How can they tell who's a Muggle?

finwitch <finwitch@yahoo.com> finwitch at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 18 11:17:32 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 52425

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "crunchy_chocolate_frog2003 
<Crunchy_Chocolate_Frog at h...>" <Crunchy_Chocolate_Frog at h...> wrote:
 
 
> Crunchy: 
> 
> We know that seeing the object on which a spell is cast isn't 
> necessary. In GoF, in the first task, Harry accio's his Firebolt 
> without seeing the thing. But if the person *isn't* looking at the 
> object which he is casting a spell on, then he should have a vivid 
> image of it in his mind, he should be focusing on that thing, be 
> familiar with what it looks like, where it is exactly, etc.
> 

Actually-- even that's not necessary. Molly Weasley managed to accio 
the Ton Tongue Toffees from Fred&George's pockets - she knew not ALL 
their pockets nor just exactly what they DID have... 

She merely doubted that they had something (based on her experience 
on the two) and she still managed to summon the toffees.

So I'd say you don't really need to see the object, nor know exactly 
what it is, nor where it is. Molly doesn't.

Harry did need to concentrate (Accio Firebolt!) on just what he was 
summoning, but that's just because he had just learned the spell...
Summoning the Cup Harry no longer needed to spesify. (unlike Crouch 
Jr summoning the parchment)

Still, none thought of summoning the egg, nor the cup? With the Egg, 
well - Passing the Dragon was part of the Task...
And well - I think the Cup was somehow protected against summoning, 
but the protection went away once it had been touched. (Really, it 
couldn't be _that_ easy? Just summon the cup and be done?)

-- Finwitch






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