understood the truth, and once experienced Harry's feelings, it was hard to be kept in the dark.It turns out that the person who will be sacrificed is not Snape, but Albus Dumbledore!
With this heaven-defying contribution, Snape will gain more trust, being under one person, above ten thousand people.

What's the point of just doing it?
Without Phoenix, can Order of the Phoenix still be named Phoenix?
Through an inexplicable duel with Dumbledore, Ada won the Elder Wand.Ada is the only witch on the list of known owners of the Elder Wand, and no witch has ever claimed to have the Elder Wand before.

During the duel, Ada didn't think too much, and the situation at the time didn't allow her to think too much.

After returning to the Ministry of Magic, Ada began to think about Dumbledore's intentions and why the headmaster gave up the Elder Wand and his own life.

The answer is obvious, Dumbledore had reasons to give up.His injuries were far more serious than Ida knew, serious enough to threaten his life.

This year's doubts were easily resolved, and Ada figured out the key to it.

During the three-way melee in the Department of Mysteries, even if Dumbledore was injured, it would never have been so serious.The only thing that could cause him such an injury was the Horcrux in Gaunt's old house.

Slytherin's ring also happens to be the Resurrection Stone, the Deathly Hallows that Dumbledore had sought out in his youth.

In the process of destroying the Horcrux, something must have happened, which caused Dumbledore's injury, which could not be healed with the power of him and Snape, so his right hand was lifeless.

Knowing that his death was approaching, with Dumbledore's character, he would definitely make good use of it.

Just when Voldemort's assassination plan came to his door, Dumbledore pushed the boat and paved the way for Snape with his own life.

Dumbledore also counted Ada in it, using his own death and the softness of Ada's heart to teach her the last lesson.Just like Glover Cecil back then.

Even with the Elder Wand, Dumbledore is powerless to prevent death, and Ida is the same. The Elder Wand is just a tool after all.

Death is not the opposite of life, but exists forever as a part of life, and some deaths do not need to be saved, because they are willing.

Ada took the Elder Wand on the table in her hand and kept rubbing it.After so many masters, the Elder Wand is still dry and sloppy, not round at all.

(End of this chapter)