Sectumsempra (was Re: Snape should have kicked James/Siri...

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> > >Julie
> > <snip>
> >And,  most
> > importantly of all, he's FIFTEEN! No fifteen year old boy is going
> to  exert
> > such rational thought and self-control in that situation 

Potioncat:
But, it seems in other situations, lack of control have made spells 
more extreme--like in charms when Flitwick is knocked over, or pillows 
fly too wildly. Or in GoF when DD's spell breaks down a door and sends 
Crouch!Moody across the room. 

When Harry uses Sectumsempra, Draco is cut wide and deep in several 
places and blood pours. When Snape used a spell on James, the boy 
received a small cut. No one seemed to react and the cut appeared to be 
done with by the time the fight was over. No mention is made of James 
wiping away blood. It seems as unsurprising and insignificant as a 
slight nosebleed in a fight.

It really is hard to tell if it was the same spell or not. But if it 
was, it was being controlled. IMO, of course.

> Laura:
> 
> So did Snape have to go to help Poppy fix James, it being his
> spell?  Would that not make the whole encounter even worse than we
> can see in the memory we are seeing?

Potioncat:
It seems to me, the damage was limited and done with by the end of the 
fight.