Origins of Avada Kedavra WAS:Re: My thoughts on some things.......

[fuzz876i]

No: HPFGUIDX 148351

Adzuroth wrote:
>

> Although there's no canon for this, it wouldn't be too
> far-fetched to make an illusion of a spell like the
> killing curse, or perhaps casting a different spell
> with the same visual characteristics as Avada Kedavra
> (which sounds suspiciously like Abracadabra........anyone
> know why?).
> 

Fuzz876i wrote:
Avada Kedavra (uh-VAH-duh kuh-DAH-vruh) 

"Killing Curse" 

Aramaic: "adhadda kedhabhra" - "let the thing be destroyed". 
NOTE: Abracadabra is a cabbalistic charm in Judaic mythology that is 
supposed to bring healing powers. One of its sources is believed to 
be from Aramaic avada kedavra, another is the Phoenician alphabet (a-
bra-ca-dabra). 

I found this on the Harry Potter Lexicon I hope this helps you 
understand the pronunciation of this spell. I can't find anything 
else that might help but this is why it sounds like  Abracadabra.

Fuzz876i