Killing Harry for Fun and Profit

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 127988


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "quigonginger" 
<quigonginger at y...> wrote:
> 
> Steve (bboymn) wrote:
> I limited the protection to death, because we have
> > already seen Draco curse Harry effectively, but these where 
schoolboy
> > harrassment curses.
> >
> Ginger:
> Help me out here, Steve.  I've been racking my brain and can't 
> remember a time when he does.  I remember an "almost" curse that 
flew 
> very close to Harry (resulting in the bouncing ferret) and the 
> Serpensortia during the duel, but that was more creating a snake 
and 
> sending it at Harry rather than cursing Harry directly.  
> 
> It seems like whenever he's about to, either a teacher appears or 
> someone else steps in (the DA or F&G).  
> 
> Where's my memory when I need it?
> 
> Ginger, the Perpetually Confused

Geoff:
There are at least two....

'Malfoy strutted over, smirking. Behind him walked a Slytherin girl
who reminded Harry of a picture he'd seen in Holidays with Hags. She
was large and square and her heavy jaw jutted aggressively. Hermione
gave her a weak smile which she did not return.
"Face your partners!" called Lockhart, back on the platform, "and
bow!"
Harry and Malfoy barely inclined their heads, not taking their eyes
off each other.
"Wands at the ready!" shouted Lockhart. "When I count to three, cast
your charms to disarm your opponent - only to disarm them - we don't
want any accidents. One... two... three..."
Harry swung his wand over his shoulder but Malfoy had already started
on 'two': his spell hit Harry so hard he felt as though he'd been hit
over the head with a saucepan. He stumbled but everything seemed to
be still working and wasting no more time, Harry pointed his wand
straight at Malfoy and shouted "Rictusempra!"
A jet of silver light hit Malfoy in the stomach and he doubled up,
wheezing.
"I said disarm only!" shouted Lockhart in alarm over the heads of the
battling crowd, as Malfoy sank to his knees. Harry had hit him with a
Tickling Charm and he could barely move for laughing. Harry hung
back, with a vague feeling it would be unsporting to bewitch Malfoy
while he was on the floor but this was a mistake. Gasping for breath,
Malfoy pointed his wand at Harry's knees, choked "Tantallegra!" and
next second Harry's legs had begun to jerk around out of his control
in a kind of quickstep.
"Stop! Stop!" screamed Lockhart but Snape took charge.
"Finite Incantatem!" he shouted; Harry's feet stopped dancing, Malfoy
stopped laughing and they were able to look up.'

(COS "The Duelling Club" pp.143-44 UK edition)

The first charm is not identified - we do not hear Draco's word of
command. These two are just before the "Serpensortia" incident.