Wizard Suicide

[Jaimee]

No: HPFGUIDX 56873

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Laura" <metslvr19 at y...> wrote:
> Not only that, how do wizards kill themselves, assuming they wanted 
> to?
> 
> We're given a lot of canon that "normal" =) accidents don't harm 
> wizards as much- falls, car accidents, ect.  So how would a wizard 
do 
> it?  Do you point your wand at yourself and say the Killing Curse?
> 
> Kinda weird if you ask me.
> 
> Just my morbid curiosity showing itself, that's all.  
> 
> Does anyone else ever wonder about weird stuff like this?
> 
> -Laura


I was thinking about it...and I think wizards CAN die from severe 
injuries. For instance, everyone was worried that Harry was going to 
die when he fell from his broom in Grim Defeat in PoA.

p.180 American Hardback
     "You fell off," said Fred. "Must've been-what-50 feet?"
     "We thought you died," said Alicia, who was shaking.

Then Hermione says on the following page that Dumbledore slowed him 
down before he hit the ground. I always assumed that this is the 
reason Harry did not die from the fall.

Now, I don't remember Alicia's history(it hasn't been mentioned in 
the books, has it?), but Fred is from an all-wizarding family. Why 
would he and the rest of the Gryffindors be so worried about Harry if 
a fall like that doesn't kill wizards?

Another canon example I can think of is also in PoA. When Sirius 
breaks into the Gryffindor's tower, he has a knife. Firstly, Sirius 
wanted to kill Wormtail, so obviously the knife would've done the 
job! (I guess you can argue that Wormtail was in rat form, but he is 
still a wizard, regardless...) Secondly, the knife terrifies Ron. 
Now, why would Ron be scared of the knife if it couldn't kill him?

So my final conclusion is that magic, like muggle medicine, can't fix 
all injuries--especially the most serious ones. And if a wizard 
wanted to commit suicide, s/he probably could find a way that doesn't 
necessarily involve cursing himself/herself.

That's just my 2 knuts :-D

~J