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A curse is 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. Like hexes, Hogwarts students don't learn 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 by a counter-curse.

List of known cursesEdit

EEdit

FEdit

Fiendfyre
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Fiendfyre
Flagrante curse
Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus)

GEdit

Gemino Curse

HEdit

Hair Loss Curse (Calvario)

IEdit

Viktor Krum under the Imperius Curse.
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Imperius Curse (Imperio)

JEdit

KEdit

Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra)

LEdit

Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis)
Lycacomia Curse

MEdit

Morsmordre (curse used to conjure the Dark Mark)

REdit

Reductor Curse (Reducto)

SEdit

TEdit

Tongue-Tying Curse

UEdit

Unforgivable Curses (3)

Behind the scenesEdit

Wizards may have the ability to send curses in the post. This is unconfirmed, but in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire a piece of Hermione Granger's hate mail claimed that it is possible.
According to W.O.M.B.A.T., it may not be possible to cure a curse victim without the correct counter-curse.
J. K. Rowling defined curses as "the worst kinds of dark magic".^[1].
Whilst Barty Crouch once said that the Killing Curse cannot be blocked, this is not strictly true. For example, one could obstruct its path with another object, such as Albus Dumbledore did when he animated the Fountain of Magical Brethren; further, it can be countered with a Stunning Spell and (in the case of Priori Incantatem) with the Disarming Charm. It can also be blocked by Sacrificial protection.

Notes and referencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 JK on the definition of various spell types

[JK_on_the_definition_of_various_spell_types-0] 1.0 ^1.1 JK on the definition of various spell types

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 [[File:HarryCrucio.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Voldemort using the Cruciatus Curse on [[Harry Potter]].]]
 [[File:AvadaKedavra.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] casting the Killing Curse.]]
-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 bring [[Killing Curse|death]] to the victim. Like [[hexes]], students are taught them in [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] for protective purposes.
+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 don't learn them in school. However, students studying [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] learn how to deal with them using defensive magic.
-Most curses can be undone by a [[Counter-curse]].
+Most curses can be blocked by a [[Counter-curse|counter-curse]].
 ==List of known curses==
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 *[[Leg-Locker Curse]] (''Locomotor Mortis'')
+*[[Lycacomia Curse]]
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 *According to [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]], it may not be possible to cure a curse victim without the correct counter-curse.
 *[[J. K. Rowling]] defined curses as "''the worst kinds of dark magic''".<ref name="JK on the definition of various spell types"/>.
-*Whilst [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch]] once said that the Killing Curse cannot be blocked, this is not strictly true. For example, one could obstruct its path with another object, such as [[Albus Dumbledore]] did when he animated the [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]]; it can also be blocked by [[Sacrificial protection]].
+*Whilst [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch]] once said that the Killing Curse cannot be blocked, this is not strictly true. For example, one could obstruct its path with another object, such as [[Albus Dumbledore]] did when he animated the [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]]; further, it can be countered with a Stunning Spell and (in the case of Priori Incantatem) with the Disarming Charm. It can also be blocked by [[Sacrificial protection]].
 ==Notes and references==