spells: hard not to think like a Muggle

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., usergoogol at y... wrote:
> I think that magic is like the mugglish phenomena of telekenesis. 
Except, wizards are very weak, magically, so they need things like 
wands (magnify) and spells (to remind the brain.)
> If someone had an amazing amount of magic, they could just think, 
and get whatever they wanted. You know, near omnipotence.



Harry has managed a couple of times, both before he knew he was a 
wizard - the hair that grew back overnight, the shrinking sweater, 
the disappearing glass at the reptile house & flying to the top of 
the school kitchen - and after - shattering Aunt Marge's wineglass as 
well as inflating Aunt Marge. He didn't have or use a wand for any of 
those. Can anyone recall anyone else performing magic without a wand? 
Neville was dropped from the second floor and bounced, I remember, 
but that's probably more of an inherent survival mechanism (for a 
wizard, I mean) and not really 'performing' magic. 

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