[HPforGrownups] Re: Various bits and pieces

[ender_w]

No: HPFGUIDX 14589


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: naama_gat at hotmail.com 
  To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 10:00 AM
  Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Various bits and pieces


  --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ender_w" <ender_w at m...> wrote:
  > 
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: Amy Z 
  >   To: HPforGrownups at y... 
  >   Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 7:37 AM
  >   Subject: [HPforGrownups] Various bits and pieces  
  > 
  >   Ender wrote:
  >   > Harry's ability to fight the imperio curse would have >   >been valuable information for Voldemort and his peeps.
  > 
  >   Catlady wrote:
  >   >Except that apparently Crouch didn't pass that info to >   >Voldemort before V attacked Harry, or else V didn't >    >    >realise that the info was valuable.
  > 
  >   Amy wrote:
  >   >>I wonder if this is another example of Voldemort's >arrogance.  Perhaps Crouch did tell him, but Voldemort >>thought, "He might be able to resist Crouch's Imperius, but >just let him try to resist mine!"  
  > 
  >   

  >That's what I was thinking as well.  Isn't it true that Harry only partially resists Moody's imperio curse? I don't >have my GoF book with me so I may be wrong, but I seem to remember that Harry didn't completely throw off "Moody's" >curse, but instead only succeeded in banging up his shins as he half obeyed and half 
  >resisted.  
  > 
  Naama replied:
  >>But that was only the first time. After that "Moody" (good idea, Susan) made him go through four more Imperios until he >>could throw them off completely.


  Ahhh!  See what happenes when one is away from one's Harry Potter books for too long?  One makes silly, uninformed statements.  Thankyou for clearing that up, Naama.



  >That, BTW, is related to a question I've been mulling over for some 
  >time - what do you think is the relationship between a wizard's 
  >powers and his ability to resist the Imperius curse? 


  Maybe there are different magical talents.  Just as wands are especially powerful in one thing or another (Lily's wand was good for charms while James' was good for transfiguration), perhaps wizards, too are talented in some areas and not others.  It does seem odd, however, that an auror, trained to fight dark wizards who use the unforgivable curses, would not be able to fight of the imperio curse even a little bit.  

  ender


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