Origin of Spells

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No: HPFGUIDX 33197

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., <buedefixe at n...> wrote:
>I was wondering where spells come
> from.  Is there something intrinsic about the word "Accio" embedded
into the
> magical fabric of the universe that causes things to be brought to
the
> speaker

Somewhere I read that the wand is a focusing mechanism. Then there 
would be a question as to what it focuses. JKR's magic seems to be a
kind of mental kenetics, so an incantation may also be a method to 
focus the energy. In CoS, dobbey does magic using neither wand nor
incantaion.  In instruction, the student is often told to think about 
something, like happy thoughts for the patronum or to think up 
something funny for the bogarts.  My guess is that JKR's magic is 
about a mental image becoming reality.

As for the Latin, my own experience is that you think about something
harder when you are dealing with a foreign language. "Come here" 
might also work, if you can focus.  Main thing is that the mind has
to do it.

I would guess that there is a lot of R&D going on, mostly charms and
spells for products.  Snape's potion for Lupis is said in PoA to be a 
recent discovery.