Now that you mention it, it does make sense. I think Galadriel would be the person to flagrantly use Nenya to imitate Melian's Girdle. After all, she did spend a great deal of time there, and Melian did teach Galadriel a lot. I'm sure that Galadriel admired her mentor a lot, and wanted to create the same "effect" around her little kingdom.
I also recant my statement about Elrond's inferiority compared to Galadriel. I think you are right about Isildur's line. Elrond probably does have the best of both worlds, in his half-elven blood.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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