spells not cast, wands not used

[Michal]

No: HPFGUIDX 110126

At 01:08 AM 8/2/04, you wrote:
>DuffyPoo:
>
>As an aside, which I probably shouldn't do, if LV went after James first, 
>which he apparently did (or so the books say), why on earth didn't James 
>AK LV?

Michal:

If this has been discussed, please forgive/ignore (but send me a post 
number <grin>). I've noticed that in several tight spots, HP could solve a 
current problem by using one of the spells he already knows, but for some 
reason he doesn't. Could the reason be the story and it's need for certain 
things to happen? For example: When HP is stuck in the trick step with his 
egg, wand, map, cloak, and bubble bath aura, why didn't he just Accio the 
egg and the map? Is HP thick? Nope. Crouch!Moody needed the map.

In a few other places, HP and others have cast spells without their wands 
(Lumos in the alley with the dementors, for example, and Lupin's hand-held 
fire just before the dementor comes into the train compartment). Surely the 
concept of wandless magic would have caught at least Hermione's attention 
and triggered some experimentation? Especially in DA meetings? Wouldn't 
such skills be valuable?