Serpensotia spell. Was:Underage magic (was: Re: Silent/Wandless Magic?)

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 102020

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, FoxyDoxy <foxydoxy1 at y...> 
wrote:
> So let me get this straight. You guys think Snape taught Draco the 
spell on the spot and Draco pulled it off perfectly on his first 
try? No practice wand movement. No repeating the spell for 
pronunciation. That on his first try with a spell he learned only 
seconds ago he was able to create a long, black, dangerous snake 
instead of a harmless water snake? Nope. I don't buy it. If Draco 
were that good how is it Hermione beat him in every subject? 

Mel
Why not? Perhaps it's not a difficult spell. Are we to believe that 
ONLY Hermione can learn a spell first time? Harry, who takes forever 
to learn a simple summoning charm can manage a patronus. I really 
don't find it so hard to believe that Draco manages this single 
spell the first time. Besides, do you really want to read a duel 
scene in which it takes the participants 25 tries to get each spell. 
They were ALL hurling new spells around. How long did it take them 
to get 'expilliarmus' right?
As far a the TYPE of snake--well that could go to a few things. The 
spell might entail picturing the snake you want before you cast the 
spell. Do you think Draco is going to picture a garden snake? Or, 
the snake produced may take on the characteristic of the spell 
caster--there you go. Maybe if Hermione tried that spell she'd get a 
completely DIFFERENT species.

Mel