Hermione’s mother had looked very alarmed, and Harry had quickly interrupted and done his best to explain that all the spells were stunners, Professor Quirrell was always watching, and the existence of magical healing meant that lots of things were much less dangerous than they sounded
Now the “all spells are stunners” isn’t always true, but for the most part (at least in canon) the hexes they use aren’t really powerful. But I think that most of the safety record is due to the latter two factors. How many times in canon have characters had injuries that would have required many months of physical therapy in the real world, and been fine a week later?
From Ch. 36:
Now the “all spells are stunners” isn’t always true, but for the most part (at least in canon) the hexes they use aren’t really powerful. But I think that most of the safety record is due to the latter two factors. How many times in canon have characters had injuries that would have required many months of physical therapy in the real world, and been fine a week later?