+283 You wonder if "Accio Snitch" would have worked, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It wouldn't... but I did wonder if in the fourth book, when he's fighting the dragon, why he couldn't just say accio golden egg instead of accio broomstick. amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ha, I've never thought of this. But, yeah, someone would have had the hindsight to realise the Seeker would try something like that, and hex the Snitch (and probably the other balls as well) to be immune to it. Ditto for the dragon's egg.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Apparently, in the books, the accio charm stops working when resitance is applied. *How* the broom got out of the castle, we'll never know, but the Snitch can apply it's own resistance to the charm.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The egg had an anti-summoning charm, so I would think snitches do too. Beyond that, that would be cheating, which is prohibited.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm pretty sure they're not even allowed to use their wands during quidditch (with the exception of things like dementors in PoA).

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't remember it saying that anywhere. If you know, can you tell me?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

in Quidditch Through the Ages, it is mentioned that wands aren't allowed by anyone on the pitch except the referee

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Quidditch Through the Ages: you may bring wands on the pitch but only to be used in case of emergency; you may not use any magic on any aspect of the game. Harry casting the patronus was legal. Saying accio snitch would not have been.

by Anonymous 12 years ago