Contradiction?

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 176113

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Barry" <whealthinc at ...> wrote:
>
> Around page 45 of DH, Mad-Eye says that they can't do a spell to get
> Harry out of Privet Drive. Then 6 people take polyjuice. Isn't this
a
> spell and hence a contradiction?
>
> They can leave on brooms, flying motorbike (isn't this a spell?) or
> Thestral. Why then, doesn't Harry use his invisibility cloak and a
> whole different plan?
>


I believe Mad-Eye said something about using things that were magic
in themselves didn't qualify as spell-casting and so wasn't
detectable, which of course would include polyjuice potion.

  Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch