How did Voldemort actually die?
I’ve been thinking about this, and the explanations we’re given don’t quite add up.
First, they say Harry is the master of the Elder Wand because he disarmed Malfoy. But here’s the thing — Malfoy wasn’t even holding the Elder Wand at the time. He was holding his own wand. So how does that work exactly? That connection feels like a bit of a stretch.
Then there’s the idea that the Killing Curse rebounded because the Elder Wand wouldn’t kill its true master. But if that’s the case, why wouldn’t the wand just refuse to cast the spell at all? Why would it rebound instead of simply malfunctioning? A rebound makes it look like Harry has some kind of protective magic strong enough to reflect Avada Kedavra, which raises even more questions.
I’d love to hear what you all think. Am I missing something, or is this one of those things we’re just supposed to accept and move on?
It didn’t refuse to work, it just wasn’t working at its true power, which is why harrys expelliarmus won the duel, and caused is own curse to rebound. Simple as that, the wand didn’t really want to do his bidding, or not at its true potential.
As for Malfoy yeah only thing is that he was the wands true owner, so apparently if you lose at all with any random it knows and is shamed by you? I think it’s something like it’s always trying to get to the strongest wizard.
The thing is, the book says the wand cast a Killing Curse straight at Harry. I don’t know whether it hit Harry or not. If it did hit Harry and then rebounded off him, how does the magic work there? Does Harry have some kind of aura around him?
If it didn’t hit Harry at all and the curse just flew 180 degrees back toward Voldemort, that would seem more convincing. But if that’s the case, why did the wand kill Harry the first time in the woods? Why didn’t it just fly out, spin around, and hit Voldemort then?
At that specific point Harry Potter was still the second to last existing horcrux (leaving Nagini as the last one) so you could say the Elder Wand was actually aiming for the piece of Voldemort horcrux.
During the final duel Harry Potter is no longer a Voldemort horcrux, he’s just himself at that point.
At least that’s my take on how that worked out but it’s been a bit since I’ve read the books, maybe there’s a detail I’m forgetting.
That makes sense logically. (If the curse didn’t hit Harry at all)
But that would be far too absurd a spectacle. Imagine Voldemort watching his own Killing Curse fly out and curve straight back at him mid-flight. LOL
I personally don’t think that fits the serious atmosphere of the final battle.