In Order of the Phoenix, Harry himself performs Lumos to light his wand when it is lying on the ground somewhere near him. It is possible to use a wand without holding it. Dumbledore has been known to do impressive feats of magic without speaking, such as conjuring enough squashy purple sleeping bags to accommodate the entire student population or during his duel with Voldemort towards the end of Order of the Phoenix. While most magic shown in the books requires the caster to use their voice, some do not (and this may depend on the witch or wizard). Some spells (e.g., Levicorpus) are apparently designed to be used non-verbally. This special technique is taught in the sixth year of study at Hogwarts and requires the caster to concentrate on the incantation. Spells can also be cast non-verbally, but with a magical wand. However, Rowling has revealed that particularly talented wizards can cast spells without the aid of wand, although magic produced with one is generally more precise and powerful. Typically casting requires an incantation, most often in a modified form of Latin (see Dog Latin), and gesturing with a wand. Spells are the every-purpose tools of a wizard or witch short bursts of magic used to accomplish single specialised tasks such as opening locks or creating fire. Severus Snape once told Harry Potter that "Time and space matter in magic" during Harry's first Occlumency lesson in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Albus Dumbledore told Harry after finding the magically concealed boat to reach the locket Horcrux that "Magic always leaves traces, sometimes very distinctive traces." Spellcasting Of Harry's lessons, only those involving magical beasts magical creatures, potions or divination are given in any detail. Within the books, technical details of magic are obscure. When using another's wand, one's spells are not as strong as they normally would be. You can do unfocused and uncontrolled magic without a wand (for instance when Harry blows up Aunt Marge) but to do really good spells, yes, you need a wand.Ī wizard or witch is only at their best when using their own wand. On the subject of wandless magic, Rowling says:
In addition, Lily Evans was able to guide and control the blooming of a flower by wanting to.Īlmost all magic is done with the use of a wand. While this reaction is usually uncontrollable, as an untrained child, Tom Marvolo Riddle was able to make things move without touching them, make animals do what he wanted without training them, make "bad things happen" to people who annoyed him, or make them hurt if he wanted to. For example, Harry Potter once made his hair grow back after a bad haircut, set a boa constrictor on his cousin Dudley at the London Zoo, and made Aunt Marge inflate to an enormous size. With young and untrained children, magic will manifest itself subconsciously in moments of strong apprehension, fear, anger and sadness.
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Witches and wizards train to learn how to control their magic. 7.1 Portraits in the Headmaster's office.2.2 Principal Exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration.
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The exhibition, entitled Harry Potter: A History of Magic, is the first at the British Library to be inspired by a single series by a living author. The magic of Harry Potter became the subject of a 2017 British Library exhibition and accompanying documentary. The books present the idea that the Muggle interpretation of these stories is a distorted version of what goes on in the wizarding world. She has described this as "a way of giving texture to the world". Rowling based many magical elements of the Harry Potter universe on real-world mythology and magic. While Muggle-borns are quite common, Squibs are extremely rare. Exceptions exist: those unable to do magic who are born to magical parents are known as Squibs, whereas a witch or wizard born to Muggle parents is known as a Muggle-born, or by the derogatory term "Mudblood". Magic is the norm for the children of magical couples and less common in those of Muggles. It is usually inherited, carried on "dominant resilient genes". In humans, magic or the lack thereof is an inborn attribute.
The small number of humans who are able to perform magic (witches and wizards) refer to the rest of the population, oblivious to the existence of magic, as " Muggles" in the United Kingdom and "No-Maj" in the United States. Many fictional magical creatures exist in the series, while ordinary creatures also sometimes exhibit magical properties. Rowling's Harry Potter series, magic is depicted as a supernatural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature.