What happens if a Muggle uses a wand?

Originally Answered: What would happen if a muggle tried to cast a spell with a wand? It wouldn't work. Wands are means to channel the magic that is inherent to a person, or more specifically a witch or a wizard. Muggles, have no inherent magic and therefore can't channel it, in any possible way.

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What happens if a Muggle finds a wand?

In the Harry Potter universe, wands are an innately magical tool, capable of rebelling against their user or switching loyalties (such as the Elder Wand). A Muggle gaining one wouldn't just effectively have a stick in their hand but could produce an uncontrollable magical effect.

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What would happen if a Muggle entered Hogwarts?

If a Muggle were to look at Hogwarts, for example, all they would see is a ruin with signs telling them to keep out. Some magical locations are sequestered entirely from the Muggle world – with Diagon Alley, in particular, being accessible through a number of gateways between the two worlds.

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Is it possible for a Muggle to use magic?

No, muggles cannot learn magic. Because in the 7th book in Snape's memories, Rowling shows a scene where Lily confronts her sister about the letter Petunia wrote to Dumbledore. Dumbledore had gently refused to accept Petunia at Hogwarts, on the grounds that it would be impossible for muggles to be able to learn magic.

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Could a Muggle master the Elder Wand?

No. Magic came from within not even requiring wands or words from a wizard. So therefore someone who didn't have magic within would be unable to perform it even with the elder wand.

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The Muggle Theory That Changes Everything About Harry Potter

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Why did Dumbledore give Jacob a fake wand?

Redditor u/jbafofi4 wrote that Dumbledore giving Jacob the wand reminds them "of Dumbledore gifting the trio the snitch, the book, and the put-outer after his death.

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Can Muggles see dementors?

While Muggles cannot see Dementors, their draining power is so strong that non-magical people can still sense them.

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Is Hermione a Squib?

Though nominally a Muggle-born witch, Hermione is descended from the Dagworth-Granger family through her father's squib heritage.

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Can two Muggles have wizard child?

It has nothing to do with genes and is just a construct of wizarding society. So the magical child of two muggle-born would be half-blood and a non-magical chld of two muggle-born a squib.

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Who can do wandless magic in Harry Potter?

In Rowling's Harry Potter series, Dumbledore demonstrated the ability to possess wandless magic on several occasions, most memorably when he cast Aresto Momentum without a wand to save Harry from falling to his death during a Quidditch match. Lord Voldemort was also able to practice powerful wandless magic.

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Could a Muggle find Diagon Alley?

Diagon Alley is a high street located in London. It is accessible to the wizarding world, to which it is something of an economic hub, but hidden from Muggles (non-magical people). However, Muggles are allowed access to it if they need to accompany their Muggle-born magical children.

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Did Voldemort want to rule Muggles?

Voldemort's obsession with blood purity signifies his aim to rid the wizarding world of Muggle (non-magical) heritage and to conquer both worlds, Muggle and wizarding, to achieve pure-blood dominance.

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Can Muggles wipe out wizards?

It is certainly true that wizards have power and ability beyond your average muggle. Yet, if wizards could be killed by non-wizards, it is not too much of a stretch to suggest that a muggle could injure or even kill a wizard themselves.

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Can Muggles be sent to Azkaban?

Those who could not prove that they had magical heritage — in other words, any Muggle-born and potentially some half-bloods — were sentenced to Azkaban for having "stolen" magic. Some, however, were apparently released after being stripped of their wands and their jobs, and ended up homeless.

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How much is a wand in Muggle money?

That means a butterbeer costs abot $3 (steal!), an advanced textbook costs $225, and Harry and Ron stuffed themselves with about $18 worth of candy on their first trip on the Hogwarts Express (which explains how impressed poor Ron was). Here a few other items that we now know the muggle value of: 1) Wands, $175.

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Did Draco throw his wand to Harry?

"There were plenty of beats that didn't end up in the finished film — including a moment when Draco throws Harry his wand for the final duel with Voldemort," he said.

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Why did Bellatrix call Harry a half-blood?

Because to a pureblood fanatic like Bellatrix, Harry is a Mudblood because one of his parents (Lily Evans) was a Muggleborn. Anyone with Muggle ancestry is one, including Snape since his father was a Muggle (Tobias).

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Did Hermione's parents know she was a witch?

Mr and Mrs Granger – we're never told their first names – were introduced to the wizarding world in much the same way that most Muggles are: they received a letter from Hogwarts, which revealed their daughter to be a Muggle-born witch. According to Hermione, the news came as a surprise, but her parents were supportive.

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What is a half Muggle half wizard called?

"Half-blood" is the term applied to wizards and witches who have both magical and Muggle ancestors in their family trees.

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Is Aunt Petunia a Squib?

The fan asked the author if Aunt Petunia was a Squib (a non-magical person who is born to at least one magical parent) and Rowling replied: "Good question. No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle.

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Who is the most famous Muggle-born?

The most prominent Muggle-born in the Harry Potter series is Hermione Granger, who was born to Muggles of undisclosed names. Witches and wizards with all-magical heritage are called pure bloods.

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Is Gilderoy Lockhart a Squib?

On January 26, 1964, Gilderoy Lockhart was born to a Witch as well as a Muggle man. He was the youngest of three children, with the remaining two being female Squibs. He was spoiled by his mother in his childhood, resulting in him becoming excessively vain.

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Can Muggles see Fantastic Beasts?

4 They Never See Magical Creatures

Muggles coexist with Wizards and their magical creatures. As seen through the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies, there are a lot of creatures out there roaming the shared world.

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Why did Dumbledore not like Dementors?

Albus Dumbledore harbors an intense dislike of dementors, noting he has long felt the Ministry of Magic erred in "allying" with such creatures, implying that dementor society in general exists apart from the general wizarding world.

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Who created the Dementors?

Ekrizdis is a minor yet pivotal antagonist in the Harry Potter universe. He was an immensely evil wizard who lived in the 15th century in medieval Britain, it is believed he was either the creator of the Dementors or that his insane experiments and torture caused the Dementors to first manifest.

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