Harry's Use of an Unforgivable Curse

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 96060

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > I agree with you Jim. I think the point of this scene was to let 
> the 
> > readers know more about how the unforgivable curses work. It is a 
> > clue from JKR to tell her readers that only a certain kind of 
> > personality is capable of casting them. I'm wondering if Lily's 
> > sacrifice somehow protects Harry's soul? Could a little bit of 
> Lily's 
> > soul be inside of Harry?
> 
> Oh, I agree that Harry should not be charged. If anything he deserves 
> praise that even being in such pain and raging at Bella he did not 
> have enough hate to cast the right Crucio. If he was unable to do it 
> now, I don't think he ever will.
> 
> I wonder though will we see any of the "good guys" casting an 
> unforgivable in the future. 

Likely not.  Like Dumbledad said, even Avada Kedavra can be easier to
understand that the Cruciatus Curse, and I certainly see nothing wrong
with using the Imperio Curse if it's used to make a DE "come along
quietly," for example.  Used that way it would actually avoid violence.