http://skriftlig.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] skriftlig.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] hd_writers2011-07-06 05:22 pm

Occlumency question...

Hi! I have a question about how MAGIC works in Harry Potter's our world.

Specifically, do you need a wand for Occlumency? I know this sort of thing has probably been discussed a lot, but I haven't seen this specific case mentioned before.

The whole idea of wandless magic suggests a wand isn't always necessary for talented witches or wizards (or goblins, house elves etc..), but it also suggests that this is very rare and hard to do. I'm discounting accidental under-age magic, like when Harry blew up Marge.

I can't remember whether Harry uses a wand in his lessons with Snape and I don't have the books to hand to check. I've made a quick poll below; please vote if you are so inclined so we can see if there is a majority one way or the other.

Thanks for reading. Any comments, opinions and votes would be great! ♥

[Poll #1759338]

[identity profile] deirdre-aithne.livejournal.com 2011-07-06 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I think Legilimency requires a wand (or at the very least, extreme skills to do it wandlessly) because there's actually an incantation to perform it. Where Occlumency was just closing off your mind from the invasion and we're never told Harry has to do anything other than focus on not letting Snape in to his mind.

So yeah, I'd say Occlumency doesn't use a wand at all, where Legilimency would.