Unforgiveable and dark magic - Side Note

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 79252

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> If I might return to this item having read a number of the posts on 
> the thread.
> 
> Crouch/Moody in GOF describes the three as either "unforgiveable 
> curses" or "illegal curses". I took the first as it is the chapter 
> heading.
> 
> My dictionary defines "curse" as "an appeal to a supernatural power 
> to inflict harm on someone or something" or "a cause of harm or 
> misery".
> 
> Assuming that the Wizarding World uses a similar definition, Avada 
> Kevadra, Cruciatus and Imperius are /not/ seen as being used in a 
> positive way. Other spells are referred to as hexes or jinxes or 
> charms.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Geoff

bboy_mn:

I'm a bit off topic relative to this thread, but I thought you might
enjoy a discussion we had recently about the definition of jinx,
spell, curse, hex, etc...

Thu Jul 17, 2003
Spell Definitions--help! DADA spells?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/71220

You may have already read this, if so, ...never mind.

Way back near the beginning of this thread, I posted a couple of links
to two relatively in-depth discussions (Feb, March) of what makes Dark
Magic dark. They really are an interesting read.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/79014

Sorry for the interuption. Now back to our regularly scheduled discussion.

bboy_mn