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- "It was a boy. It was he who took it. I never saw it again."
- — Mykew Gregorovitch[src]
The theft of the Elder Wand was an event that took place sometime between 1899 and 1926.[1] It was a successful theft by Gellert Grindelwald to steal the Elder Wand from the wandmaker Mykew Gregorovitch. Before escaping, Grindelwald stunned Gregorovitch, thereby defeating the last owner and winning its allegiance to pass on to him.[2]
History[]
The theft[]
Grindelwald in the wandshop
Eventually, the wand passed on to the wandmaker Mykew Gregorovitch, who boasted of its power and worked to duplicate it. However, sometime between 1899 and 1926, the wand was stolen in the dead of night by a boy named Gellert Grindelwald, who stunned Gregorovitch before running away. This allowed him to take full mastery of the wand, as its previous master had been defeated by him.[2]
Aftermath[]
Grindelwald then went on to use this wand and create global chaos across the wizarding and muggle world. In 1945 however, Albus Dumbledore duelled with Grindelwald and was victorious, causing the mastery of the Elder Wand to pass to Dumbledore.[3] The wand stayed in the possession of Dumbledore for the duration of his life, eventually being passed on to Draco Malfoy through a Disarming Charm shortly before the former's death. The wand would eventually come into the mastery of Harry Potter, but was physically owned though by Lord Voldemort. During a duel between the two, Lord Voldemort tried to kill Harry Potter, but the wand sensed its true allegiance to Harry, and rebounded, killing Voldemort instead. Harry then decided to put the wand into the grave of Dumbledore, meaning that after his death, no one could master it for ever.[4]
Media[]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Appears in flashback(s))
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In 1899 Grindelwald did not have the Elder Wand yet, and in 1926, he already had white hair (see this image), which he did not have when he stole it. He had white hair a year later also, when he is already in possession of the wand, meaning he stole it between 1899 and 1926.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 24 (The Wandmaker)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35 (King's Cross)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
