AK and Intent (was : Lily, LV and Harry at GH.)

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 113433

> Lora asked:
> Is there anything in canon for the intention idea?  
 
> Hawke answered <snip>:
> Well, we are told what happens if you try to cast AK and don't mean 
it, albeit from a slightly unreliable source. The Imposter Known As 
Mad Eye tells us almost the exact same thing--something along the 
lines of 'you could all take out your wands and say the words and I 
doubt I'd even get so much as a nosebleed. The Unforgivables require 
a lot of power and you have to mean it ' ( Can someone provide the 
actual quote? Book five, their first DADA class ) All this mention of 
exactly how to use AK gets me to thinking though...that's a lot of 
practical infomation on something that Dark. 
 
Kemper adds:
Hawke means book four.  Also, there's indirect cannon to suggest 
intention.  As when DD waves his hands to change the Slytherin colors 
and banners to Gryffindor colors and banners at the end of PS/SS.