[HPforGrownups] What can kill a wizard?(was Re: Hagrid)

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No: HPFGUIDX 115941

There certainly are other things that can kill wizards (or else why would
St. Mungo's be so busy or have so many floors.). Mr. Weasly certainly would
have bled to death without timely intervention, although again we're looking
at snake venom as at least part of the problem.

I think it goes back to
how magic itself works in JK's world - spells and wands are needed unless
emotions are running high, then nearly anything is possible if you want it
hard enough. Aunt Marge is a perfect example, as well as all the "accidental"
magic Hagrid aludes to in book 1. 

So anyone under duress (car crash, house
collapsing, being chased by bullies, etc) is probably going to protect themselves
whether they know the correct spell or not. 

The willingness of Neville's
family (uncle?) to hold him out a window also points to the knowledge that
wizards will get minor cuts, bruises and breaks but nothing more, and all
they were trying to do was scare the magic out of him.

But once the magic
is countered, circumvented or overwhelmed, I think wizards are as kill-able
as the rest of us.

Leon
(who has not posted in a long, long time.)