[HPforGrownups] Re: Unforgiveable and dark magic

[The Journalist]

No: HPFGUIDX 79264

Carl Pelleg
Avada Kedavra Curses - If it just causes a physical death (i.e. nothing 
hapens to the spirit or the soul) than it could be used during legalized death 
penalties. Of course this only applies if the Wizarding World has the death 
penalty.

Dan:
The problem with this idea is that the WW has no idea what happens when someone is killed by Avada Kedavra. Does it hurt? Does it burn? Do you feel unbelievable pain as your soul is torn from your body? No one knows what death feels like, because no one has ever come back. No one, besides Voldemort and Harry (to an extent, at least) have ever been hit by Avada Kedavra (of sorts) and lived (so to speak) to tell about it. 

Carl Pelleg:
Cruciatus Curse - As this gives pain it could be used, in small doses, to 
help interrogate a prisoner. Or it can help an individual learn to control pain 
in their body. Otherwise it could be used in an offensive capacity. (This is 
all I can think about this curse, if I can think of more reasons than I will 
post my thoughts.)

Dan:
Can wizards control the strength of their curses? Can a wizard who seriously enjoys causing pain use it mildly? Everything we know about the WW points to the idea that government torture does not happen. The Aurors were allowed to use them in certain circumstances, but I think we can pretty safely assume that there are better ways of getting information (Veritaserum, legilimency).

Carl Pelleg:
Imperius Curse - What would you say if somebody put a known death eater under 
the Imperius Curse and told them to report to Dumbledore after every meeting 
but otherwise to act normal. You are using it on a bad person in order to save 
the lives of other people. (I know this is stretching it)

Dan:
Insane. That's what happens under long-term Imperius. I absolutely disagree with you. The Imperius Curse is incredibly hard magic, like Avada Kedavra, and Cruciatus. You need a lot of magic to maintain it, and a lot of focus to do it well. Not only is it a drain on the target, leading to insanity, but I'm sure that keeping someone under that spell all day everyday would seriously harm the caster as well. I just don't think you can order the wizard to do and act normally--especially if this wizard is in contact with Voldemort, our super-legilimens.

-Dan

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