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This '''curse''' was used by the [[Death Eater]] [[Antonin Dolohov]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] in [[1996]]. The curse is cast using a "sudden slashing movement with [the] wand", causing a streak of purple flame to strike the target. |
This '''curse''' was used by the [[Death Eater]] [[Antonin Dolohov]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] in [[1996]]. The curse is cast using a "sudden slashing movement with [the] wand", causing a streak of purple flame to strike the target. |
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+ | The effects of this curse are unknown, but dangerous and potentially lethal. Dolohov used the curse twice during the Battle, first against [[Hermione Granger]], who was knocked unconscious but survived. Dolohov might have killed Hermione if he had been able to say the incantation, but his voice was taken by Hermione's [[Silencio|Silencing Charm]] earlier in the battle. Afterwards, she had to take no less than ten different potions daily for an extended period of time afterward, provided by the [[Hogwarts]] nurse [[Madam Pomfrey]]. |
Dolohov used the curse again against [[Harry Potter]] later in the battle, but it was blunted by Harry's use of the [[Shield Charm]]. He describes it as a "streak across his face like a blunt knife" and the force of the curse knocks him off his feet. |
Dolohov used the curse again against [[Harry Potter]] later in the battle, but it was blunted by Harry's use of the [[Shield Charm]]. He describes it as a "streak across his face like a blunt knife" and the force of the curse knocks him off his feet. |
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Revision as of 17:23, 25 February 2008
This curse was used by the Death Eater Antonin Dolohov during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996. The curse is cast using a "sudden slashing movement with [the] wand", causing a streak of purple flame to strike the target.
The effects of this curse are unknown, but dangerous and potentially lethal. Dolohov used the curse twice during the Battle, first against Hermione Granger, who was knocked unconscious but survived. Dolohov might have killed Hermione if he had been able to say the incantation, but his voice was taken by Hermione's Silencing Charm earlier in the battle. Afterwards, she had to take no less than ten different potions daily for an extended period of time afterward, provided by the Hogwarts nurse Madam Pomfrey.
Dolohov used the curse again against Harry Potter later in the battle, but it was blunted by Harry's use of the Shield Charm. He describes it as a "streak across his face like a blunt knife" and the force of the curse knocks him off his feet.