Duel Harry

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 42976

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "malady579" <Malady579 at h...> wrote:
> > > because Harry's more powerful *without* a wand < <
> 
> 
> Has anyone else in the books done "magic" without a wand?


A couple of times snap to mind. I'll try to avoid the-film-that-I'm-
not-afraid-to-name-poisoning. (I like the film, but really hate 
that "Quirrell snaps his fingers and flames come out" scene.)

* Dumbledore claps his hands and changes the Slytherin banners to 
Gryffindor.

* Quirrell and Snape with the dueling curses when Harry is in the 
Quidditch match. That seemed to be done without wands.

 
> Neville has bounced out a window without a wand when he was about to
> die from the fall.  That is the only one I can remember right off
> hand.  It seems this "power" is a primal magic that cannot be 
learned > but stems from raw emotions or fear.  

I am not sure what we can take from Sirius' reaction to Harry's 
threat to kill him. The "going to kill me, Harry?" reads to me almost 
patronizing, like he believes Harry can't really damage him.

But that's one opinion. It can be read in other ways as well, for 
instance, that Sirius has a near-death wish and is almost resigned to 
his fate. 

Whatever it is, I certainly don't read fear in that line.

But I still wonder... we are talking about a boy who basically 
apparated to get away from bullies, regrew hair to avoid 
embarrassment, conjured up a Patronus advanced wizards couldn't do, 
etc., etc. etc...

Harry has proven in the past that he can augment his magical ability 
with his desires. Maybe all young wizards can and that is something 
that is traded away as they learn control. 

I still hold on to the belief that Harry might have been able to 
badly damage Sirius, even without knowing AK.

Darrin
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