The Huge overreactions from a five minute time span

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 150192

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:> 
> Alla:
> 
> Okay, midnight here.
> I think in Potterverse leaning to Dark Magic absolutely symbolises 
> one's character, although I do wish that JKR would define clearer 
> what dark magic is. DD is the Leader of Light, Voldemort is the 
> leader of Dark. Voldemort does not get the ancient magic, the 
> deepest magic of light, magic of love, no?
> 
> Hogwarts does not teach Dark Arts, only Defense against them. As 
Joe said, Ministry makes raids to collect Dark objects.
> 

Tonks:
Knowing Dark Magic does not make one a Dark Wizard. Remember what 
McGonagall said to DD in the first chapter of the first book about 
his being too noble to use it.  Of course DD knows Dark Magic; he is 
a very powerful wizard and did not get that way by studying only 
Love. But, and here is the difference, DD chooses not to "use" Dark 
Magic.  Or at least he has never to our knowledge used an 
unforgivable. There are other forms of Dark Magic and if you really 
look closely, IMO, the fact that the pictures do the bidding of the 
headmaster is very close to one of them. They are not because the 
pictures have apparently taken an oath to do that. But if DD had 
conjured them up and not given them a choice, that is the darkest 
form of Dark Magic. And it is very dangerous.

I am sure that JKR must have, as part of her research, learned a bit 
of Dark Magic herself. Being a Christian, I am sure that she has 
chosen not to use any of it.

Tonks_op
I know some Dark Magic, but I don't use it, and I an not a DE.