About the unforgivable curses

[Melissa]

No: HPFGUIDX 67715

Nick Angiolillo wrote: 
 
> This got me thinking, though, whether it's not just anger that is 
> needed to cast one of the unforgivable curses (aside from 
tremendous  magic ability).  I think that to successfully use the 
curse, you 
> must have true evil in your heart.

 
I'm wondering about that also, and I've heard a lot about having anger and/or evil in your heart to be able to use it. My guess though, is that perhaps all that's really needed is intense hate...with some practice of course. I can certainly see how the Death Eaters would be able to use any of the unforgivable curses without feeling the slightest bit of anger at all...they would just do it for the heck of it or because they're under orders to do so. Also, I would think that a curse of that magnitude would require at least some kind of practice, even from someone who obviously is strong enough to use it, like Harry. Harry at that point, was incredibly angry, had nothing of a clear head on his shoulders, and was using it for the very first time. I find it hard to think that he could have actually truly hated Bellatrix just then. There's also the chance that he did know what he was doing somewhere in the back of his mind, and somehow held himself back. 
 
Then again, I don't think that evil would leave the picture completely, so....who knows...
 
 


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