Wizard Baruffio and the Wingardium Leviosa Charm Revisited

[msmindfunk]

No: HPFGUIDX 159979

>Secca wrote:
> I know this is an old, unimportant trifle, but I really am curious 
> as a kneazle in Knightbridge. Besides, I think I need a break 
> from "Book Seven: Harry Potter and the Neverending Snape!Theories"

I think it's entirely possible that Flitwick made up the anecdote, or
that it's one of those urban legend-type cautionary tales that had
been passed down as truth for ages. Folklore is a staple in every
culture, both past and present, so there would theoretically be tons
of not-quite-true stories of spells gone wrong, potions gone boom and
all that. Many teachers use folklore/UL stories as cautionary tales
when a good one applies to the subject they're introducing to their
students, so the idea of Flitwick doing so isn't much of a stretch.

I really do think it's a bit of silliness on JKR's part rather than a
random fact. She likes to make a play on words, and the
Baruffio/buffalo thing was probably too much for her to resist.

Maybe someone will ask her at an interview and you'll finally have a
difinitive answer!

mindfunk