The Unforgivable Curses and killing

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 58179

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Eric Oppen" <oppen at m...> wrote:
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> For that matter---_are_ the Unforgivables _literally_ 
> Unforgivable?  If, say, the DEs were storming my little home,
> lusting for my blood, and I began throwing AKs at them, would I
> _necessarily_ be thrown into Azkaban?  Every legal system I know of,
> everywhere in the world, makes a distinction between  _murder_ and
> killing in self-defense, and excuses the latter.  To be sure you do
> have to go through some serious proving that you _were_ acting in
> self-defense, but if this is proven to the satisfaction of the
> authorities, you walk.

Valky:
I had always assumed that there was a deeper, more canonical (meant 
literally) basis to the word "Unforgivable" in this case. Though the 
story does seem to suggest that it pertains to Ministry of Law, I 
believe this may be simply an interpretation of the original creed by 
lawmen. Similar to the commandment thou shalt not steal becoming law. 
I am supposing that ancient Wizarding texts describe much deeper 
ramifications of using unforgivables. The deeper morality and virtues 
of the side of good in the wizarding world seem to me to be a 
recognition of "soul destruction" by unforgivable behaviour. 
Just a thought.
: D