[[File:The_Killing_Curse.gif|frame|Voldemort casting the [[Killing Curse]] afterthetheftof the cup, one of his [[Horcruxs]].]]
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[[File:Lily_murder.gif|frame|Voldemort casting the [[Killing Curse]] on [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]]]]
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{{Quote|An' anyway, yeh couldn' work any of them curses yet, yeh'll need a lot more study before yeh get ter that level.|Rubeus Hagrid to eleven-year [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
A '''curse''' is one of the seven known spell types and the worst kind of [[Dark Magic]]<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types">[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=24 JK on the definition of various spell types]</ref>. Curses are used with the intention of causing [[Cruciatus Curse|harm]], [[Imperius Curse|control]], or even [[Killing Curse|death]] to the victim. Like [[hexes]], Hogwarts students learn only a few of them in school. However, students studying [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] learn how to deal with them using defensive magic.
A '''curse''' is a tool of the Dark Arts and one of the seven known spell types and the worst kind of [[Dark Magic]]<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types">[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=24 JK on the definition of various spell types]</ref>. Curses are used with the intention of causing [[Cruciatus Curse|harm]], [[Imperius Curse|control]], or even [[Killing Curse|death]] to the victim.
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==Usage==
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Like [[hexes]], Hogwarts students learn only a few of them in school. However, students studying [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] learn how to deal with them using defensive magic. Most curses can be blocked or lifted by a [[Counter-curse|counter-curse]], with the most noeble acceptions being the [[Killing curse]] and the [[Cruciatus Curse]], two of the [[Unforgivable Curses]].
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Most curses can be blocked or lifted by a [[Counter-curse|counter-curse]].
==List of known curses==
==List of known curses==
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*[[File:HarryCrucio.jpg|thumb|250px|Voldemort using the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on [[Harry Potter]].]][[Conjunctivitis Curse]]
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*[[File:Crucio1.gif|frame|Harry Potter attempting to torture Bellatrix Lestrange, using the Cruciatus Curse]][[Conjunctivitis Curse]]
A curse is a tool of the Dark Arts and one of the seven known spell types and the worst kind of Dark Magic[1]. Curses are used with the intention of causing harm, control, or even death to the victim.
