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[Erin]

No: HPFGUIDX 93163

Though I love the idea of the Imperius virus (extremely scary), I 
don't believe it would work.  That you can just give someone orders 
and let them go is not how I see the curse working in the books.  

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GoF, American 1st ed. Ch. 14, pgs. 212-213


Moody reached into the jar, caught one of the spiders, and held it in 
the palm of his hand so that they could all see it.  He then pointed 
his wand at it and muttered, "Imperio!"

The spider leapt from Moody's hand on a fine thread of silk and began 
to swing backward and forward as though on a trapeze.  It stretched 
out its legs rigidly, then did a back flip, breaking the thread and 
landing on the desk, where it began to cartwheel in circles.  Moody 
jerked his wand, and the spider went into what was unmistakeably a 
tap dance.

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All right.  The thing is, we don't see Moody give verbal orders for 
any of the tricks the spider performed.  And it's a sure thing the 
spider didn't come up with them on its own.  

So Moody must be maintaining a mental link with the spider.  This is 
how I believe the Imperius curse works.  It allows for mind control, 
and verbal commands are only for greater emphasis.   

Therefore, Krum under the Imperius curse can be forced to crucio 
someone, but would not be up to taking over someone else's mind and 
controlling it for long periods of time.  I also think that it would 
be very difficult for a single wizard to have multiple other wizards 
under Imperius simultaneously.  I don't know what the limit is, but I 
know there is one.


Erin