[HPforGrownups] Wands with no spells

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No: HPFGUIDX 48020

Alora:
"Does 
that mean that the wand and it's owner are connected in some way?  
Telepathy, or something of the like?"

Me:
That's more or less what I think--eventually wizards and witches become so magically skilled they don't need to say the incantation part of certain spells anymore. I think of the incantation (alohomora, for example) as just being a word that triggers a desired effect in your brain, which, in turn, causes it to manifest in the real world. If I was a wizard who didn't know what alohomora does and started shouting it, I don't think it would have any effect--there's no comprehension of what one's magical power should manifest.

Moody tells us that most people who say Avada Kedavra with no effect--perhaps because of a lack of magical power, or maybe because you don't have the full comprehension of the Killing Curse...

-Dan


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