Avada Kedavra and the Swishing Sound

[Hollydaze]

No: HPFGUIDX 31104

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> So what is this swishing sound?  With Bryce and the spider, it 
> appears that the swishing sound is the sound of the spell being 
> cast.  But with Cedric, the swish happens before the spell is even 
> cast.  And when Voldemort casts the spell, there is no swishing noise
> reported at all (although this might be because Harry is busy 
> shouting Expelliarmus).

> If the swishing isn't coming from the Avada Kedavra spell itself when
> Cedric is killed, what is going on?  Is this just another glitch in 
> the graveyard scene?

In the first two cases I think the "rushing" is something to do with the spell (the soul leaving the  body or similar - depending on what the spell actually means and so what it does).

With Cedric, I think the "swishing" is the sound of the wand moving through the air. The "rushing" sound isn't mentioned as perhaps it would be to *too obvious* if she mentioned it all the time. It still happens (or something along those lines), but someone one will spot it if it is mentioned every time Avada Kedavra is cast and JK doesn't like to make things obvious.

With Harry we don't get a swish because that never happens when there is lots of noise and we can safely presume that with Harry running away, all the death eaters chasing him and casting spells that there is a lot of noise. The "rushing" sound never comes because the spell doesn't hit Harry.

That's all I can presume anyway.

HOLLYDAZE!!!


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