[HPforGrownups] Re: accidental magic

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 47335

> Note that the 'accidental magic' happens during stress and is not
> controlled.  Takes a wand to control it properly..
> You simply don't see kids under 11 given THEIR OWN wands.. Young Kevin
> and his daddy's wand is not an example of children being allowed wands
> because he was not supposed to be playing with it.  Frankly 'mom' should
> have been as frantic as if she walked in on her kid playing with a .357
> magnum, in my opinion..
>
> Jazmyn

Jazmyn, your point was that magic doesn't kick in until kids are 11 years
old. My point is it does. It may be induced by stress, yes, and something in
me seriously doubts that muggles can fly brooms. I think it takes magic for
a brook to actually start floating when you say "Up!" and for a muggle it
wouldn't do anything. That's arguable, I know.

As for the child with the wand... No, mom shouldn't have been frantic as if
the kid was holding a gun. A gun can kill if the person holding it is strong
enough to squeeze the trigger. A wand can't do serious magic unless the
person holding it is a trained adult. Remember Crouch!Moody told the class
that if they all got their wands out and started screaming "Avadar Kedavra"
he wouldn't even get a nosebleed. The toddler wouldn't have been able to
hurt anyone with daddy's wand, but he could lose it while playing, that's
why he's not allowed to touch.

Coming back to what it's all about, we have evidence that kids are magical
even before the age of 11. Not strong, maybe not even always visibly, but
they are. You were arguying that they were just muggles.

> > I kinda get the idea that a wizards powers don't really start
> > to kick in till they are at least 10-11 years old.  Or they would
> not dare let kids under 11 have wands!

That's what you said, right? If that was true then Harry's powers would
never have kicked in, even during stress, and Neville would've gone
"splatter" on the pavement rather than bounced to the road.

Alina.


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