Detecting Unforgivable Curses

[Monglane]

No: HPFGUIDX 68463

Hi all,

I'm from Paris, France. I've just joined this group and I'm already very much enjoying a number of the subjects discussed here.

The one I'd like to bring up today concerns the detection of Unforgivable Curses. If a Patronus Charm (see OoTP), when cast by an underage wizard, triggers an official and highly detailed warning letter from the Ministry, it means that the Ministry is able to permanently keep tabs on several thousand young witches and wizards... although, admittedly, such tabs are not very accurate since Harry got such a letter in PoA even though it was not him, but *Dobby*, who cast a Hover Charm at the Dursleys' house.

Such amazingly wide-ranging powers could/would surely be used to detect the highly illegal Unforgivable Curses, when cast on a human being, wouldn't they ? And if yes, then how could those Death Eaters cast the Imperius curse on people without being immediately put under arrest and sent off to you-know-where ? How could V. cast Avada Kedavra on Cedric in GoF without the Ministry being alerted to his rebirth and precise location ? And, while we're at it, how come Harry did not find himself in the same predicament after he cast the Cruciatus Curse on Bellatrix in OoTP ?

What do you think ?

Monglane

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