verbal vs non-verbal spells

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 148002

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "foodiedb" <foodiedb at ...> wrote:
>
> I was wondering what people thought about verbal vs. non-verbal 
> spells.  For instance, which one takes precedence over the other?  If 
> they are said/thought at the same time, which one "counts?"
> 
> David.

zgirnius:
It seems to me the nonverbal spell should count. It is, after all, 
possible for a witch to say a spell incantation (say, in the middle of 
a lecture to her students) and have nothing happen at all. Presumably 
if a witch concentrates on a desired magical effect in a particular way 
(which is what a nonverbal spell is, after all) it should take effect, 
provided she is sufficiently skilled at this.