Method- communication- Patronus vs Little Birdie

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 122629


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, chnc1024 at A... wrote:
>  
>     "Should I go get someone?" said Harry. "Madam  Pomfrey?"
>  
>     "No," said Dumbledore swiftly. "Stay here."
>  
>     He raised his wand into the air and pointed it in  the 
direction of  Hagrid's cabin. Harry saw something silvery dart out 
of it and streak away through  the trees like a ghostly bird.  Then 
Dumbledore bent over Krum again,  Pointed his wand at him, and 
muttered, "Ennervate"
>  
> <Sniping Dumbledore's conversation with Krum.>
>  The sound of thunderous footfalls reached them, and  Hagrid came 
panting into sight with fang at his heals. He was carrying his 
crossbow.
 "Professor Dumbledore" he said, his eyes widening.  "Harryâ€" what 
theâ€"?"


Tonks here:

Ennervate. In English only one N. Enervate. At first I thought this 
is the name of the spell. But it is an English word take from Latin. 
The on-line dictonary says:
It comes from Latin nervus, "sinew." Thus enervate means "to cause 
to become `out of muscle'," that is, "to weaken or deplete of 
strength." 

So it seems that the message to Hagrid was that someone was injured. 
No details, just a quick call for help. 

I think it is clear that the Order does use their wands to 
communicate with each other. Now how the message knows who to go to 
and how no one else can see it or interfer with it, well that is 
another mystery.

Tonks_op