Dark Magic

[stbjohn2]

No: HPFGUIDX 114317

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cunning_spirit" 
<cunning_spirit at y...> wrote:
> BUT has anyone here ever discussed  just what constitutes Dark 
Magic?
> 
> In the books we see plenty of scarey looking spells tossed around, 
including by mages > who claim to be agin' Dark Magic.  James 
Potter's upside-down pantsing of Snape doesn't > look very different 
from what the DEs were doing to the muggle Roberts family after the 
> QWC.  And that Bat-Bogey Hex Ginny Weasley seems so adept at in 
OotP -- wowsers!!    > And nobody seems to scream "Dark Magic" 
whenever Draco's gang and The Trio start  
> flipping hexes at one another.  What am I missing?
> 
> 
Sandy here:
Glad you asked, because I've been wondering the same thing. Aside 
from the unforgiveable curses, I don't think we've been told anything 
specific. And the few times we've seen what's going on in DADA class 
haven't been too revealing, what with Umbridge having them read a 
boring textbook and all. Seems like Lupin's whole year was spent 
on "Defense Against Dark Creatures" and, while dangerous, I don't 
think its fair to attribute practicing dark arts to a creature that 
doesn't have human thoughts/intelligence/intentions.