The Bloody Story of the Elder Wand (All Owners) - Harry Potter Explained

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Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In this video, I’m going to be discussing one of the Deathly Hallows, in fact- I’m going to be discussing what is arguably the most important of the Hallows - at least in terms of the Harry Potter story. I am of course talking about the Elder Wand.

The elder wand is undeniably the most powerful wand in the Harry Potter universe. It was the first Hallow created, made by Death himself, and no other wand is its equal. The Elder Wand is made of elder wood, and it’s core is the tail hair of a Thestral. It’s 15” long and has carvings down its length that resemble clusters of elderberries. With the elder wand, witches and wizards are able to effortlessly produce intensely powerful magic that others could only dream of. Possession of the wand also meant that you could produce magic which was not otherwise possible, including things like mending other wands- something that could not normally be achieved through magic.

The elder wand, being one of the deathly hallows, is commonly associated with the tale of three brothers- Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus.

“The eldest brother, a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence. Death granted his wish by fashioning the Elder Wand from a branch of a nearby elder tree standing on the banks of the river. The second brother, an arrogant man, chose to further humiliate death, and asked for the power to recall the deceased from the grave. Death granted his wish by crafting the Resurrection Stone from a stone picked from the riverbank. The third and youngest brother, who was the most humble and wise, did not trust Death and asked for something to enable him to go forth without Death being able to follow. A reluctant Death, most unwillingly, handed over a part his own Invisibility cloak. The three brothers took their prizes and soon went on their separate ways.”

And that was how the Deathly Hallows were born- however, this was not the last time that death and the three brothers would meet. Each brother, under their own unique circumstances, ended up losing their life and met death once more.

So, Antioch was the first owner- but one thing that I thought was worth mentioning is that Albus Dumbledore never believed that the wand was actually made by Death. Dumbledore always assumed that the wand was in fact created by the eldest of the Peverell brothers, Antioch himself. However, regardless of who created the fabled wand - the fact remains- Antioch was killed and the wand no longer belonged to him. So, where did the wand go next?

According to Xenophilius Lovegood- "The bloody trail of the Elder Wand is splattered across the pages of Wizarding history."

After Antioch died- the wand was passed around from wizard to wizard-usually by violent means- which led to the wand acquiring a few different names “the deathstick” and “the wand of destiny”- an omen of death that alludes to the ‘bloody trail’ mentioned by Lovegood.

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