DH reread CH 12 -- Cracking a Few Eggs.

[wildirishrose01us]

No: HPFGUIDX 186549


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> Magpie:
> I don't think I'm taking anything out of context or exaggerating it. First, Harry's bad day has little to do with the definition of Crucio. I know he's in a bad mood, I know he's emotional, and I know he's angry when Carrow spits on McGonagall.
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> Harry uses the curse named for the Latin word for torture. A curse that we've seen numerous times in canon, and never for more than a few seconds. But only in this instance is it suddenly not torture because it didn't last a long time. 

Marianne:

Hmmmm.  I seem to recall in the book where the crucio curse was used for longer than a few seconds and repeatedly.  Hermione comes to mind.  That situation alone would be enough for me get fed up, the last straw so to speak, and use it.