The Riddles' Murders (WAS: The only one he ever feared?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 117680


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, jp velasco <jiggsvelasco at y...> 
wrote:
 
JP:
 
> I think that Tom had "theoretically" known how to use the AK Curse, 
you know, Knowing the incatation and everything... Let's also 
remember that Tom Jr. is a gifted Hogwarts Student and he probably 
did the curses first on animals. and i don't think that the 
Unforgivable Curses is that hard to do. 

Geoff:
How do you square that with Crouch!Moody's comment in GOF?

"Avadra Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit of magic behind 
it - you could all get your wands out now and point them at me and 
say the words and I doubt I'd get so much as a nose-bleed...."

(GOF "The Unforgiveable Curses" p.192 UK edition)

In OOTP, Bellatrix refers to really "wanting" to hurt someone - this 
suggests that there has to be magical power (and experience?) as well.