Copernicus stood stiffly in the corner with his arms crossed, glaring a hole in the wall. So much for standing up for yourself when being attacked by a bully. Where was the justice in the world? He raised his hand equally stiffly, still glaring at the wall. "The Elder wand is the artifact from the story that is most believed to actually exist, sir. There are many documented incidents of the wand changing hands in rather gruesome and bloody ways over the years. Although, in more recent years, it has been found that all three did exist."

"The Elder was the Death's gift to Antioch Peverell. It's known throughout history as the "Deathstick" and the "Wand of Destiny and is supposedly the most powerful wand. The wand will only fully work for the new owner if they directly disarm, stun or kill the previous owner. This wand belonged to many people throughout history like Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, who hid it letting the wand to naturally loose its power by the natural death of the owner ending its bloody trail of violence " she said raising her hand

Wow. The interaction amongst students in this class was getting more and more amusing by the second. Poor Beedle Bard had taken a back sat to Hogwart's own "Days of our Lives," yet the lesson continued despite the chaos. Smiling at the very thought, Anna raised her hand and said, "In the story 'The Tale of the Three Brothers', the first brother, Antioch, asked Death for a wand that would always result in him winning a duel. Death used the limb from an Elder tree and a thestral hair to create what became known as the Elder Wand," Anna explained.

"The wand lived up to its powers, as if helped Antioch win a battle against a fellow wizard he'd been squabbling with. Antioch only succeeded in getting himself and the wizard killed in the end, though. If only these people would learn that selfishness gets you absolutely nowhere," Anna fussed. "Anyway, this Elder Wand was also famous in the defeat of the evil Voldemort. Voldemort knew of the wand's success, and upon finding it, he attempted to defeat Harry Potter once and for all. Of course he didn't, though. The Elder Wand, as well as for the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak for that matter, were all key elements in that particular war," she finished. "Oh, and I also think it's important to add that this wand causes witches and wizards to focus so much on the power they hope to gain, that they end up losing sight of reality in the longrun. That's usually when Death strikes."

Tobi raised his hand, propping it up on his arm because it was getting tired, but such was the plight of the insufferable-know-it-alls. “Sir,” he said, “The Elder wand has many names, including the Eldrun Wand, and the Wand of Destiny, even the Deathstick. Of all the three Gifts from Death, it was believed to exist from the earliest point, and it was the most sought after, which perhaps says something about human nature. When one says that the wand chooses the wizard, we could also say that the Elder Wand has a particularly fickle allegiance, or possibly that the finger of fate is fickle, as he who comes to win the Elder Wand doesn’t tend to enjoy a long life with it there after. As the way to win a wand from another is to win a duel against them, though killing the opponent isn’t necessary. All the same most people who came into possession of the wand became targets and soon were killed. The exceptions to this rule, according to History are Albus Dumbledore, and Harry Potter. Both lived a long time having possessed the Wand; Dumbledore, likely because he didn’t advertise his ownership of the wand, and Potter, because soon after he came into the wand, he dispensed with it.”

Herminny raised her hand yet again, and said, "THe elder wand is quite an intesting one, it is unbeatable, that is to say the elder wand is unbeatable, not the person who possesses it, it was given to the oldest brother by death cause he wanted power, well so do many other people and this led to his early death cause people who were defeated by him also wanted power and one of them went so far as to cut the oldest Perevell brother's throat to obtain the wand and the elder wand and the powers of the elder wand were passed to him cause like any othe wand, this wand also chooses the wizard but it choses by the last person to have the upper hand either taking the persons life or just some how getting the wand. This pattern of ownage of elder wand and death by seeker of power and new ownage went on for years until Grindlewald got a hold of it and died in battle against Dumbledore who then owned the elder wand but never used it up to the day of his death when Snape killed him on top of the Astronomy Tower which Dumbledore asked him to even though Draco Malfoy was supposed to but chickened out but the elder wand chose Draco cause because it sensed Dumbledore wanted Snape to kill him and even though Draco chickened out Dumbledore did not want Draco to kill him and just having the courage to try gave Draco brwnie points in the elder wands book. Fast foward to when Harry Potter is 17 and trying to escape from Malfoy Manor, he uses the expeliarmus curse to obtain Draco's wand cause his had been broken and Draco being the one the elder wand had chosen and Harry had defeated him gave the the power of the elder wand to Harry. Fast foward again Snapes final confrentation with Voldemort cause he thought Snape had the power of the elder wand cause he killed Dumbledore but that was not the case and at that time Harry had the power of the elder wand and Voldemort ended up killing Snape to gain the power of the elder wand cause he attained it from Dumbledore's grave but could not use it and still could not use it after killing Snape and this ultimately lea to his demise when he tried to use it to kill Harry Potter who had the power of the older wand and it would not kill it's master so instead the spell backfired killing Voldemort once and for all. And after that battle Harry used the Elder wand to reseal together his wand and then returned the elder wand to Dummbledores so he would not be tempted to use it and he hoped to just die of naturally causes in old age and the power of the elder wand would be broken, were still waiting to see if that will be the case but I am confident it will be."

