Wandlore and more

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 185402

> Magpie:
> What's non-warrior like about disarming your opponent? Warriors 
> aren't about magical power, they'd just be about defeating the person 
> and I'd think expelliarimus would be used all the time. And Lupin 
> himself is never much connected to encouraging magical power that I 
> remember. He just kind of randomly says it in this one scene where 
> yeah, he does get put in this humiliating role of being lectured by 
> Harry.
> 
> Of course, Harry's decision to torture Amycus in the end kind of 
> undermines the idea that Harry's just by nature or instinct more 
> peaceful. So he apparently wasn't beyond Lupin's advice there.


Jen: I was referring more to what JKR was promoting in that instance, 
not whether it was consistent throughout DH or even the series.  I 
don't see that moment as general information about spells in the WW.  
It was about Harry's choice.  JKR is hanging her story on the idea that 
Harry is different so in that instance she has Lupin present that idea 
that most people would stun or kill, not disarm.  

I do think disarming is consistently presented as a passive spell, 
where the point is to collect the other person's wand without harming.  
When a wizard wants to harm, he typically does so without disarming.  
Like the tower scene with Draco: him disarming Dumbledore first when he 
intends to kill him is part of what alerts Dumbledore to the fact that 
Draco won't follow through. 

Also, I wasn't talking about Lupin promoting magical power, more that 
he's the one who gives the Trio information about the first war and is 
the one constantly reminding them about defensive skills, not letting 
their guards down, following protocol in time of war, etc.  He's 
presented as a survior from the first war and consistently active in 
the second in a way few other characters are (except Kingsley and Moody 
IIRC).