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

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 182463

Carol earlier:
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> 
> One thing I found interesting was the sensation that Harry felt when
he cast the Imperius Curse, "a sensation of tingling warmth that
seemed to flow from his mind, down the sinews and veins connecting him
to the wand and the curse it had just cast" (DH Am. ed. 531). Later,
the narrator refers again to "the sense of heady control that flowed
from brain to wand" (535). It's easy to see how such a curse could
become addictive (Mulciber becomes an Imperius specialist, in contrast
to Bellatrix, who enjoys the more sadistic Cruciatus Curse; the
Imperius Curse, as we know from GoF, causes a sensation of pleasure
similar to what a man feels listening to or watching a Veela.)
> 
> 
> Philip responds:
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> I noticed this, but to be honest it sounded awfully similar to
> 
> "He felt a sudden warmth in his fingers. He raised the wand above
his head
" from Harry's first purchase of a wand in PS.
> 
> Clearly the sense of connection is now deeper as Harry is further
into his wizarding life, but I think this is not the curse itself.
> 
> I think that the reason this curse makes him feel this is the fact
that the wand has been used by its previous owner in the same way, so
the wand has an affinity for these spells.
<snip>
> I think the warmth coursing through Harry is this initial
attraction
 not unlike the words Rowling and other authors often use
concerning physical attraction, rather than a result of the spell.
> 
> Personally, I believe Mulciber is just caught up in that desire for
control – he is controlled so must control others to soothe his ego


Carol responds:

I don't thinks so. Harry doesn't notice any similar sensation when he
uses Draco's wand for any other spell. I'm pretty sure that "the sense
of heady control" relates to the Imperius curse itself. He's feeling a
connection between his own brain, the new wand, and what he wants the
Imperiused person to do. (we're told in Go F how it feels to be on the
receiving end of this spell; here we're told how it feels to be the
caster.) and Harry also remembers Bellatrix's words: "You have to mean
them" (the Unforgiveable Curses).

I do agree that Mulciber enjoyed controlling people, much as Bellatrix
enjoyed torturing them, but I think that the spell itself would be
addictive to a person like him.

Carol, not arguing with you, just not convinced that my reading is
incorrect.