Upon hearing the Gryffindor's retelling of events, Kayla raised her hand. "Professor if I may I would like to address this young girl's version of events." She turned to face the younger girl, "Actually the Elder wand can be beaten. Wands that have been passed from one witch or wizard to another have indeed absorbed the expertise of those who had used them previously. It then claims allegiance with its new owner and accumulates more wisdom, strength and power. So if the the owner of the elder wand is beaten then so is the wand itself. I would also like to add that Grindewald did not die in his battle against Dumbeldore, he was in fact sent to the prison that he had built." She took a breath before continuing, "Also the Elder wand did not choose Draco because it sensed that Dumbledore wanted Snape to kill him. Draco disarmed Albus Dumbledore on top of that tower and so its allegiance then went with Draco Malfoy, although he didn't know it at the time. Aaaand Harry, did not use the disarming spell on Draco, he simply snatched the wands out of his hands. But you got the last part right, hope that clears things up for ya" she added with a smile.

Herminny responded to the girl criticizing her,"Okay I was a little bit off but keep in mind that I am only 11, thank you for enlightening me."

It was, for Plymouth anyway, really hard to talk to the wall. So, after Plymouth raised his hand - he had to turn around to say his piece. From the corner.

"If I had had the elder wand, Professor, when I was doing my Defense Against The Violent Teenagers of Hogwarts Homework, Elizabeth wouldn't have been able to set a big, eyeball-eating bird after me. If I had had that KILLER wand, I'd have won. Because it's a dueling death stick. Crazy-making death stick. If I didn't know any better, I'd bet Kaziancientiz has had his hands on it." Probably around when it was made. KaziMURDERiz was probably.... yeah... he was probably DEATH in this story.


Pleased with himself, Plymouth turned back around to stare into his own corner. It was a pretty nice corner.. and if he leaned back far enough, he could see out the window....

Cela divided her attention between the two corners of the room and after hearing a bunch of answers, raised her gloved hand half-heartedly to add her own, "Professor, witches, don't fight over the elder wand, historically only wizards have done so."

"Because we're violent idiots," Copernicus put his forehead against the stone wall and thought deep thoughts about invisibility cloaks. Like how he'd like to put one on and walk out the door... and keep walking until he got back to France where the girls ignored him, but no one hated him. "I think Muggle wars aren't started by Muggle women, but by the men in their governments. It's the way males are, I suppose."

Kayla gave the girl a bright smile, "Anytime hun, just here to help" she turned back around to face the front but Cela's words caught her attention.

"You are right there Cela, there have been no reports of the Elder wand being passed to witches. My bad, I mentioned that didn't I? So my apologies er..."she didn't know the girls name..."I was incorrect about the witch part." But it was only that part!!

"You aren't an idiot and Plymouth isn't violent." Cela commented, not realising what her comment implied. She went back to sucking on her sugar quill and reading over her notes.

Tobi let out a wild hacking cough to cover his laughter at Kayla's utter schooling of Herminny and subsequent sweet treatment of her. In so many ways, was Kayla not a girl to be crossed. Moreover, she could gracefully admit a mistake, and that counted for a lot.

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"Because we're violent idiots," Copernicus put his forehead against the stone wall and thought deep thoughts about invisibility cloaks. Like how he'd like to put one on and walk out the door... and keep walking until he got back to France where the girls ignored him, but no one hated him. "I think Muggle wars aren't started by Muggle women, but by the men in their governments. It's the way males are, I suppose."

Plymouth raised his hand again. But he talked to the wall instead of to Copernicus because Perni wasn't talk-to-worthy yet. "This is why you got to surround yourself with pretty, smart, good-smelling, candy-eating girls. Like the Fountain Story. Girls keep you right, man. Professor, I mean. " Too bad Copernicus hadn't read that one prior to him trying to steal Plymouth's little circle of girls.

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"You aren't an idiot and Plymouth isn't violent." Cela commented, not realising what her comment implied. She went back to sucking on her sugar quill and reading over her notes.

From his corner, Plymouth burst out laughing. There might have been a snort, too. Oh that CellBell. She was precious. She had him pegged, too, like a leg on a pirate.

Elizabeth turned as Plymouth had his say about the Elder Wand from his corner, having to struggle not to completely break into uncontrollable laughter at his description. "It was a golden eagle," she said, raising her hand simply so she didn't get into trouble. "And how was i to know Plymouth was afraid of birds? And the Elder Wand wouldn't have helped him very much with how he was running around flailing, begging me to stop the bird. And obviously the wand can be beaten, since otherwise it wouldn't have changed hands so many times."

Kaika sighed, and raised her hand...so much was said about the 'Elder Wand' she only let out her opinion..."Surely, Professor, Antioch must have been thrilled to ask for such a gift..." if the tale was accurate enough for it to have happened some time ago, "...but I find it quite silly to rely on the belief that that specific wand can make one undefeated" or any wand for that matter.

