What was the spell that hit Tonks? (Was: NVBL spell question)

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 147928

 
> bboyminn:
> My main points is that the comment regarding the Purple Slash Curse
> can not necessarily be applied universally to all curses. Perhaps it
> could, but we lack the information to say that; further, I THINK the
> books imply just the oppossite; the verbal/nonverbal aspect of the
> Purple Slash Curse are generally unique to that curse. Note that I say
> 'generally unique'; I'm sure there are a few other curse that it might
> apply to, but we simply can not extend that efrfect to absolutely and
> universally include all curses and spells. That was the main point I
> was trying to illustrate.

zgirnius:
First, I entirely agree.

Second, I would like to add that it may also not be a peculiarity of 
the Purple Slash Curse per se, but possibly instead of the caster. 
There are wizards, we are told, who never learn to do nonverbal spells 
at all. Possibly, there are others who can, but never get as good at it 
as they are at spoken spells. Perhaps Hermione was fortunate that the 
Death Eater she chose to silence was not a master at nonverbal 
spellcasting.