"At first, I was simply searching for a different wand with which to defeat Potter, as our wands share the same core, but it soon became apparent that not just any wand would do," he began to explain. "It was Ollivander who informed me of the Elder Wand, and after some extensive searching, I discovered that Gellert Grindelwald was its last known owner. That was until Dumbledore defeated him and claimed the wand as his own."