Atom Bomb

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 76615

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "severusbook4" 
<severusbook4 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "o_caipora" <o_caipora at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Emily Rose <jedillore at r...> wrote:
> > It's clear that simple physical processes (e.g. burning at the 
> stake) 
> > are perfectly effective against wizards. Why shouldn't any sort 
of 
> > bomb work at Hogwarts?
> >   
> >   - Caipora
> 
> We are never told if witches and wizards are burned at the stake, 
> are we?  Well, if muggles tried to capture a wizard or witch, do 
you 
> think the witch or wizard would allow it?  Isn't a witch or wizard 
> easily able to over power a muggle?  The ones burned at the stake 
> during the witch trials were only accused of witchcraft or 
wizardry, 
> not neccessarily real witches or wizards, probably just muggles in 
> the wrong place at the wrong time. A WW witch or wizard would 
> probably just disapparate or work a memory charm on the offending 
> muggles (or any other type of spell)to effect their escape. What I 
> am saying is, if the bomb was wizard in nature then yes, if it was 
> muggle in nature then no.  Muggle technologies seem to malfunction 
> in the WW.  Even the criminals of the WW are impossible for the 
> muggles to catch, hence the need for aurors. Laws of physics need 
> not apply, seems most of the items in the WW are "physically 
> impossible" anyways.
> 
> Severus Snape


Just wanted to point out that in POA it says that " The witch or 
wizard would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to 
shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation."
Karen