Forging of the Deathly Hallows

Forging of the Deathly Hallows
Event information
Location	A lonely, winding bridge
Date(s)	Unknown day in the 13th century at twilight
Participant(s)	Peverell brothers Death
Description	Death encounters the three brothers and orchestrates their demises.

The Forging of the Deathly Hallows was an encounter between the Peverells and Death and the culmination of his scheme. He created the Deathly Hallows to commend them, when he in fact intended to watch them die. Albus Dumbledore thought it was unlikely that the Elder Wand was actually made by Death, and assumed that it may have been created by the eldest of the three Peverell brothers, Antioch.

History

Forging

"So the oldest brother, who was a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence: a wand that must always win duels for its owner, a wand worthy of a wizard who had conquered Death!"

— The Tale of the Three Brothers

The Elder Tree from which the wand was made

According to the "Tale of the Three Brothers" (as compiled in The Tales of Beedle the Bard) three brothers — suspected to be Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus Peverell — were out travelling when they came to a treacherous river that had been known to claim the lives of many that had attempted to cross it. Taking no chances, the three brothers pulled out their wands and conjured a bridge out of thin air. However, as they began to cross it, they found a hooded figure blocking their path. It was Death himself, dressed in a simple long black cloak. Death felt cheated that the three brothers had outsmarted him and had not drowned in the river, as many others had.

Death gives Antioch Peverell the Elder Wand

While pretending to congratulate them for their triumph, Death schemed against them. He offered each brother their choice of gift as a reward for outsmarting him. The eldest went first, and being a belligerent man he asked for a wand that would defeat all others. Death went to a nearby elder tree and created a wand from its wood, which he handed to the eldest brother. The second brother, who wanted to humiliate Death even further, asked for an object that would recall the dead and was given the Resurrection Stone. The youngest was wiser than his brothers and was sceptical of Death's intentions. He asked for an object that would allow him to live his life without the fear of Death following him. Reluctantly, Death handed over his own Cloak of Invisibility.

The first two brothers fall

Antioch's throat is slit

Antioch then travelled for about a week, reaching a village where he met with his rival, who he killed in a duel. He then travelled to an inn, where he drunkenly boasted of the wand's powers. That night however, he was murdered in his sleep by another wizard who slayed his throat, thereby allowing him to take possession of the wand and allowing Death to successfully claim the first brother.

Meanwhile, Cadmus used the Resurrection Stone to summon his deceased fiancee, but when he realized she could never function on the Earthly Plane, he committed suicide, allowing Death to claim the second brother.

Ignotius Peverell's decision

After living a long life, Ignotius gave the Cloak of Invisibility to his son and gave himself up to Death, finally completing his agenda.

Aftermath

The wand went through the possession of many different wizards and witches, eventually being passed on to Harry Potter, who placed it in the grave of Albus Dumbledore, meaning that after his death no one could master the wand forever. He buried the Resurrection Stone and kept the Cloak of Invisibility for himself.