Imperius Curse and Harry (was Re: re:Imperalisk/

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 182449

> Carol wrote in
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/182332>:
> 
> << Only if the Dark Wizard know Parseltongue, the only language that
> the Basilisk understands. And since it obeys the Parselmouth, anyway,
> the Imperius Curse would be unnecessary. >>

>Catlady: 
> 
> So, when giving a command to a basilisk (or human) who is under the
> Imperius Curse, does the command have to be given in a language the
> Imperi-ee understand? Does it have to be spoken? Does it have to be
> given in language at all? Maybe I can just make a mental image in my
> mind of what I want the basilisk to do, and the magic will make the
> basilisk obey my order without even being aware that I gave an order.

Potioncat:
I just happened to be in the Gringotts chapter of DH. Harry uses the 
Imperius Curse on Travers. All he does is say Imperio and Travers takes 
off. Hermione (or was it Ron?) had to ask Harry what Travers was doing. 
Harry says that he's hiding. So it appears Harry casts the curse and 
thinks what he wants Travers to do. But it looks like, having the 
command to hide, Travers uses his own wits to find a hiding place.

I was absolutely shocked. I must have read right over this without 
taking it in the first time and I don't even recall any discussion 
about Harry and the Imperius Curse. But here it is. He uses it several 
times in this chapter. There's even a discription of how it feels to 
use that power.

It doesn't really bother me that he uses this curse. It gets the bad 
guys out of the way. I'm not upset at an AK in battle. The only one 
that bothers me is Harry casting the Cruciatus Curse.

Potioncat, thinking she should go back and re-read some DH chapeter 
discussions.