Curse that killed Bellatrix

[sartoris22]

No: HPFGUIDX 187665


> Zara:
> I don't see why not Avada Kedavra. We've seen other angry good guys in dangerous or emotionally charged situations use the other Unforgivables in DH. Why suppose Molly would not?
> 
> I think Molly was trying to kill Bellatrix ("You will never touch our children again!"), so the particular spell she used is not important to me.
>
sartoris22:

Like Ikotur, I wondered if Molly used the killing curse. I hoped that she didn't because it splits the soul and is punishable by imprisonment in Azkaban. Unless there is a self defense or war clause in wizarding law, Avada Kedavra is always illegal. It seems that they reserved that restriction after the first war with Voldemort. Although Mad Eye Moody was a renegade, I never got the   
impression that he used the killing curse. If Molly did use it against Bellatrix, shouldn't she receive a damaged soul and a prsion sentence?