Hitwizards and Aurors oh, my!

[Catherine Keegan]

No: HPFGUIDX 29205


>There should be a way for Aurors (and wizards in general) to kill
>without using the AK curse. Sometimes killing might be necessary in
>self defense, but if they use the AK aren't they automatically
>thought to have crossed a line into dark wizardry?

There are loads of other ways to kill someone without ever using the 
AK.  Think about it.  Levitate and drop them.  There must be some kind of 
weighting spells and drop them into the ocean.  I'm sure that the medical 
spells could be used to kill, not cure.

I find the whole concept of hit wizards really interesting but then I 
probably have read too many thrillers and watched too many gangster 
movies.  The image of a wizard in black robes, hood drawn over the face 
(much like the pleurants/weepers from medieval tombs) for hire.  Probably 
very expensive but...

I can't remember but does the use of any of the unforgivable spells 
register somewhere?  I read in a chat that MoM can keep track of people 
apparating (no, I don't remember which one.  rats!)  I can't help but 
wonder if there are bookkeeping spells if there aren't ways to shortcut 
them.  Getting around things is a speciality of humankind.   I suspect that 
using the AK spell in the line of duty is OK.  It would probably be pretty 
desperate by that point.  I just don't see any cowboy aurors out there.

I really hope we get a glimpse into the dark side of wizard life.  JKR said 
that it would get pretty dark by the end of the story.  And we have to wait 
until next summer for OoP.

Catherine in California