Post by Prof. Destiny Smith on Apr 25, 2009 19:41:00 GMT -6
Non-Verbal Magic
Whilst the vast majority of spells have a notional verbal component, any spell can in fact be cast without speaking by a sufficiently talented wizard. It appears that it is the power of the mind and the body which causes the spell to take effect, and the incantation is merely a vehicle used to help create the necessary mental and physical conditions for the magic to be successful. It is almost certain that the more advanced the magic, the more difficult it is to cast without its verbal component, and even Voldemort can be found using the incantation for spells such as Avada Kedavra. An excellent example of this occurs in the graveyard at Little Hnagleton. Here, Voldemort conjured Wormtail's silver hand and forced Harry to bow without recourse to a verbal component. However, when casting Imperio and Avada Kedavra he used the incantation [GOF33,34]. Routine magic is performed with a flick of the wand but no speech on numerous occasions in each of the books. Non-verbal magic is taught in the sixth year and above at Hogwarts, and judging by the attempts of Harry's year to master it, is something of a challenge [HBP11].
Nox
Latin for "night".
This spell counters "Lumos" by extinguishing the light "Lumos" creates [POA17].
Whilst the vast majority of spells have a notional verbal component, any spell can in fact be cast without speaking by a sufficiently talented wizard. It appears that it is the power of the mind and the body which causes the spell to take effect, and the incantation is merely a vehicle used to help create the necessary mental and physical conditions for the magic to be successful. It is almost certain that the more advanced the magic, the more difficult it is to cast without its verbal component, and even Voldemort can be found using the incantation for spells such as Avada Kedavra. An excellent example of this occurs in the graveyard at Little Hnagleton. Here, Voldemort conjured Wormtail's silver hand and forced Harry to bow without recourse to a verbal component. However, when casting Imperio and Avada Kedavra he used the incantation [GOF33,34]. Routine magic is performed with a flick of the wand but no speech on numerous occasions in each of the books. Non-verbal magic is taught in the sixth year and above at Hogwarts, and judging by the attempts of Harry's year to master it, is something of a challenge [HBP11].
Nox
Latin for "night".
This spell counters "Lumos" by extinguishing the light "Lumos" creates [POA17].