What Dark Arts?

[colebiancardi]

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> houyhnhnm:
> 
> Maybe it is any spell that results in "organ failure, impairment of
> bodily function, or death".

I like that!  But aurors sometimes *killed* their prey, did they not?
 I know that some of them used the unforgivables to take down some
DE's(per Crouch), does that make them evil?  Or just using whatever
tools they can to achieve their goals?

> 
> Personally, I would consider occlumency to be a dark art, a sort of
> horcruxmancy of the self.  Look what it's done to Snape.
> 
> It doesn't seem to be regarded that way in the respectable wizarding
> world, however.  We know that Dumbledore is an occlumens, also Snape
> and Bellatrix.  Are there any others? Are aurors taught occlumency? 
> Would it be part of the curriculum for advanced DADA students?

I wouldn't think that occlumens or legitimens would be Dark Arts - it
could be used for Dark Purposes, but it can also be used for good.  I
think that occlumency is a tough thing to learn and you need to
divorce yourself from your emotions, as Snape tried so hard to hammer
that into Harry's skull during their lessons.  But Harry had to much
hatred for Snape to achieve that.   I don't think they teach
occlumency or legilimency at Hogwarts - seems that Harry was a
*special* case - and it is an obscure branch of magic.

colebiancardi