Hermione's Magical Power

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 55637

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> 
> wrote:
> > I suppose one way is to compare spell-castings... Such as 
> > *expelliarmus* - Harry's spell was powerful enough to knock Snape 
> out 
> > in PoA. Sometimes that spell only disarms, but knock out? That's 
> > extra power.

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> 
wrote:
> 
> Actually, it was the combined force of Harry, Ron and Hermione all 
> casting Expelliarmus at exactly the same moment that knocked out 
> Snape.  


and me:
....and really, wasn't it hitting the wall that knocked him out? It 
took all three of them to blast him off his feet, that's for sure. 


> Snape's solo Expelliarmus knocked Lockhart 
> across the room, so it's not unknown for that spell to have a 
> violent effect.  It seems to depend on some combination of the 
> caster's power and intent. 


They knew what that spell did, and they knew what they wanted to do, 
they were just "lucky" enough to have like-minded backup and a 
distracted and occupied target. If only ONE of them had tried it--
well one shudders to think of the effect--on *the caster*!
 
(Although personally I wouldn't have minded seeing that.)
Mel