[HPforGrownups] Arthur Weasley & Imperius Curse (was Re: TBAY: Missing Theory)

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 45239



Hi,

Friday, October 11, 2002, 9:45:58 AM, Veronica wrote:

> It also makes sense that some families might be more vulnerable to 
> the Imperius curse. After all children of alcoholics are more likely 
> to be alcoholics.

Interesting theory, but I don't think alcoholism and the
Imperius curse are really all that comparable, unless the
curse changes something in the gene make-up of the father or
mother, or let's say Molly was under the Imperius curse
while pregnant with Ron or one or more of her other
children.

>  Perhaps there is a gene that some have that make
> them less able to fight off that curse.

Maybe.

I wonder why false Moody mentioned it had to do with
strength of character.

Was it true, or just something he said to make Harry feel
stronger, or his peers feel badly about their lack of
character strength?

>  That would explain why Ron 
> has a more difficult time with that curse in DADA class.

The thing is, looking at GoF, Harry seems to be the *only*
one, who could fight, and even completely shake off the
curse.

>From GoF
 CHAPTER FIFTEEN - BEAUXBATONS AND DURMSTRANG
**************
 Lavender Brown imitated a squirrel. Neville performed a series
of quite astonishing gymnastics he would certainly not have been
capable of in his normal state. Not one of them seemed to be able
to fight off the curse, and each of them recovered only when Moody
had removed it.
***************

and after the class

***************

 "Yeah, I know," said Ron, who was skipping on every
alternate step. He had had much more difficulty with the curse
than Harry, though Moody assured him the effects would wear off by
lunchtime. 
***************

JKR doesn't let us know anywhere, if any of the other kids
managed to resist or shake off the curse.

Curiously, we hear nothing about how Hermione fared.
Maybe Moody didn't call on her for this experiment?

So, while Ron had a lot more trouble than Harry, it sounds
as if everyone else in the class did, too.

At least, I assume Harry would have found it important
enough to notice, if one or more of his classmates had
managed to make some headway in resisting the Imperius curse.

I do think there is a very good possibility that Arthur
knows a lot more (personally) than he ever wanted to about
the curse!

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 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net