What does a failed Death Curse look like?

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 103633

Jamie wrote:
> Maybe it works something like this:  what shows up as an echo 
> from the wand during Priori Incantatem is the shadow of the 
> visible result of the spell in question:  for example, Wormtail's 
> silver hand, shades of the victims of the AK curse (represented 
> in the physical world by their corpses), Crouch Jr's Dark Mark at 
> the beginnning of GF.
> 
> Logically, the visual result(s) of the curse that failed would be at 
> least two -- Harry's lightening scar and what ever became of 
> Voldy's body when he was ripped from it.  However it is possible 
> that these visible signs were not caused by the spell itself but by 
> the initial encounter between Harry and Voldemort?

Del replies :
Jamie, I completely agree with you, except for your conclusion. I
think the scar, the dead body and the destroyed house were simply the
results of what happens when someone mixes an inherently evil curse
like AK, with an infinitely good charm like the old magic Lily used.
Those two should not be mixed, under any circumstances ;-) 

Del