Severus's memories and schoolyard curses (Was: Huge overreactions .. . .)

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 150326

Carol:
> Does anyone *really* think that he sang
> that countercurse to stop James's bleeding or that the bleeding 
could
> have been stopped in any other way if it really was Sectum
> Sempra--"cut *always*"?)

Ceridwen:
I've been thinking about the meaning of Sectum Sempra.  'Cut 
always'.  I don't see that as meaning that the cut, or its scar, 
remains always, as Bill's werewolf scars apparently will.  I see it 
as a guarantee that Sectum Sempra will always cut, without fail.  It 
certainly worked for Harry the very first time!

Draco's cutting was much worse than James's.  So it would be 
reasonable to assume heavy scarring, and to advise medication or 
herbs to lessen that possibility.  And Draco's cutting was life-
threatening.  I don't think, as I said, that the cut remains to allow 
the victim to bleed to death with a more judicious application.

I would like to think that we'll hear more about the effects of 
Sectumsempra in book 7, but with so many other things to address 
which are more important and more intriguing, the only hope we 
probably have of getting this answered is if JKR answers it as a poll 
question.

Ceridwen.