Question: Re items conjured from wands.

[Zarleycat at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18748

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> I have wondered for a while now how the more senior wizards are 
able 
> to conjure things from their wands.  Eg, Professor McGonagall 
> producing food and drink at the beginning of CoS, Dumbledore 
> conjuring up sleeping bags in PoA, Lupin and Snape producing ropes 
> which tie up their opponents, and to a lesser extent, the judges in 
> the tournament drawing figures.
> 
> What kind of magic is this?  It seems to be similar to Harry 
> conjuring a patronus, although this is less tangible and doesn't 
last 
> for long, and perhaps also has similarities with the Dark Mark.  
> Therefore, I was thinking that they when tangible items are 
conjured, 
> they are done so by means of a kind of summoning charm, which 
> requires strength of mind, as one is conjuring a type of thing one 
> needs, rather than a specific, existing item.  Does this make sense?
> It seems to me that the wand is being used as an extension of self -
> something is needed, and therefore they only have to think about it 
> for the wand to make it a reality.
> 
> My other question is, how is this taught, and what kind of magic 
does 
> it fall under?  It isn't specifically a charm, as it isn't 
bewitching 
> a specific item.  When is it taught at Hogwarts?  Or is it the same 
> thing as Hermione being able to light a fire?
> 
> Catherine


I also posed a conjuring question several months ago, Catherine.  I 
think you and I are on the same page regarding this form of magic. 
I'd like to know how it's done, too.  Is it just force of 
will/concentration that enables people to perform this?  If you are 
not a very powerful witch or wizard, will your attempt to conjure up 
a chair somehow get messed up and you end up with a ladder?  

 It seems that conjuring is used at points in time where someone 
needs a particular item immediately - Dumbledore and the sleeping 
bags, Sirius conjuring up manacles to put on Pettigrew in the 
Shrieking Shack, Snape conjuring stretchers to take Sirius, Harry and 
Hermione to the castle after their encounter with the Dementors 
towards the end of PoA.  It evidently is not something you can do 
simply to make your life easier - Remus can't conjure up new clothes, 
the Weasleys can't alleviate their economic status by conjuring up a 
new house, clothes, etc.

Marianne