Song of The Day:
Sisters by Tyler Bates
It is safe to say The Story of The Three Brothers is one of our world's most beloved fairy tales in our world, achieving near-universal appeal from all walks of life in our world. Historians can appreciate the parallels between the eponymous brothers and the fates of real-life alchemists known as The Peverell brothers. Literary scholars can write masterful essays dissecting what exactly Beedle The Bard was intending to say with this silly little children's story in regards to his own philosophy (which is difficult, considering how little concrete detail actually exists regarding his life). And above all, children have been consistently entertained (or horrified) by it for generations.
Of course, one cannot mention the story without discussing the controversy surrounding the legend of The Deathly Hallows. There are dozens of witches and wizards all around the world that have become obsessed with the infamous "Hollows Hunt" that is associated with the story. They believe that Beedle The Bard was attempting to convey a secret message with The Story of The Three Brothers, that the ownership of The Elder Wand, The Resurrection Stone, and The Cloak of Invisibility Cloak will make one "The Master of Death" if they are able to reunite the deadly trio known as "The Deathly Hallows." These people can generally be identified by their adoption of a peculiar eye-like symbol and the unmistakable scent of illegal mushrooms.
Yes, yes, I know all this already, my audience must be saying right now, that's all fine and good, but surely you understand that this is only a simple fairy tale, not to be taken seriously? There's no such thing as The Deathly Hallows. These three objects are merely symbolic devices to convey Beedle's moral about how power corrupts, don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong, with great power comes great responsibility, blah, blah, blah. WHERE'S THE EXCITEMENT!? WHERE'S THE INTRIGUE!? WHERE'S THE LOVE!? To which I'd reply; Say it, don't spray it! I'm getting to that. Yeesh, so impatient. Kids these days…
As I was saying before you rudely interrupted me, I personally find this story so fascinating because if you stop and think about it, The Tale of The Three Brothers is not merely contained to the pages of Beedle The Bard. If you have consulted A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot as mixed in with a few more - shall we say - "obscure" sources as I have, you will likely know that Elder Wands are very much real (as evidenced by its long and frankly bloody history of trading hands, it wouldn't be all that shocking if the actual "Wand of Destiny" did exist), Nicholas Flamel all but confirmed the existence of The Resurrection Stone in his paper discussing the impact of creating The Philosopher's Stone (I always called it The Sorcerer's Stone myself, but who's counting?), and tracing the history of The Invisibility Cloak points to its invention around Ignotus Peverell's estimated lifespan, so yes it is very likely The Deathly Hallows are real, history simply points in that. However, contrary to popular belief, owning all three of these objects at the same time as opposed to separately is only useful for the bragging rights. Don't ask how I know this.
Not only that, but history played out almost exactly the same way as it did in a simple children's book. Only instead of Three Brothers like in the original story, It was Three SISTERS who went down the same road only to diverge into three paths, much like The Peverells of legend. As a matter of fact, if one were to do some detective work with their family tree, one might discover that they were very distantly related to Antioch, Cadmus, & Ignotus Peverell! And much like their forefathers, The Three Sisters were born into this world powerful, passionate, and pure in their own ways. In childhood they were united by blood, only to be divided by blood when they reached adulthood. Sit back, relax, and listen to The Tale of The Three Sisters.