Occlumency question...

[skriftlig.livejournal.com]

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! ♥

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Comments

[brissygirl.livejournal.com]

I think Snape telling Harry to have his wand out was so that he could defend himself if he felt it was necessary. I distinctly remember Harry casting a shield charm at one point which threw Snape out of his mind.

It has been a long time since I've read the books, so I might be getting movie and book canon confused. :)

[vaysh]

It is true that Harry casts a Protego in the second scene. But clearly, Snape did not mean for him to use a defensive spell. Harry is casting the Shield Charm because he doesn't know how to Occlude his mind against Snape's Legilimency. Snape is teaching him how to do Occlumency, and for that he tells him to take out his wand.