Why was the Elder Wand destroyed rather than returned to Dumbledore's tomb?
Was there ever a reason given for Harry breaking The Elder Wand in two and throwing it away, before even repairing his own wand, contrary to the books, wherein he confers with the portrait of Dumbledore and they decide that after Harry mends his old wand using the Elder wand, he'll bury the Elder Wand in Dumbledore's tomb so that if Harry dies a natural death, the wand's ownership never passes on to anyone else.
Doesn't the end in the movie dispute this ? Additionally, if wands can simply be repaired ('Reparo'), couldn't the Elder Wand as well be repaired by someone who discovers its two pieces ?
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I can clearly remember Harry saying after the battle, when he is alone with Hermoine and Ron, that the "wand is more trouble than it is worth".
The reason behind this is that in the wide world of countless wizards, there is bound to be one that may possibly defeat Harry and take the wand for his own (assuming he finds out where it is and the story behind it).
What are the chances that that particular wizard uses the Elder Wand for his own nefarious goals! Very high I would say!
So Harry chose not to tempt fate and destroy the wand seeing as he is not ambitious enough to want it for himself.
Problem solved...oh wait.. he avoided any problem in the first place!
Also, referring to your question summary and the following quote:
Addressing the second point, only the Elder Wand is powerful enough to repair a broken wand. – user7812 Mar 25 at 17:06
I think the reverse of this is true. That the Elder Wand is too powerful to be fixed by an ordinary wand!!
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Why was the Elder Wand destroyed?
Rather than allowing the danger and greed that surrounded the sacred wand to continue, Harry felt that effectively destroying it would make peace within the Wizarding World. Furthermore, he was the only one who could destroy the wand, hence the reason he decided to do so.Why did Dumbledore have the Elder Wand in his grave?
Dumbledore had hoped, by having the Elder Wand placed with him in his tomb, that the power of the Wand would then be ended; the wand would transfer its allegiance to the latest person who had captured it, and as Snape had killed Dumbledore, it would be Snape to whom the wand owed its allegiance.Was Dumbledore buried with the Elder Wand?
Dumbledore is buried, and the Elder Wand is laid to rest with him as his personal wand. Some time later, Voldemort finds out about Dumbledore's mastery of the Elder Wand and robs his grave as a consequence.Why The Elder Wand Betrayed Grindelwald And Other Owners
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Answer 2
In addition to coder0007's answer, it could also be summed up thusly: clearly the wand wasn't terribly secure in Dumbledore's grave.
I mean all Voldemort seemingly had to do was lift the top of his sarcophagus and then remove it. We're talking about a guy who basically made sure people had to go through hell to find his horcruxes, and then all he has to do is use magic to lift the lid of a tomb and take it?
But then again, Dumbledore likely intended this by design as he was a very clever man in addition to being one of the most powerful wizards ever. He even knew his role in the grand scheme of things was to die, and to think that Draco could disarm Dumbledore with ease is a bit of a stretch as well, as remember: that's what caused the wand's allegiance to switch, meaning neither Voldemort nor Snape were the people the wand would answer to.
Dumbledore basically knew how things had to go down, and allowed things to progress as they should.
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