How is it that Hermione could use a non-verbal 'levicorpus' to raise Harry and Harry is able to cancel the spell by yelling 'libracoprus'? Does that have to do with verbal vs non-verbal spells?

Where is that in the book?

pg 435, Chapter 26, Gringotts

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"She raised her wand, pointed it at Harry, and whispered 'Levicorpus'"
and Harry was hoisted into the air by his ankle.
"Libracorpus!" yelled Harry, and with a crash he and Griphook landed on the surface.

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Even though this is a little off-topic, is there a difference between a jinx and a hex?

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Originally posted by Couldbeaweasley:
Even though this is a little off-topic, is there a difference between a jinx and a hex?

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Originally posted by www.JKRowling.com:

Spell Definitions

Every now and then somebody asks me for the difference between a spell, a charm and a hex. Within the Potter world, the boundaries are flexible, and I imagine that wizards may have their own ideas. Hermione-ish, however, I've always had a working theory:

Spell:
The generic term for a piece of magic.

Charm:
Does not fundamentally alter the properties of the subject of the spell, but adds, or changes, properties. Turning a teacup into a rat would be a spell, whereas making a teacup dance would be a charm. The grey area comes with things like 'Stunning Spells', which on balance I think are Charms, but which I call spells for alliterative effect.

Hexes:
Has a connotation of dark magic, as do jinxes, but of a minor sort. I see 'hex' as slightly worse. I usually use 'jinx' for spells whose effects are irritating but amusing.

Curses:
Reserved for the worst kinds of dark magic.

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I guess the real reason more people cant undo the jinx is because they dont know the counterspell, or else how to do nonverbal spells if their tounge is tied.

Remember Madam Pomfry usually undoes jinxes, not the person who cast the spell. So I guess this makes sense...
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Originally posted by Couldbeaweasley:
Even though this is a little off-topic, is there a difference between a jinx and a hex?

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I know I talked about this before but in Bk2, chapter 9, Ron talks about this "Curse of the Bogies" that Quirrell had talked about the year before.

How is this related to the Bat-Bogey Hex that Ginny uses quite strongly. She was possessed by Tom Riddle in bk2. Quirrell was possessed by Riddle in bk1. Is this a hex that each of them learned from some of Tom's knowledge?
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Let's go to bk5 and think about the non-verbal spell that hit Hermione? Was it somehow less powerful then, because he was silenced? We were certainly led to believe so at that time...
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Can of worms here!

I can't really see that the curse hitting Hermione should have been less potent than if spoken, given Sanpe's insistence on their using non verbal casting techniques, UNLESS there are spells where the pronunciation of the incantation is crucial. This possibility is implied when they learn 'Wingardium Leviosa' in First Year.

Harry managed to counter jinx himself in the Lestranges' vault, but we see Snape unable to do so in Snape's Worst Memory in Book 5 - he couldn't reach his wand.
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oops, I answered this in one of my other posts.. hehehe... *shakes head*

I think that some spells can be verbal OR non-verbal.. like Protego.. as we see in bk6. I don't think it matters which way you do it, as long as you have mastered the technique.

If the spell that hit Hermione was less powerful, it'd mean that the spell doesn't take well to being cast non-verbally, or that the caster hadn't quite mastered that spell in the non-verbal format.

In my opinon....


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"Although [Dumbledore] seems to be so benign for six books, he's quite a Machiavellian figure, really. He's been pulling a lot of strings. Harry has been his puppet,"-JKRowling,2007

What if we think of the spell as a weapon (say, an infantry rifle) and the spellcaster's skill as combat skill. A given rifle or carbine will be a much greater threat in the hands of a well-trained professional infantyman (or a US or Royal marine) than in the hands of some random militiaman. (India is also known for superbly trained forces.)

If you doubt the value of that training, read No True Glory, House to House, or Ambush Alley. (None of them is PG-13.)
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