Dumbledore's Comments on the Legend of the Three Brothers When I was a child, this story left a deep impression on me. The first time I heard my mother tell a story, it soon became the story I begged her to tell the most before going to bed. My brother Aberforth often quarrels with me about it. His favorite story is "The Dirty Goat Blanc". The moral of The Legend of Three Brothers is obvious: human efforts to escape commodities and conquer death are doomed to failure. Only the third child in the story ("the humblest and cleverest") knows that after narrowly avoiding a death, he can only hope to postpone the next encounter with death as much as possible. The youngest brother understands that mocking death-using force like the eldest brother, or playing mysterious necromancy like the second brother-means competing with a scheming enemy who only wins and loses. Ironically, there is a strange rumor around this story, which is just the opposite of the original moral of the story. It is rumored that the gifts given by death to the three brothers-an invincible magic wand, a stone that can be brought back to life, and an invisibility cloak that will never be worn out-are all real things in the world. Rumors also say that if a person legally owns these three things, he (or she) will become the "Lord of death", and he (or she) is usually considered invincible or even immortal. Seeing the human nature revealed to us in the story, we may show a slightly sad smile. The kindest explanation is: "Hope is eternal." Although two of these three things are extremely dangerous, as Bean said, the moral of the story is also clear: death will eventually take us away, but there are still a few people in the wizard world who firmly believe that Bean has sent them a secret message, which is just the opposite of what was written in black and white, and only they have enough wisdom to understand it. There is not much practical evidence behind their theory (perhaps it is more accurate to use "urgent hope"). True invisibility cloaks, though rare, do exist in our world, but the story makes it clear that the invisibility cloak of death has unique durability. From Peter Bean's story to today, many centuries have passed, and no one claims to have found the invisibility cloak of death. Devoted believers argue that the descendants of the third child don't know where their invisibility cloaks came from, or they decide to show the wisdom of their ancestors and remain silent. Naturally, this stone has never been found. As I have said when I commented on Babbitty Rabbit and her croaking stump, we still can't come back to life, and there are enough reasons to conclude that this kind of thing will never happen. Of course, darth vader tried some evil substitutes to make a corpse, but the corpse was not a real awakened one, but a ghostly zombie. Moreover, the story of Peter Bean makes it clear that the lover lost by the second child has not really come back to life. She was sent by death to lure the second child into the clutches of death, so she was cold and distant, and she longed for being at arm's length. In the end, there was only a wand left. Those who stubbornly believe that Peter Bean delivered obscure information have at least some historical evidence to support their crazy beliefs. Because throughout the ages, many wizards claim to have powerful wands, even "invincible" wands, either to brag or to scare the enemy, or to really believe what they say. Some wizards also claim that their wands are made of elderberry, just like the death wand in the story. This kind of wand has many names, such as "destiny stick" and "death stick". It is not surprising that there are some ancient superstitions around our wands, because wands are our most important magic tools after all. Some wands are said to be incompatible (with their owners);
His wand is oak and hers is holly. The combination of the two is doomed to be unfortunate.
Or marks the master's character defect:
Yamanashi is long-winded, lazy, gray and stubborn, and charming.
Sure enough, in these unconfirmed statements, we saw:
Elder wand will never succeed.
I don't know if it's because the fictional death wand in the story of Peter Bean is made of elderberry, or because fierce and cruel wizards insist that their wands are made of elderberry, and wand makers don't like this kind of wood. The first elder wand recorded in writing has a particularly powerful and dangerous magic power, belonging to Mo Like, known as the "villain". He was "a short-lived but aggressive wizard who ruled southern England by terror in the early Middle Ages." . He was killed in a vicious duel with a wizard named egbert. What happened in egbert is unknown, but the life span of medieval duelists was generally short. Before the Ministry of Magic began to manage the use of dark magic, duels were usually fatal. A whole century later, another annoying character-his name is Godlott-wrote many dangerous spells with the help of a magic wand, which promoted the study of dark magic. He described his wand as "my most evil and mysterious friend" in his notebook. Its body is made of Elk (the ancient name of elderberry), and I am familiar with all kinds of evil magic. " The Worst Magic became the title of Godlott's masterpiece. ) Obviously, Godlott regarded his wand as a partner, even a mentor. Anyone who is familiar with wand science thinks that wands can really absorb users' technology, but this kind of thing is unpredictable and incomplete. All additional factors, such as the relationship between the wand and the user, must be taken into account to understand how it will behave in someone's hands. Nevertheless, an imaginary wand that has passed through many hands of dark wizard will at least show a clear preference for the most dangerous magic. Most wizards prefer to "choose" them with a wand rather than any second-hand wand, because the second-hand wand may have learned some habits from the previous owner, which is not in harmony with the magic style of the new owner. After the death of the master, the wand is usually buried (or burned) with the master, which can also prevent a wand from learning from too many masters. However, people who believe in the view of "Elder Wand" believe that the hesitation of "Elder Wand" to serve different masters at the same time-the latter master defeated the former master, usually by ending his life-has never been destroyed or burned. It has accumulated a lot of wisdom, strength and magic, far better than ordinary wands. It is said that Goldlott died in his cell and was locked up there by his crazy son, Hereward. We can only assert that Hereward has taken his father's wand, otherwise Goldlott will definitely run away, but we don't know what Herryward did with it. Only one thing is certain. /kloc-at the beginning of the 0/8th century, wands appeared. Its owner, Barnabas Deverill, called it "the old wolf's head (another ancient name for elderberry) wand" and used it to win the reputation of "terror witch". Later, the equally notorious lohia took up his wand and ended Barnabas's reign of terror. He renamed this wand "The Staff of Death" and used it to kill everyone who made him angry. It is difficult to find out the later history of lohia's wand, because many people claimed to have killed him, including his own mother. Any wise wizard who studies the history of the so-called "Elder Wand" will notice that everyone who claims to own it (no witch claims to own this wand. What does this mean? Please infer for yourself. ) insist that you are "invincible". But the fact that it has been in the hands of many owners shows that it has not only been defeated hundreds of times, but also got into trouble like Crambe, a dirty goat. Finally, Elder Wande's pursuit just supports a point that I have put forward many times in my long life: human beings love to choose what is most unfavorable to them. However, if we choose the gift of death, who can show the wisdom of the third child? Whether wizards or muggles, their hearts are full of desire for power. How many people can refuse "Fortune Bar"? And who can resist the temptation of the resurrection stone for those who have lost their loved ones? Even I, albus dumbledore, would find the invisibility cloak the easiest to refuse. This only shows that a smart person like me is actually a big fool like others.