That One Time Harry Potter Movies Outshined the Books
Movie adaptations are almost always looked down upon in comparison to the original books.
One particular Deathly Hallows 2 scene, however, has broken the pattern!
A fan shared his unpopular opinion: the movie scene where Harry breaks the Elder Wand actually makes more sense than the book scene where he just puts it to rest with Dumbledore, and we have to agree with him on this one!
In the movie, Harry breaks the Elder Wand in half and throws it off the bridge, making sure that no one will succumb to the wand's greedy charms and that the bloody trail ends with him.
At that moment, Harry has the Cloak of Invisibility, the Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand, making him the Master of Death.
That is a scary responsibility to carry, right? That is what movie Harry thinks (probably), which is why he destroys the wand and deliberately loses the stone in the woods.
In the book, however, Harry repairs his own wand with the help of the Elder Wand and lays the latter down to rest with Dumbledore.
This is a symbolic moment, but Harry has just told everyone in the Great Hall that he is now the owner of the most powerful wand in the world.
We know you are kind, Harry, but don't trust just anyone – wizards are the biggest gossips around!
The movie ending is better simply because it is more practical. By breaking the wand, Harry can protect himself from further assassination attempts.
In the book, what Harry does is equivalent to the whole Expelliarmus thing he has going on (when he tries to disarm even Voldemort himself, instead of doing actual damage) – he trusts that people are kind enough not to do anything with the information. Oh, Harry…
Some fans argue that the book ending is simply misperceived.
It is likely that only Ron and Hermione know that Harry has returned the wand to its rightful place (Dumbledore's grave), so it is actually a safe way to end the story of the Elder Wand – and no one else will ever know where it is.
Others say that there are still people who can guess where the wand is and that there are enough sick wizards out there who would be willing to overturn the headmaster's grave again.
Unfortunately, this sounds more plausible.
The movie ending is certainly more definitive. The only thing that would have made it better would have been if Harry had first repaired his wand before snapping the Elder Wand in half.
Maybe that would be the ending that would satisfy both the book fans and the movie lovers?