More About Snape and Occlumency

[mrsfigg1968]

No: HPFGUIDX 121915


> Nicky Joe wrote: 
> > I was watching the first movie last night and recalled the time 
> > when Harry removed the glass from the snake cage.  At the time, 
> > he knew no formal magic, had no wand, and made no sound at all.  
> > That makes me wonder if a wand and/or incantation is even necessary.
>
> Inkling:
> <snip>
> I've been assuming all along that not all incantations are spoken, 
> because there are too many places in the books where powerful magic 
> is done without speaking, as in the examples already cited and also 
> at such key moments as when Lupin and Sirius transform Scabbers 
> back into Peter in the Shrieking Shack.  Still I have been assuming 
> that in these cases there is either a mental incantation, or an image, 
> or some other way of focussing attention toward a specific end.


I just finished re-reading my HP series(semi-annual occurance).  I 
noticed that in the 5th novel, in the death chamber, that most of the 
dueling takes place with very little mention to incantations.  I do 
not have correct canon (pardon me), but I believe she describes 
several times where the duelist wands are moving like swords, she 
mentions the lights coming from the wands, she never mentions the 
duelist speaking the incantation.  Also, several times Dumbledore 
conjures items almost at will with his wand without having to 
actually speak.  Does this mean that in advanced magic, perhaps only 
certain wizards/witches reach a maturity level where the spoken word 
is not required?  Just an interesting thought, I have been curious 
about this same thing for awhile.

"mrsfigg1968"