[HPforGrownups] Re: Waddiwasi

[Maria Kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 49558


The usefullness of the Waddiwasi spell was brought up a while ago on this list.

Here's a quotation from the Harry Potter Lexicon http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/spells_w.html

"Waddiwasi (wah-di-WAH-see) 
"vadd" Sw. a soft mass + "vas y" Fr. go there 
It makes sense because Lupin didn't just make a wad of gum leave that keyhole, but directed it into Peeves' nose. (contributed by Alina) 
Shoots a wad of gum out of a keyhole
Lupin considers this to be a useful little spell. He uses it to remove a wad of gum from a keyhole that Peeves was putting there. The gum then shot up Peevse's nose. (PA7) 

The "useful spell" that Lupin was showing them was undoubtedly the "wasi" part, in this case with a target word attached, "wad." Again we see how important intention is to magic, since the wad was directed into Peeves' nose by intent with the "go there" part of the spell. In another situation, the spell might be "stolawasi" to send a robe into a student's trunk, but it would only work if the student focused his mind on where he wanted the robe to go." 

Maria



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