[HPforGrownups] Re: Accio

[Christian Stubø]

No: HPFGUIDX 7154

--- Neil Ward <neilward at dircon.co.uk> skrev: > Scott nitpicked:
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> I would assume that one points at an object before saying "Accio!"
> and only names it if there are several objects in the vicinity.  

But when Mrs. Weasley did repeated "Accio!" on the ton-tongue-toffees
and other inventions of the Weasleys in the Weasley-kitchen - would she
risk ripping the clothes of the twins if they happened to be wearing
clothes with magical properties?

> In the cemetery scene the Portkey was, arguably, the only portable 
> object that could be retrieved, barring a few stones or clods of 
> earth.  I don't think the spell would work on the Death Eaters; 
> surely it only works on inanimate objects?

We learn in GoF, when they practise banishing-charms, that it works on
humans (Neville missed his pillow, instead hitting Professor Flitwick,
who flew across the classroom landing on top of a cupboard).  I would
suspect that banishing and summoning works on the same basic theory,
but applying it differently - thus summoning will work on people when
banishing works on people.  I think this is probably more a question
about the ability to focus your thoughts - the words uttered are most
likely only a tool to help focus.  Do take note - a banishing-charm,
when used on a human, could be used very easily to murder someone (push
them of a cliff, for instance).

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Christian Stub
Student of Technology, architectura navalis

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