[HPforGrownups] magical abilities

[Chris O'Toole]

No: HPFGUIDX 121662


kermit13166 wrote:
  
>Greetings....
>I have been filling in the space between now and July with many
>rereadings of the first 5 books. One question that I have that
>continues to linger is the ability to do magic without a wand. For the
>students, the only references I recall are with both Neville and Harry
>and both while under duress. As you all have such great eyes for
>seeing the little things, I was just wondering what your take is on that.
 
The Muffin Man,

My knowledge on this manner is very little, though I am aware of one other
instance where wandless magic was performed, and it was NOT done under
emotional circumstances...

If you remember the instance in Stone where harry is at his first Quidditch
match, Hermione talks about a jinx performed on Harry's broom, we thought at
the time it was Snape, but it turned out to be Quirrel, none the less,
Hermione said that all you had to do was remain constant eye constant while
mutering an incantation, no wand is needed. Im not quite sure about this,
but I beleive that all jinx's are wandless magic... because jinxes arent
talked about much, but if anyone can proove me wrong, I'd be happy to hear
it...