[HPforGrownups] Re: When did Snape invent his curses?

[TrekkieGrrrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 133778

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Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:56 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: When did Snape invent his curses?


> TrekkieGrrrl wrote:
> Isn't spells usually something you have to practice in? Yet Harry
>> got the Sectusempra to work at first attempt, and he's not usually
> that good
>> in Charms, is he?
>
> Smart: Yeah, I wondered about that too.  But it's a Dark Arts spell,
> which don't seem to rely that much on skill, like charms, but more on
> feeling.  Harry was having trouble using effective Unforgiveable Curses
> (OotP), but Sectum wasn't likely to be as powerful or as menacing.  If
> Harry did recieve some of Voldemort's power, like Parseltounge, for
> whatever reason, he may have an affinity for them already.


Yes, if it IS a Dark Arts spell. I mean... what makes a spell "Dark"? Is in 
only the purpose of hurting that makes a spell dark? I'm sure there are a 
lot of "grey" spells in that case. A spell like the Incendio could be used 
to set people on fire as well as anything else. Yet it's not considered Dark 
(Arthur uses it)

We still have Flitwicks words about Swish and Flick -

" Swish and flick, remember, swish and flick. And saying the magic words 
properly is very important too "

to signify that BOTH the pronounciation AND the wand movements matters. Also 
again the pronounciation. I mean, something like Vingardium Leviosa is 
fairly straightforward to pronounce, yet it still takes a lot of practice 
apparently. Yes the kids have had 5 years by now to practice but still, I 
would think a spell like Sectumsempra would need at least SOME practice.

(oh and I know we've got both wordless and wandless magic on top of that, 
just to muddle the facts *L*)

~Trekkie