Power of the Elder Wand

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 179004

---  "muscatel1988" <cottell at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "pippin_999" <foxmoth@> wrote:
> 
> > It can be taken by Expelliarmus if the holder is weakened or 
> > distracted. 
> 
> Mus:
> It strikes me (though I don't think it had before) that it's a bit
> surprising that no-one's come up with a charm to defend against
> Expelliarmus.  
> 

bboyminn:

Sorry, but what makes you think there isn't a defense again
Expelliarmus? 

I would think a strong shield charm would be enough to block
it, but I don't think you can walk around all the time 
surrounded by a shield charm.

The Shield Charms strikes me as another sustained charm,
that is, it is cast and remains for as long as you hold it
by willful intent. Once you are distracted or drop your
intent, the spell fades.

Now Fred and George managed to make Shield Cloaks and other
assorted 'shield' objects, but they seem only to repel
minor curses and jinxes. They may or may not repel an
expelliarmus.

Now, I certainly haven't proven anything, but it seems
reasonable that there is a spell to counter Expelliarmus
but you have to know it is coming, and you have to be
ready with the counter in a very short span of time. 
Get it wrong, cast the Expelliarmus counter, when you are
hit with a stunning curse, and you are ...well.. stunned.

Dueling it tricky business, you can't alway know what is
coming at you, therefore, you can't alway know the correct
counter. That's why Legilmency is such an advantage in a
duel, it helps you predict what your opponent is going
to do. It is in fact, the ability to predict that is, 
the very thing that saved Harry.

Just because no one has had the opportunity to use it,
doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Steve/bboyminn