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3 Post author: Gondolinian 03 March 2015 06:02PM

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Comment author: Jost 03 March 2015 06:17:03PM 0 points [-]

Quick note:

Harry's eyes only saw the Dark Lord's hands and wand and gun dropping downward, and then Harry's wand was rising, pointing -

Harry screamed, "STUPORFY!"

The stunning spell is Stupefy.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 March 2015 06:20:46PM 9 points [-]

No, this is Flitwick's personal dueling version of Stupefy, which is hard to dodge. Chapter 86.

Comment author: Jost 03 March 2015 06:43:42PM 1 point [-]

Thanks to you and everyone else for the quick replies. I really should have re-read the earlier chapters, but I just couldn’t find the time …

Comment author: Alsadius 03 March 2015 06:20:46PM 4 points [-]
Comment author: 9eB1 03 March 2015 06:18:56PM *  -1 points [-]

This is Mad-Eye Moody's homing version of the spell, which has a different incantation, as used in Ch 86.

Comment author: Gondolinian 03 March 2015 06:21:24PM *  7 points [-]

This is Mad-Eye Moody's homing version of the spell, which has a different incantation, as used in Ch 86.

The spell is Flitwick's. It was used by Harry to stun Mad-Eye Moody.

Comment author: CodingHare 03 March 2015 06:20:22PM 5 points [-]

I thought it was Flitwick's invention?