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Originally Posted by Lenny  Page 300:
He pointed the wand at the silvery shape and murmured, 'Accio sword.'
It did not stir. He had not expected it to. |
That was my point - it was still encased in the ice when he tried to "get" it. He didn't try
accio after he'd smashed the ice...
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Originally Posted by little smaug But it's only the sword itself that is protected, so in theory he could have heated the water. After all, it was Harry himself who decided he needed to show those qualities in order to got the sword; he could have been completely wrong, who knows? |
He was probably wrong, since he was assuming it was somehow there magically. We now know it wasn't - it was just Snape putting it slightly safe. Or dramatic and Arthurian.