Aiming Wand at Bellatrix Lestrange: CRUCIO!

[evangelina839]

No: HPFGUIDX 79524

Susan:
> > Barty/Moody verified this in GOF when he told the class that the 
> entire class could cast the spell on him and it would not do much. 
> It requires and powerful wizard to cast the spells.  I believe that 
> part of that power is derived from evil. >>>

Fawkes:
> Well: It's not so much that they are powerful, so much that they are 
> evil. It's Voldemort's evil that makes him such a threat. Of course 
> he's skilled, because he's been practicing the Dark Arts tirelessly 
> since he was in Hogwarts. They need to want and like to cause pain in 
> order for the spell to work properly. Harry is going to need more 
> than the Avada Kedavra to kill Voldemort. Cause as much as Harry 
> wants Voldemort to die, Harry doesn't take pleasure in doing so, like 
> the DE and LV do...any suggestions on what this might be!?
> 
> fawkes(pat)

That's true, but since Aurors were allowed to use (and consequently capable of using) 
the Unforgivables, I don't think it's all evil that makes one able to cast the spells. 
Probably the Aurors could reach the right frame of mind by focusing on all the nasty 
things the DEs had done, and building up some excessive hatred for them, though. 
But, I don't feel comfortable thinking of Aurors as people who enjoy causing pain... so 
I prefer to think enough skill and power could make the curses work. Just maybe not 
quite as "well" as if cast by someone who was enjoying it. And I don't think Harry will 
kill Voldemort with AK (or use any Unforgivable again for that matter), I'm not even 
sure he'll end up killing him - supporting myself on the ambigousness of the word 
"vanquish". But that's another discussion. :)
evangelina