Harry using AK curse?? Yes.

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 136813

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Holly:

> Unfortunately I can't rememer the quote and I can't remember where it 
> is (I think it's book 4 somewhere but I might be wrong) because I 
> haven't read the books in ages and am currently starting my first
> read through after book 6 but isn't there a passage somewhere where
> someone (I think one of the Weasleys or fake Moody) talks about the 
> Ministry authorising Aurors to use the unforgivables against people 
> and that this is being a bad thing in there opinion, almost as though 
> it brings them down to the level of the death eaters? I definitely 
> remember it being said because it's mentioned that Moody never did
> use the unforgivables to bring people in and always bought them in 
> honestly. 

Geoff:
It /is/ GOF and it's actually Sirius who makes these remarks:

"Well, times like that bring out the best in some people and the worst 
in others. Crouch's principles might've been good in the beginning - I 
wouldn't know. He rose quickly through the Ministry and he started 
ordering very harsh measures against Voldemort's supporters. The Aurors 
were given new powers - powers to kill rather than capture, for 
instance. And I wasn't the only one who was handed straight to the 
Dementors without trial. Crouch fought violence with violence and 
authorised the use of the Unforgiveable Curses against suspects. I 
would say  he became as ruthless and cruel as many on the Dark side."

(GOF "Padfoot returns" p.457 UK edition)

'"Well," said Sirius slowly, "I wouldn't put it past Mad-Eye to have 
searched every single teacher's office when he got to Hogwarts. He 
takes his Defence Against the Dark Arts seriously, Moody. I'm not sure 
he trusts anyone at all and after the things he's seen, it's not 
surprising. I'll say this for Moody, though, he never killed if he 
could help it. Always brought people in alive where possible. He was 
tough, but he never descended to the level of the Death Eaters. Crouch 
though... he's a different matter..."'

(ibid. pp.461-62)