[HPforGrownups] Wizard Baruffio and the Wingardium Leviosa Charm

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 140

At 12:05 08/26/2000 -0000, you wrote:
>Hallo everyone and loverly to met you all, now, down to bussness, can 
>anyone explain the joke in the wl charm - i've puzziling how Wizard 
>Baruffio finishes up with a Buffalo on his chest when there is no "f" 
>in Wingardiun Leviosa to misspronounce as a "s".
>So how come ? [HP1 page 126 UK Ed]
>
>This has probably been discussed a number oftimes, just that I 
>haven't come across it.
>
>would love to know.

I think Flitwick was stressing that "saying magic words" correctly is
important in general.  The reference to Baruffio was an illustration of a
small mistake that had had unexpected results, but he must, logically, have
been casting something other than the Wingardium Leviosa spell.     

Neil





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