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No witch has ever claimed to own the Elder Wand., Make of that what you will. ~ Albus Dumbledore.

rowena r View Member Profile	Dec 6 2008, 12:26 PM Post #1
Dumbledore's Personal Secretary Posts: 4,714 Joined: 10:28am December 31, 2006 Location: At a violin concert with my boss.	Here we have an invitation from Albus Dumbledore himself to speculate upon the possibilities why a witch never claimed to own the Elder Wand. It had always been a wizard - be it Emeric the Evil or Loxias or Barnabas Deverill or Godelot - who boasted about the Wand of Destiny that they held in their hands and also met their sticky ends as a result. Surely Dumbledore wouldn't have raised this question if it had not struck his fancy ? So let us ask ourselves why the female magical community has stayed away from the dubious honour of claiming ownership of the Deathstick. Why do you think a woman never said that she was the owner of the most powerful wand there was ? --------------------

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Dreamteam View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 08:18 AM Post #31
One Half of the DDD Posts: 8,476 Joined: 5:31pm August 30, 2006 Location: Siriusly Dreaming Somewhere	As the Beedle the Bard forum is shortly going to close, we are going to move this discussion over to Great Wizarding Events to continue. Enjoy posting Dreamteam, LL Mod Manager -------------------- *November's book is The Catcher in the Rye* by JD Salinger** "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!"

sTiTcH View Member Profile	Mar 8 2009, 06:05 AM Post #32
Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 592 Joined: 12:05am April 20, 2007 Location: um.. doing something harry-potter-related... in ocala, FLORIDA	the most probable answer is simple, possibly slightly dirty, and hopefully only FULLY understood by the older members: its of no concern to women how powerfull their wands are. women know better than anyone that the wand is only as good as its wizard. its usually only MEN who go bragging about their tools and devices. women just dont see the need. --------------------

Seven of Nine View Member Profile	Mar 9 2009, 01:40 PM Post #33
Leaky's Resident Borg Queen Posts: 11,519 Joined: 11:45am July 25, 2005 Location: in space, the final frontier . . .	Isn't that a little simplistic, Stitch? Have there been no power-mad witches out there who would have loved to own the wand? Bella would have, I think. I history shows that human nature lets women be as a vile as men when it comes to seeking power. Was the wizarding world full of MCPs (male chauvinist pigs) in the older days? They've had witches in some very powerful positions, and that goes back pretty well in their history. -------------------- "That's why he fought. That's why he lived again, and that was the answer to Tam's question. I fight because last time, I failed. I fight because I want to fix what I did wrong. I want to do it right this time" -- Rand

eruwaedhiel View Member Profile	Mar 9 2009, 03:35 PM Post #34
Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 58 Joined: 9:27pm October 4, 2008 Location: The dumpster of Madam Puddifoot's Tea Room	I think in general men have a tendency to want to compete or prove their power more than women. I know there would have been witches in the wizarding world who would have wanted it desperately, but I think men may focus on being in control a bit more than women and therefor would have sought the wand in greater numbers than females. -------------------- Faithless is he that says farewll when the road darkens.----J.R.R. Tolkien

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