Timeline for In The Battle of Hogwarts, why didn't the Mandrakes do more damage?
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| Nov 3, 2015 at 14:52 | comment | added | Shaz | @Deepak The course with Mandrakes occurs in book 2. Silencio is first mentioned in book 5. In a sense, Silencio didn't exist yet(JK Rowling has a habit of making new spells as the series progressed, regardless of their implication on previous story elements). Also, if the professor handled all the safety aspects, then the students wouldn't learn how dangerous mandrakes are. By having them wear earmuffs, the students are constantly aware of the danger. And ultimately, a student who takes off their earmuffs wouldn't end up dead, they would only be knocked out. Which hopefully helps them learn. | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 6:38 | comment | added | Michael | Silencio is difficult to perform, they only learn it in fifth year. So I doubt Professor Sprout would have cast it when earmuffs are so much more simple. But I also doubt a normal wizard could cast it in the middle of battle (only Hermione and Voldemord use it in battle). | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 3:13 | comment | added | Deepak | I'm sorry to quibble, but do you have any canonical reference to any of these spells being effective against Mandragora? The Wikia for Silencio only mentions its use against beasts and beings, which excludes magical plants. Also, wouldn't Silencio have been the obvious choice for Professor Sprout to have used in her class on repotting mandrakes; certainly a well cast Silencio charm would've been more effective and reliable than a pair of earmuffs that could easily have been ill-advisedly removed or even slipped off by themselves? | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 1:46 | history | edited | Rand al'Thor♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 3, 2015 at 1:28 | history | answered | Rand al'Thor♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |