Det finns kanske ett enklare sätt att blockera stavningar, men vi ser inte vad det är.
Lockhart skulle undervisa andra år i Dueling Club om hur man skulle blockera stavar och professor Snape sa inte att det skulle vara omöjligt att göra det här, så det är troligt att det finns ett relativt enkelt sätt att blockera stavar.
“I think I’d better teach you how to block unfriendly spells,’ said Lockhart, standing flustered in the midst of the hall. He glanced at Snape, whose black eyes glinted, and looked quickly away. ‘Let’s have a volunteer pair – Longbottom and Finch-Fletchley, how about you?” - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
Det finns också något som kallas hex-deflection, vilket Hogwarts lär i fjärde år.
“Hermione hung back in their next Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson to ask Professor Moody something. The rest of the class were very eager to leave; Moody had given them such a rigorous test of hex-deflection that many of them were nursing small injuries.” - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 28 (The Madness of Mr. Crouch)
Om de inte kan kasta Protego kan de också undvika eller blockera det med ett tillräckligt starkt objekt.
Ett annat alternativ för försvar undviker helt enkelt eller blockerar stavarna med ett fysiskt objekt snarare än en tjusad sköld. Detta skulle fungera för trollkarlar oförmögna att kasta en Shield Charm, och till och med skickliga trollkarlar som Dumbledore använder denna försvarsmetod ibland.
Sirius dödar en stavning, men i hans fall hjälper det inte honom länge:
“Only one pair was still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix’s jet of red light: he was laughing at her.
‘Come on, you can do better than that!’ he yelled, his voice echoing around the cavernous room.
The second jet of light hit him squarely on the chest. The laughter had not quite died from his face, but his eyes widened in shock.” - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
Till och med Dumbledore undviker ibland stavningen istället för att stryka en sköld, och han kan säkert skapa sköldar:
“Voldemort raised his wand and another jet of green light streaked at Dumbledore, who turned and was gone in a whirling of his cloak. Next second, he had reappeared behind Voldemort and waved his wand towards the remnants of the fountain.” - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
Han kan också blockera Killing Curse från att slå honom med en staty:
“Another jet of green light flew from behind the silver shield. This time it was the one-armed centaur, galloping in front of Dumbledore, that took the blast and shattered into a hundred pieces, but before the fragments had even hit the floor, Dumbledore had drawn back his wand and waved it as though brandishing a whip.” - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
Expelliarmus är också en vanlig och enkel defensiv stavning, men det blockerar inte stavar.
“Right,’ said Harry, when she had sat down again, ‘shall we get practising then? I was thinking, the first thing we should do is Expelliarmus, you know, the Disarming Charm. I know it’s pretty basic but I’ve found it really useful –’
‘Oh, please,’ said Zacharias Smith, rolling his eyes and folding his arms. ‘I don’t think Expelliarmus is exactly going to help us against You-Know-Who, do you?’
‘I’ve used it against him,’ said Harry quietly. ‘It saved my life in June.” - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 18 (Dumbledore's Army)