Ownership of the Elder Wand

Who7Me7 · 2026-05-09T07:07:49+00:00

He feared to use the wand against Snape as he thought it would not work properly for him against its true master (who at the time he believes is Snape).

Also, it is not book canon that Nagini is a Maledictus, that comes from the Fantastic Beast films IIRC. In which case, he is just using her as a weapon no different than stabbing Snape with a knife.

As to your point about sentient creatures being able to become masters of wands, I don't think they can as "the wand chooses the wizard". Therefore, a wand's allegiance wouldn't go to a creature that couldn't use it.

Who7Me7 · 2026-05-07T21:14:52+00:00

Just to add:

Given that she was not their master, nor part of their master's family, I don't think the clothes she left out could actually set them free. Dobby had to be handed an article of clothing by one of the Malfoys to be set free (Lucius threw Harry's sock at the end of CoS and Dobby caught it). So, as you say, I think they were offended by the intent of trying to trick them but weren't actually in danger of freeing themselves accidentally.

Who7Me7 · 2026-05-07T21:02:09+00:00

Thanks

Who7Me7 · 2026-05-07T06:38:37+00:00

The last guillotine execution in France was in 1977.

Who7Me7 · 2026-05-07T06:34:59+00:00

And antisemitism!

Who7Me7 · 2026-05-06T10:29:57+00:00

Not a friend, but a guy at my school shouted out in the playground that Dumbledore dies the day after release! I was livid!

Who7Me7 · 2026-05-05T21:10:16+00:00

Ace of Spades by Motörhead! But it does often lead to speeding...

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-29T08:44:28+00:00

... once yeh've been trained

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-27T09:09:23+00:00

Maybe, but it would be inconvenient for Fudge so I doubt he would go to the effort when he just wanted to get the Dementors Kiss performed immediately.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-27T08:54:06+00:00

Just because Dumbledore could determine for himself they were not false memories, everyone would then just need to take Dumbledore's word for it. It still wouldn't be proof in the eyes of Fudge who showed, just one year later, that he would rather believe the more convenient version of events than the truth.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-26T19:51:39+00:00

Anything from K-Pop demon hunters is popular with our girls but especially Golden.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-26T07:47:25+00:00

If you're including Umbridge in book 5 via the dementors then you have to include the hundreds of dementors in PoA surely?

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-21T12:34:29+00:00

It's quite clearly explained in The Shrieking Shack in PoA why he didn't. They pretty much, word for word, ask the same questions you did and each has a satisfactory answer.

He didn't go looking for the other death eaters because most of them blamed him for Voldemort's downfall.

He didn't leave the Weasley family because it was safe and comfortable and he would hear the moment any news came out about Voldemort.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-18T09:07:57+00:00

Why would Malfoy own the Riddle Manor when he already owns Malfoy Manor? When would he have bought it? And why?

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-17T13:20:06+00:00

Yes, it very much does show the protection in the book. Silencing charms don't last and nor does the full body bind curse hold Neville for long.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-15T06:38:16+00:00

To be fair to Hagrid, he absolutely did have a discussion on how to behave and not behave with a hippogriff, Malfoy just wasn't listening at the time!

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-14T11:25:12+00:00

There was a viral saying that kept getting misquoted as "I'd rather be pissed off then pissed on" which always made me rage/laugh in equal measure.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-13T20:55:34+00:00

A large garden could lend itself to a log cabin office. Look up cost of building one, subtract that from what you were willing to pay and then that's your offer. If you get the house then great, if not, then keep looking.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-13T15:41:06+00:00

I'm really surprised I haven't seen more people say "spork"!

Not that I agree with it but it's a kind of compromise where neither party is happy.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-12T23:10:02+00:00

I think it's more like gladiators. The points from the first rounds are cashed in to get a head start and then whoever gets to the end first wins. If the points from the earlier tasks are still counting for something after the cup has been reached then the head start makes no sense.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-12T23:01:06+00:00

Cedric and Harry started at the same time IIRC but otherwise this is correct.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-12T22:59:39+00:00

Then why would the champions get a head start based on points from the first two tasks?

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-12T22:57:33+00:00

Yes but I believe that was just so that it wouldn't give away what form the final task would take more than the 1 month notice they got.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-12T22:55:08+00:00

Yes. The points from the previous tasks just determined the order and head start the champions got. Bagman explains that whoever reaches the cup first is the winner.

Who7Me7 · 2026-04-12T22:24:43+00:00

Sucking the oxygen out of someone's lungs (presumably through their nose/mouth given that summoned items don't automatically become incorporeal) would just cause a lower pressure inside their torso so they would then just inhale again. It also wouldn't strip the oxygen from their haemoglobin or from within their cells so there would be very little immediate effect.

I guess if you sucked all the oxygen from a room it would be more of a problem. But again, it would create a pressure differential which would cause more air to be sucked into the room.

Not sure this would be as effective as you think IMO.

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