Nonverbal spells

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 135755

>>zgirnius said:
To be considered a basically qualified wizard in the WW, it suffices 
to pick up a few OWLS

CathyD now:
Yes, I am aware of that.  Fred and George are well within their right to practice wizardry outside of school although they have not passed NEWTs. So are Ron and Hermione now that they are both 17.

>> The requirement to cast nonverbal spells in 
DADA, Charms, and Transfiguration <snip> is only introduced at the NEWT level. Yes, some people will 
fail. And they will go on to careers in which they do not need high 
scores on the NEWTs in these subjects.

I think you missed my point, which was, I think, that the non-verbal spell used on Hermione in the Department of Mysteries didn't do as much damage as it would have done if spoken. My curiousity was, are some spells more dangerous spoken than non-verbal and where/what is the difference?  In the DoM battle, there are no non-verbal spells except the one used on Hermione after whosit was 'Silencio'd' by Harry.  It is quite obvious to me that not all of these DE's have failed non-verbal spells and so flunked out of their NEWT classes.  Introducing non-verbals here, of course, would have been like introducing Thestrals at the end of Goblet of Fire: creating a mystery that wouldn't be solved for two years.  

I swear I will never make an 'offhanded' comment again.

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