Wand Lore / Luna / Alchemy

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 181680

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> a_svirn wrote:
(And he
> did try to kill Snape in the aftermath of Dumbledore's murder.) 
<snip>
> 
> Carol responds:
> No, he didn't attempt to kill Snape. He twice attempted to Crucio 
him
> and Snape defected the Cruciatus Curse both times. <snip> 

In addition to two Crucios, Harry attempts to cast two Stunning
> spells, Incarcerus (the binding curse), Impedimenta, Sectumsempra,
> Levicorpus, the last of which Snape evidently detects through
> Legilimency, as it's a nonverbal spell.

a_svirn:
Precisely so. Sectumsempra. It is also a deadly curse, and much more 
painful than AK. Granted, unlike AK it can be reversed, but Harry 
could not do it even if he wanted to. Which he didn't.

"Harry uttered an inarticulate yell of rage: In that instant, he 
cared not whether he lived or died. Pushing himself to his feet 
again, he staggered blindly toward Snape, the man he now hated as 
much as he hated Voldemort himself - 
"Sectum - "
Snape flicked his wand and the curse was repelled yet again; but 
Harry was mere feet away now and he could see Snape's face clearly at 
last: He was no longer sneering or jeering; the blazing flames showed 
a face full of rage."

 
> Carol, pretty sure that Snape could handle himself against Harry,
> making sure that neither of them was seriously injured, and that DD
> knew it

a_svirn:
I suppose Dumbledore was pretty sure that he could deal with Draco.
a_svirn.