OOP: Cruciatus Curse: The Intent can be just as bad

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No: HPFGUIDX 65553

SnapesSlytherin at aol.com said:
> I was actually happy to see Harry use Cruciatius.  Notice it didn't really
> work?  I kind of took this to mean that Harry couldn't be evil.  He couldn't
> do 
> an Unforgiveable on the woman that killed his beloved godfather.  Even in his
> state of complete fury, Harry wasn't able to do it.  And that's a good thing.
> 
> ~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~
> 

The problem with that (imo), is that it doesn't matter whether the curse
worked 'properly' or not, the danger is that Harry intended to use the
Cruciatus Curse. He knew what it did (not only from first hand experience,
but also he saw what it did to Neville's parents only just recently), and he
did it anyway.  It's comparable to giving someone a gun and giving the
person blanks instead of live rounds. To the person, he/she truly believes
that when they use the gun, it will kill someone.

Bad analogy, but only one I could think of.....

Anyway, my 1/4 galleon...

-Pads