Mimble Wimble (longer)

[c_robocker]

No: HPFGUIDX 90483

Ravenclaw Bookworm:

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> Also, Hagrid attributes the pig's tail (instead of a complete pig) 
> to Dudley's personality - "Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I 
> suppse he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter 
> do." (p59) As angry as he was, I think there would have been a lot 
> of magical weight behind his spell, but it didn't work.  Hagrid 
> isn't the most reliable source.  I think he found the easiest 
answer 
> to fit the situation.  
> 
> But is it really what happened?  I don't think so.  I think there 
> are a few more puzzle pieces that JKR hasn't given us yet.
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Very interesting.  I bought my daughter the "Chamber of Secrets" 
computer game for Christmas.  In it, one of the spells is 
"MimbleWimble or Stuttering Charm
"Causes your opponent to mess up his or her next spell."

JKR was involved in some portions of the development of this game 
according to the credits.  This implies to me that Vernon might have 
a bit more WW knowledge than I realized.  And if he really did utter 
a charm, and it was effective (Hagrid's attempt to turn Dudley into 
a pig only succeeded in Dudley gaining a tail), then is Vernon 
capable of magic?  Yikes!

CRobo