"It's all about the wizard, and the wizard's ingenious and talent" even if she usually felt that the wand was the guilty one whenever a spell failed to work properly.

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"You aren't an idiot and Plymouth isn't violent." Cela commented, not realising what her comment implied. She went back to sucking on her sugar quill and reading over her notes.

That's right Cela, he's just brain-dead. Tobi thought, catching the implication from her own comment that she did not.

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Plymouth raised his hand again. But he talked to the wall instead of to Copernicus because Perni wasn't talk-to-worthy yet. "This is why you got to surround yourself with pretty, smart, good-smelling, candy-eating girls. Like the Fountain Story. Girls keep you right, man. Professor, I mean. " Too bad Copernicus hadn't read that one prior to him trying to steal Plymouth's little circle of girls.



From his corner, Plymouth burst out laughing. There might have been a snort, too. Oh that CellBell. She was precious. She had him pegged, too, like a leg on a pirate.

I will not throw anything at the dunce. I will not throw anything at the dunce. Tobi vowed. As long as he cease and desists finding a pro-philandering message in the story of the fountain.

Ludo raised his hand for his knowledge of the Elder Wand. "Professor? The Elder Wand has been around for centuries. Wizards, both good and bad, have been noted on holding the wand. Curiously, there have been no mentionings of witches ever controlling the wand.

Anyway, it is said to be 'unbeatable' and that it would only change hands to another wizard upon the death of its original beholder. ...That seems to contradict the whole 'ubeatable' issue then, huh?" he stopped, unsure of any follow-up.


It was then that Liz broke out in a very random explination that Ludo raised his eyebrows to.

Abby sits in her desk wondering where this discussion has gotten to again. She raises her hand. "The first brother asked for a wand that would make him invincible in a fight. He was an arrogant man who thought he could cheat death by staking the deck in his favor. In the end death got his due because the man boasted about the invinciblity of his wand. It did not save his life but hastened his death. The wand in the story was death's means of getting what was due him. The wand may have been invincible, but because it was, it made the wand the envy of other wizards. One of them chose to kill the first brother in a cowardly way and steal his invincible wand."

Iliana watched over the class... well mostly it was the Love-Triangle-Trio she was watching but still... she watched over the class with penetrating eyes and a straight back. Unmoving, but for her long tail, lashing back and forth through the air in anticipation of more drama.

Abby raises her hand again. "Professor, the moral of the story is that no matter how hard we try, we cannot out fly the grim reaper. The first brother's choice of gift shows he was afraid to die. He hoped to avoid it as much as possible by having a superior wand. The first brother's sucess made him boastful. and it was his boasting that caused his death.

Twilight's hand was slowly hurting. She felt slighted that her mother had never read or told her these stories. THey sound so lovely. If she had grown up with Grandfather surely she wouldnt feel so stupid right now. Here she was from a wizarding family and had never heard of theses tales. ANd she loved tales like this. SHe knew some tales she had found in an ancient muggle book and they were definately not children's tales in that book, but these were way better.

When she hear her Professor mention the Philosopher's Stone she perked up. But she still kept making notes and my she was busy trying to write down everything she felt was important. Elder wand?

Twilight finally had caught up enough, she raised her hand, "Sir, the Elder wand is so old that no one knows how old it is it is known to have been the wansd that Professor Albus Dumbledore had used and was buried with him, sir"

Maddox raised his hand, "Well we all know the origins of the wand, and we cannot say that it wasn't real or that its just a legend or a story because of Harry Potter. The three brothers were real people, and Harry Potter was a decendant of them, that is why he got the cloak of invisibility. But I digress. To continue Kayla's point, the only way to fully gain complete control over the elder wand is to directly disarm, stun or kill the previous owner." He addressed Tobi's point as well saying, "Also, I believe that the reason that it disappeared after the defeat of Voldemort was because they reburied it with Dumbledore's remains." Tha Hallow's interested Maddox very much. He hoped he had some good points.

Cedric thinks about Professor Truebridge question then he raised his hand,"The Elder Wand ummm,was one of the deathly hollows and originally own by Antioch Peverell,this wand was the most powerful and some says that this one was unbeatable,this wand was pass to Albus Dumbledore,when Albus died, the wand was accidentally posses by Draco Malfoy but it's last owner was Harry Potter"Cedric said gently

Raiden raised his hand. "The Elder wand has lots of nicknames, like Wand of Destiny... and Deathstick... Which already makes it something I'd rather not play around with. Why would you want a wand called 'Deathstick'? It sounds like it can only hurt people..." He thought for a moment. "There's that poem... that has the line 'wand of elder, never prosper'. So I don't understand why they would make the wand of elder wood, because it would only make you fail eventually, right? Probably why all the former owners got themselves killed, because elder 'never prospers'...But lots of people have said that they have it, and there's only a few cases of wands made of elder that were really powerful..."