Spells without Wands

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 138571

Mattcbuff:

> Which then comes to my real point, if DD was so 
> powerful, why does being wandless leave him so 
> vulnerable? (This is assuming that he didn't have 
> a plan to die or appear to die) I can also think 
> of a several other reasons why it would be useful 
> to use spells without wands. We know it is possible, 
> so why can't powerful individuals channel that power 
> whenever they wish.
> 
> Being new to the group and the whole HP world, 
> I would love to hear 
> some theories about this issue.

houyhnhnm:

I've wondered about that too. Dumbledore *can* do wandless magic.  He 
changes the House decorations at the end-of-school feast in PS/SS 
without a wand.  I can't remember other instances off the top of my 
head. (Skiving off at work right now; don't have my books) Maybe when 
it is just Draco on the tower, he wants to use persuasion rather than 
magic because he wants Draco to make a choice.  Maybe he is too weak to 
take on four Death Eaters once they arrive. Or maybe he really does 
have a plan.