Emotions = Magical Power?

[lisettethemagnificent]

No: HPFGUIDX 72016

While answering a post on whether or not Albus Dumbledore could
perform Avada Kedavra, I got sidetracked onto the question of how
spells are powered.

In the first book, we are given several examples of how Harry uses
magic before getting his wand or going to Hogwarts. All involve
emotion - fear or anger, generally, but Harry dosen't exactly have the
greatest homelife, so we don't have examples of wandless magic with
the more positive emotions. Still, when Harry does a Patronus, he has
to think "happy thoughts", indicating that positive emotions also
power spells.

The theory that I would put forward is that magic in its pure state is
the rather formless, but usefull, style that Harry uses without his
wand - mostly it seems geared to self protection, thus emotions would
definately be connected. With a wand however, a wizard is able to
better control the power his emotions - to harness and channel it into
recognisable and repeatable events known as spells.

Lise Carew
trashcanjoy at 37.com