Talk:Wandless magic

Can the events of non-wandless magic be listed as a table below the introduction please? I don't recall Hermione performing such magic though...but I'm curious to know all the same...thanksTonicquill 09:53, 11 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't recall Hermione using wandless magic either, but I also don't remember Harry using it. Didn't he manage a nonverbal Levicorpus on Ron, not a wandless one? In any case, that spell is meant to be cast nonverbally. More examples of wandless magic would be nice for this article, but so would more references.


 * I also think we should be careful to differentiate between wandless magic and random bursts of magic. Harry accidentally blowing up his aunt Marge should not be in the same category as people who are able to control and direct their magic without a wand. Oread 14:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I just grabbed a copy of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince and found that Harry never did any wandless Levicorpus. These are what I read about Harry performing the Levicorpus on Ron - "Harry reacted instinctively; his wand was out of his pocket and the incantation sprang to his mind without conscious thought: Levicorpus!" on page 368 of the bloomsbury edition, and "Pointing his wand at nothing in particular, he gave it an upward flick and said Levicorpus! inside his head." on page 225...there you go. No mention of him performing it without a wand. Tonicquill 15:10, 11 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Now we need references of Hermione performing wandless magic to be sure. I'll delete her name until someone provides those references. Tonicquill 15:13, 11 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Shouldn't Ariana be added? Do her random bursts of magic count as wandless magic? She seemed capable of it before she was attacked. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:37, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

No, Ariana should not be added. Before her attack, she did have random bursts of magic. But that's different from wandless magic, which is intentional and controlled. Ariana had no control over her magic, with or without a wand. Oread 22:42, 29 December 2008 (UTC)