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Starbreeze · 01-06-2012, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi sort of sat back and let others answer first, wanting more to hear what others had to say instead of speak herself seeing as there really was so much that could be said on the matter - and not just because they had been given a series of questions. Seemed that everyone was offering up a basic definition of what an incantation was, so Kurumi really didn't feel the need to essentially repeat what others had already said, as was the question regarding what words were used...but there were a few details that Kurumi felt should be brought up.

"I think that words used in incantations are those whose meanings are already fixed, which is why Latin and Greek are widely used or the two languages combined with another language. It would be very dangerous if incantations were used in widely spoken languages and you cast a spell while you were just trying to have a conversation with someone and simply trying to describe something or someone. Latin and Greek are also root languages and their prefixes and suffixes help describe what the spell does. If we take the Hover Charm as an example, the 'wing' in Wingardium means 'to fly' and the 'ardium' comes from the word that means 'tall' or 'lofty.' The 'Leviosa' als comes from the Latin for 'lift up.' So...in general, incantations describe the desired result of the spell."

Kurumi lowered her hand now and sort of blinked as she thought that she had just confused herself. There was an answer to the professor's questions or question in there somewhere...right?

"That is not entirely correct." Eino protested with his hand in the air. "Incantations and wand movements only facilitate performance, the core to performing magic is intention. This is why we can perform spells non-verbally and even wandlessly, as Professor Schirmer has pointed out." Feeling like he needed to include an example, Eino continued.

"So, you wouldn't be able to perform a charm just by saying the words. Take the Packing Charm, for example. Its incantation is 'pack'. Though my mother has been, on more than one occasion, irritated with my procrastination, and ordered me to 'pack,' I have never been suddenly thrown into a trunk and locked myself in there. Well, never as a result of being bewitched, at least." Inhale, exhale. "Not to mention that most of us, as children, displayed magical abilities without the use of wands and incantations, some may even have done so before learning how to speak." With that, he was finished. He hadn't intended on interrupting class, but this was a point worth correcting. His point was, clearly, that incantations could be any word, common or uncommon, because the true magic was triggered by intent. He did agree that there was a reason for most incantations to be in Latin, which he had addressed earlier.

01-06-2012, 08:34 PM	#231 (permalink)
Starbreeze Kappa Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kanto Posts: 14,865 Hogwarts RPG Name: Eino Uronen Sixth Year	♛ Certified Pogrebin Hunter ♛ Lucki Minaj ☠ RAH RAH I'M A DUNGEON DRAGON ☠ Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi sort of sat back and let others answer first, wanting more to hear what others had to say instead of speak herself seeing as there really was so much that could be said on the matter - and not just because they had been given a series of questions. Seemed that everyone was offering up a basic definition of what an incantation was, so Kurumi really didn't feel the need to essentially repeat what others had already said, as was the question regarding what words were used...but there were a few details that Kurumi felt should be brought up. "I think that words used in incantations are those whose meanings are already fixed, which is why Latin and Greek are widely used or the two languages combined with another language. It would be very dangerous if incantations were used in widely spoken languages and you cast a spell while you were just trying to have a conversation with someone and simply trying to describe something or someone. Latin and Greek are also root languages and their prefixes and suffixes help describe what the spell does. If we take the Hover Charm as an example, the 'wing' in Wingardium means 'to fly' and the 'ardium' comes from the word that means 'tall' or 'lofty.' The 'Leviosa' als comes from the Latin for 'lift up.' So...in general, incantations describe the desired result of the spell." Kurumi lowered her hand now and sort of blinked as she thought that she had just confused herself. There was an answer to the professor's questions or question in there somewhere...right? "That is not entirely correct." Eino protested with his hand in the air. "Incantations and wand movements only facilitate performance, the core to performing magic is intention. This is why we can perform spells non-verbally and even wandlessly, as Professor Schirmer has pointed out." Feeling like he needed to include an example, Eino continued. "So, you wouldn't be able to perform a charm just by saying the words. Take the Packing Charm, for example. Its incantation is 'pack'. Though my mother has been, on more than one occasion, irritated with my procrastination, and ordered me to 'pack,' I have never been suddenly thrown into a trunk and locked myself in there. Well, never as a result of being bewitched, at least." Inhale, exhale. "Not to mention that most of us, as children, displayed magical abilities without the use of wands and incantations, some may even have done so before learning how to speak." With that, he was finished. He hadn't intended on interrupting class, but this was a point worth correcting. His point was, clearly, that incantations could be any word, common or uncommon, because the true magic was triggered by intent. He did agree that there was a reason for most incantations to be in Latin, which he had addressed earlier.