|effect= Intended to affect the target in a strongly negative manner, such as severely injure, even death
|effect= Intended to affect the target in a strongly negative manner, such as severely injure, even death
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|creator=[[Severus Snape]], [[Helixa Hyslop]], [[Syna Hyslop]], [[Urquhart Rackharrow]], etc. ..
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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}}
{{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}}
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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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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.
A curse is classified as a Dark spell, which is primarily defined as any spell that consistently affects the object in a negative manner, usually associated with varying levels of discomfort. A curse is the worst kind of dark magic intended to affect the target in a severely negative manner.
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Curses are the most wicked, strongest, longest-lasting, and are less reversible of the Dark spell types. The Unforgivable Curses are the strongest known Dark spells in existence, as their effects are very powerful and their use requires skill.
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 notable exceptions being the [[Killing curse]] and the [[Cruciatus Curse]], two of the [[Unforgivable Curses]].
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 notable exceptions being the [[Killing curse]] and the [[Cruciatus Curse]], two of the [[Unforgivable Curses]].
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===C===
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*[[File:Crucio1.gif|thumb|225x225px|Harry Potter attempting to torture Bellatrix Lestrange, using the Cruciatus Curse]][[Conjunctivitis Curse]]
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[[File:Crucio1.gif|thumb|Harry Potter attempting to torture Bellatrix Lestrange, using the Cruciatus Curse|231x231px]]
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*[[Conjunctivitis Curse]]
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*[[Cruciatus Curse]] (''Crucio'')
*[[Cruciatus Curse]] (''Crucio'')
*[[Curse of the Bogies]] (''Mucus ad Nauseam'')
*[[Curse of the Bogies]] (''Mucus ad Nauseam'')
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*[[Ear-shrivelling curse]]
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*[[Ear-shrivelling Curse]]
*[[Entrail-Expelling Curse]]
*[[Entrail-Expelling Curse]]
*[[Expulso Curse|Expulso Curse ]](''Expulso)''
*[[Expulso Curse|Expulso Curse ]](''Expulso)''
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[[File:Imperio1.gif|thumb|225x225px|Harry Potter casting the Imperius Curse in [[1998]]]]
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[[File:Imperio1.gif|thumb|Harry Potter casting the Imperius Curse in [[1998]]|231x231px]]
*[[Imperius Curse]] (''Imperio'')
*[[Imperius Curse]] (''Imperio'')
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*[[File:Full_body_bind.gif|thumb|230px|Ginny Weasley casting the [[Reductor Curse]]]][[Reductor Curse]] (''Reducto'')
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*[[File:Full_body_bind.gif|thumb|Ginny Weasley casting the [[Reductor Curse]]|235x235px]][[Reductor Curse]] (''Reducto'')
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*''[[Sectumsempra]]''
*''[[Sectumsempra]]''
*[[Sponge-Knees Curse]]
*[[Sponge-Knees Curse]]
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*[[Slug-Vomiting Charm]] ''(Slugulus Eructo)''
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*[[Slug-Vomiting Charm]] ''(Slugulus Eructo)''
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*[[J. K. Rowling]] defined curses as "''the worst kinds of dark magic''".<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types" />
*[[J. K. Rowling]] defined curses as "''the worst kinds of dark magic''".<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types" />
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
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*''[[Pottermore|Harry Potter: Spells]]''
*''[[Pottermore|Harry Potter: Spells]]''
*''[[Pottermore]]''
*''[[Pottermore]]''
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*[[Harry Potter: The Character Vault]]
==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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[[fr:Malédiction (définition)]]
[[fr:Malédiction (définition)]]
[[it:Maledizione]]
[[it:Maledizione]]
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[[pt-br:Maldição]]
[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Dark charms]]
[[Category:Dark charms]]
Revision as of 14:44, 29 February 2016
"An' anyway, yeh couldn' work any of them curses yet, yeh'll need a lot more study before yeh get ter that level."
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.
A curse is classified as a Dark spell, which is primarily defined as any spell that consistently affects the object in a negative manner, usually associated with varying levels of discomfort. A curse is the worst kind of dark magic intended to affect the target in a severely negative manner.
Curses are the most wicked, strongest, longest-lasting, and are less reversible of the Dark spell types. The Unforgivable Curses are the strongest known Dark spells in existence, as their effects are very powerful and their use requires skill.
