jeudi 29 janvier 2015

What determines the power of a wizard in Harry Potter's world


It is obvious that different wizards can cast spells with different power and/or effect (same for potions). But why?


Just some observations from my side - perhaps I'm wrong for some of them:


Spell casting seems to be like playing music or painting. More or less everyone can do it and the quality depends on some factors like:



  • knowledge - gained by studying

  • experience - gained by practicing

  • intelligence - innate and cannot be gained easily

  • concentration at the moment (or ability to concentrate in general)


and last but not least



  • innate ability (talent) - you either have it or not


To me it looks like that the last one is determining everything. Some wizards like Dumbledore or Voldemort just "have it" and others will never be able to reach their power no matter how hard they try. Another example - Hermione is very intelligent and has read all the books but Harry beats her in defense against the dark arts nevertheless (and no - it's not Quiddich that helps him :) ).





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