Ancient Magic and wands

[kewiromeo at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 49246

Ancient Magic:
Perhaps this type of magic is strictly a mind over magic operation. Lily is a 
mudblood and I would not think in the 7 years at Hogwarts you are taught lots 
of ancient magic such as self sacrifice. And maybe in the later years of the 
school they do happen to teach such spells/incantation/mind over magic 
solutions. We know that James and Lily were married right out of school and 
had Harry immediately after leading to the downfall of Voldermort when Harry 
was just a year old. Harry seems to have learned plenty in his first 4 years. 
Lily had 8(?) or so years to learn everything. Perhaps a Hogwarts diploma or 
O.W.L. degree is sort of like an enlightenment, or I've heard from this site 
and sorry for not searching each and every message, but as Hermione can make 
up spells with her knowledge of magic, in 7 years you learn enough that magic 
conforms to you and you are not limited by standard books of spells and the 
like.

wands:
Mr. Ollivander was telling Harry when he first walks into the shop that Lily 
favored a wand that was good for Charms while James favored a wand that was 
good for transfiguration. We can tell that wands might help to make the Witch 
or Wizard. Prof. McGonagall was probably destined to be a transfiguration 
teacher and her wand will probably be like James in that context. I wonder 
what all the other cores do.

As well, Mr. Ollivander had a single wand that lay on a faded cushion in the 
shop window. If I were him, of all the wands that I would make, mine would be 
the best. I mean, why not? Canon has little to say on the subject of Mr. 
Ollivander, but I think he is a more important character than we give him 
credit for.

Tzvi of Brooklyn


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