[HPforGrownups] Neville's broken nose

[Angel Moules]

No: HPFGUIDX 85796

sylviablundell2001 wrote:

> Neville's broken nose had the effect of making him mis-pronounce his
> words, the spell coming out as "Stubefy!" It was thus ineffective. If
> a wizard had a natural speech defect, a lisp, for example, or an
> inability to pronounce the letter "r", would this also affect his
> ability to cast spells? Would he have to undergo elocution lessons?
> Or could it be put right by a simple spell?
> Sylvia (just curious) 

Angel adds:
There's two interesting points to add to this. The first is in 
Flitwick's first lesson, where he cautions that students should 
pronounce things properly, citing a wizard that didn't. The second is 
the spell that Dolohov uses on Hermione, wordlessly. These two instances 
seem to be slightly contradictory.
Any ideas?


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