Priori Incantantem/Deletrius

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No: HPFGUIDX 25763

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., cynthiaanncoe at h... wrote:
<snip>
> > Also, in the Dark Mark, Amos Diggory makes the ghost spell 
vanish "in 
> a wisp of smoke" by saying "Deletrius."  So in the graveyard, why 
> doesn't Voldemort just say "Deletrius" to make Cedric, Lily, James 
> and the other ghosts disappear in a "wisp of smoke?"  Is Voldemort, 
> powerful wizard and former head boy, such a poor study that he 
> doesn't remember "Deletrius" when someone like Amos Diggory does?  
> 
> Cindy (who thinks Voldemort might wish to consider a refresher 
course 
> in world domination)

I think the reason Voldemort couldn't do the "deletrius" spell was 
because he was concentrating too much on trying to break the 
connection between the wands that Harry was holding.  Another reason 
could be that you need your wand to perform the "deletrius" spell and 
V's wand was, at that moment, "tied up" so to speak, unable to do 
anyhting else.
Just my thoughts
-Mary