[HPforGrownups] Re: Imperius Curse (WAS Viktor Krum and....)

[Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 32849

"cindysphynx" wrote:

>The way I see it, the Imperius Curse overcomes the will completely. So the Curse would force someone to focus their mind to perform a spell, just as though they were committed to do it otherwise.  
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>The other thing that we know about Imperius is that the victim will be able to do things he/she otherwise could not do at all.  This explains Neville's complex gymnastics moves under Imperius.  There's certainly no reason to think Moody and his wooden leg could execute those gymnastics moves, either.  That scene suggests that neither the person casting the Imperius nor the victim must be otherwise capable of the act that is commanded.  Apparently, Imperio overcomes the will *and* forces the person to concentrate on and perform feats they 
otherwise could not.  A very neat trick, actually.

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I think we can apply the line, "Mind over matter" when we talk about the Imperius curse. I agree on what you said that when one is under the Imperius curse, that person can almost do anything or shall we say everything? Because of the total control of the mind of the person by an outside source. It does not matter if the person, can not physically do it, because there is a voice in his brain/mind that is repeatedly telling him otherwise.And also it is not called the Unforgivable curse for nothing. I think for me, this curse can do more damage to a person than the Cruciatus. Imagine the damage done to that person after realizing the horrible act/s that they did when they regain their right mind. At least in the Cruciatus curse, only that person suffers. But in Imperio a lot of people can be damaged. When one has complete control over another persons' actions, you can't deny that there will abuses in this kind of power. 

Reese

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