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[e2fanbev]

No: HPFGUIDX 177193

> Snape's Witch:

> What happens to Harry is accidental magic. What Lily's doing
> isn't. She knows exactly what she's doing and has obviously
> done it before.

> Here's how it's described in 'The Prince's Tale' pg. 663:

> >"Lily, don't do it!" shrieked the elder of the two.

> > But the girl had let go of the swing at the very height of
> > its arc and flown into the air, *quite literally flown*,
> > launched herself skyward with a great shout of laughter,
> > and instead of crumpling on the playground asphalt, she
> > *soared like a trapeze artist through the air, staying up
> > too long, landing far too lightly*.

> >"Mummy told you not to!"

> To me it's foreshadowing of Snape's 'flying' out the window,
> which was probably just gliding down to the ground as Lily
> did.

> *my emphasis


Bev:

Maybe you need that 'peskily' essential wand to do it properly.
Lily didn't have one as a child so could only sustain elevation
for a short time - through practice, since she has done it before.
(Surely she must have attempted it after she got a wand since she
seemed to enjoy the thrill of it.)