ntijanic

100 slaves are not going to take over the world.

One 10,000 year old human might be able to do it, though.

Actually, "the ultimate purpose" seems double-confused, lacking both the object and the optimization process :)

If the object is "life", I can't tell if it is supposed to mean life-in-general, or my life, or all our lives.

Hypothesis: original (probably Latin) incantations were aliased to "Wingardium Leviosa" and similar because it was easier for Hogwarts students to learn.

Evidence:

• Powerful wizards still use some Latin spells. Perhaps only up to 7h year magic was aliased?
• We did not see any non-English wizards cast spells yet. It's likely (and fits into the setting) there are other syntaxes.
• Due to the Interdict of Merlin, it's possible the Latin alternatives are lost.

The aliasing could be common knowledge among wizards, but not muggleborns. That could explain ... (read more)