Not killing Peter / Umbridge / Snape / Snape / Snape / Vanishing Cabinets

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 163160

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
<catlady at ...> wrote:
 
> I had a lot of practice, as soon as GoF told us about Avada Kedavra,
> the Killing Curse, answering the question 'Back in PoA, how did 
> Harry intend to kill Sirius when he didn't know Avada Kedavra yet?"

zanooda:

With Harry it was purely theoretical, because he clearly didn't plan 
anything at all. He didn't think of any spell he could use and he 
didn't know that many spells at the time. He didn't know "accio" yet, 
and not that much of transfiguration. He could, I guess, levitate 
this piano you write about, although I doubt he had this in mind. 

It's different with Black and Lupin though. They are both grownups 
and very capable wizards, and they can easily do all the gruesome 
stuff you wrote about. What's the big deal about AK then? You AK 
someone and go to Azkaban for life, but you rip someone's heart out 
and no one even knows, because you used some innocent "accio" spell. 
Is it fair? I don't think so.

> Catlady wrote:

> If they weren't thinking of something bloody or messy, why did they 
> roll up their sleeves?
 

zanooda:

I always considered it a symbolic gesture, meaning "OK, enough talk, 
let's get down to business".