OOP Why are some poor... (and some burning questions)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 66835

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ugadawg02" <ugadawg02 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> Reductor curse will blast through solid object; that should do it. A
> Stunning curse at close range would probably have a lethal impact ...
>  bboy_mn



>    
>   Is this then the curse that was used on Hermonie? 
> 

bboy_mn:
No, I just checked the book. It says a purple flame flashed across
Hermione's chest. The Stunning Cuse is always RED.


> Yes everything must be created from nothing, but what about things 
> like the chairs Dumbledore has created in the past, some of them
> seem to have lasted a full meal, is there any length of time that 
> these are created from nothing objects can last or does it depend on
> the power of the one casting it?
> 
> -RJ

The time span for which a conjured item last seems to be variable, so
I conclude that a powerful wizard with powerful magic can control the
lifespan of a conjured object to some extent.

Also, it's difficult to tell when something is conjured in the story
and when it is simply 'transferred'. I've used this example many
times; Dumbledore make hundreds of squashy purple sleeping bags appear
in the Great Hall just before he and the other teachers go off to
search the castle for Sirius Black. So did he conjure those from
nothing, or did he simply transfer them from the room where they were
stored to the Great Hall? Personally, I say they were transferred. 

The chairs could have been the same. When he makes a chair appear for
Prof. Trellawney at the Christmas Feast, that could have been
transferred from his office. When he made chairs appear at Harry's
hearing in the lasted book, those were only used a short time, so they
could have been conjured from nothing, or they could have been
transferred from some other location in the Minstry of Magic.

Simply because an object appear out of nowhere doesn't mean it was
conjured. 

Another example, I like to use is Molly cooking for Harry, Hermione,
and the rest of the Weasley family at the Burrow. The points her wand
into a pot and a white sauce appears. White sauces are typically very
heavy and very rich, so that could have been conjured, but potatoes
that were peeling and chopping at the same time were probably real. A
good magic cook would probably combine a blend of real and conjured
food to create a meal that was tasty, healthy, and nourishing.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn