[HPforGrownups] Blades and snakes

[Michal Barnea]

No: HPFGUIDX 134896

--- snipsnapsnurr <snipsnapsnurr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I don't 
> have the books handy, but in CoS, did Harry harm the basilisk with 
> spells? Has Nagini ever been harmed by spells? I can't think of any 
> dragon slaying legend where the dragon was killed by a guy with a
> wand. 
> Maybe wands just don't work on serpents for some reason. Maybe
> Goderic 
> Griffindor was a dragon slayer.
> 
> snipsnapsnurr

ah yes, but in GoF, several wizards stun the hungarian horntail
together... dragons can be affected by magic (more specifically,
wands), though i can't provide any canonical evidence for the same
applying to snakes.

there's more about knives in HBP, though...

"Mrs. Weasley entered the room just in time to see Ron throw the sprout
knife at Fred, who had turned it into a paper airplane with one lazy
flick of his wand.

'Ron!' she said furiously. 'Don't you ever let me see you throwing
knives again!'

'I won't,' said Ron, 'let you see,' he added under his breath, as he
turned back to the sprout mountain."

i don't think it really means anything, but who knows? maybe ron will
be some sort of... magical knife-wielder :P

it's good to be back! i've been avoiding posting about this book so
far, because people always say what i want to say before i get around
to it. i think i've finally posted something that hasn't been pointed
out yet (although that might be because it's fairly unimportant).

michal (who took on the nickname "dumbledoria" on her college harry
potter message board... sad)