Magic without wands (was Harry's Growing Powers)

[endrewsmommy]

No: HPFGUIDX 113289

Angie wrote:

I take this to be a hint of Harry's growing power as a wizard, and
perhaps a sign of things to come.  Wouldn't it be amazing, after all 
the discussion about the wands, if Harry could kill LV without a 
wand?"
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Then Susana replied:

Any wizard can do magic without his/her wand. But the outcome is not 
always predictable -

Anyway, no-wand-magic (I like to call it hysterical magic) it's 
probably more common in children because they have their emotions at 
the surface and they can't control them. I don't think it means a 
wizard is powerful.
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I tend to agree with Angie that this is an important sign of things 
to come. For 2 reasons: (1) JKR said she saw foreshadowing of future 
events in the way Cuaron made the POA movie. The number one thing 
that stood out to me when I saw it was how much "wandless magic" was 
in it. (2)If Harry does indeed have an ability (although untrained) 
to perform wandless magic, it fits in very nicely with the prophecy 
(powers the dark lord knows not.) Obviously most wizards need wands 
to do anything of consequence.
 
It may also be emotion-related as seen with children. This too 
coincides with DD's statement in OOP about the most mysterious power 
that Harry possesses and Voldemort doesn't at all - love. (OK, well, 
she says heart.) In last month's interview JKR she stated that LV 
has never loved anyone, if he had he couldn't be what he is.

I think brooms, and the car etc are simply enchanted items, and 
that's something entirely different than casting spells without a 
wand.

What perplexes me though is the ability to be an animagus. Sirius 
did not need his wand while he was in Azkaban to do it. The 
mauraders all learned how to do it. Did they need wands in the 
learning process maybe? Is it even relevant? But notice, there are 
very few animagi out there!

I don't know, maybe I'm just too tired, but I think we'll see more 
in this arena with the next book....