Forum:Hands

No, this is not a forum about the part of the anatomy, and nor is it for the silver hand that was made for Peter Pettigrew. It is about the wand gestures used for spells, and which ones we should be listening to. The Levitation Charm in particular is a good example of this; as can be noted from the talk page, there is confusion about which one is accurate. For that spell, although the books give a "swish and flick" motion (this is emphasised in the first book), Wonderbook: Book of Spells gives the hand motion as a "J" motion, and Pottermore shows it as a rather absurd squiggle: And so it is also with the Engorgement Charm, Fire-Making Spell, Mending Charm, and Severing Charm, just to name a few. And then to make matters more confusing, whilst most writings coming directly from J. K. Rowling are almost all "point" and "wave", we have two other sources, both supposedly coming directly from her, giving us odd squiggles and shapes. So which one should we be advised by? I bring this matter to the community in the hopes that a consensus can soon be reached. This is, despite what others may say, a serious issue. -- Hunniebunn (talk ) 21:44, November 19, 2012 (UTC)