[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape and Occlumency

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 121634



Inkling wrote:
>>If so, it is the only spell in the WW that works
that way.  All the spells we have encountered require
only a single incantation. 
 
Potioncat replied:
>>The spell Snape was using to de-hex the broom in
SS/PS was a repeated spell...and apparantly so was the
hex Quirrell was using.

Chatrouge:
>>Repeating the spell over and over would probably
help controlling it.

Juli now: 
I think a hex, curse, charm or jinx goes on until you
tell it to stop. I like to consider the Quirell vs
Snape duel like this: just for the sake of this
example, let's say that Quirell was doing a Lumos
spell, and Snape a Nox one, so they cancel each other
out, and they must beging again: Lumos - Nox - Lumos -
Nox until either one fails to do it, in this case it
was Quirell first, so the Nox prevailed. 

In the Occlumency lessons, Severus only has to say
Legimens once because Harry doesn't stop him, every
time Harry manages to stop him and they start all over
Snape must cast the Legimency spell all over again. 

By the way, I think Severus is also a Legimens, but
when teaching Harry occlumency he must use the
standard spell for Harry to realize his emotions are
being looked at. All over the books we have references
that Snape and Dumbledore are both legimens, but we
never hear them say "Legimens" and Harry doesn't
realize his brain is being read.

Juli

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