Simultaneous Spell Casting (was Re: Snape didn't kill DD with AK!! And here's the evidence...)

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 138821


> Merrylinks 
> >>Dumbledore brandished his wand in one, long, fluid movement -- 
the snake, which had been an instant from sinking its fangs into him, 
flew high into the air and vanished in a wisp of dark smoke; the 
water in the pool rose up and covered Voldemort like a cocoon of 
molten glass --

phoenixgod2000: Interesting. Although from the description of the 
Snake blowing upwards and the water flowing upwards I think an 
arguement could be made that it was the same effect happening in 
multiple locations at the same time.

> Matt: 
> >>We know (at least Peter doesn't deny it) that he "blew apart the 
street with the wand behind his back."  We don't know whether Peter 
cut off his finger magically, but it seems likely (otherwise was he 
manipulating both a wand *and* a knife with the hand behind his 
back?).  Both spells most have been non-verbal, since all the 
witnesses heard was Peter's denunciation of Sirius (which also gives 
credenc to the idea that one can perform a non-verbal spell even 
while shouting something else). 

I think you are assuming certain facts. We don't know when wormtail 
cut off his finger. He could have blasted the street, turned into rat 
and slipped away to chew off his finger later. Or he could have used 
his wand to cut off his finger at a later point. IIRC, the finger 
wasn't discovered until the aurors went over the scene later. There 
was plenty of time for Petrigrew to do everything without having done 
all of it at once. And if you're right and he did he is a far better 
wizard than anyone ever gave him credit for.

phoenixgod2000