Changes: Opal Necklace

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-{{Object infobox
-|name=Opal Necklace
-|image=[[File:borgin necklace.jpg|250px]]
-|manufacturer=
-|made=
-|usage=Cursed to kill anyone it touches
-|owners=*[[Borgin and Burkes]]
-*[[Draco Malfoy]]
-|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
-|latest=''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
-|last=
-}}
-The '''Opal necklace''' is a cursed [[Dark Arts|Dark]] object that was, for a period of time, on sale at [[Borgin and Burkes]]. It was claimed to have taken the lives of nineteen different [[Muggle]]s. It was also used by [[Draco Malfoy]] in a failed attempt to assassinate [[Albus Dumbledore]], that ended up cursing [[Katie Bell]] instead.
-==History==
-===1992===
-When [[Harry Potter]] mistakenly went to [[Borgin and Burkes]] instead of [[Diagon Alley]], he saw the necklace and read the label, "''Do not Touch! Cursed. Has claimed the lives of nineteen Muggle owners to date.''"
-===1996-1997===
-{{Quote|At once, Katie rose into the air, not as [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] had done, [[Levicorpus|suspended comically by the ankle]], but gracefully, her arms outstretched, as though she was about to fly. Yet there was something wrong, something eerie...Her hair whipped her by the fierce wind, but her eyes were closed and her face was quite empty of expression...Then, six feet above the ground, Katie let out a terrible scream. Her eyes flew open but whatever she could see, or whatever she was feeling, was clearly causing her terrible anguish. She screamed and screamed...|Effects of the opal necklace on [[Katie Bell]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
-[[File:Katie_Bell_in_terrible_pain_after_touching_a_cursed_necklace_.jpg|thumb|210px|The effect of the necklace on [[Katie Bell]].]]
-In [[1996]], four years later, the necklace was purchased at [[Borgin and Burkes]] by [[Draco Malfoy]], under the orders of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. <ref name=HBP>[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]</ref> During the first [[Hogsmeade]] trip of the [[1996–1997 school year]], Draco Malfoy cast an [[Imperius Curse]] on [[Madam Rosmerta]]. She in turn cast another Imperius Curse on student [[Katie Bell]]. Bell was ordered to take a package containing the opal necklace to [[Albus Dumbledore|Albus Dumbledore.]] Dumbledore would later comment to Malfoy that he believed this to be a crude and desperate method of assassination.
-[[File:Hbptrailerapril.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Katie tortured by the necklace.]]
-[[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] witnessed Bell arguing with her friend, [[Leanne]], as they were heading back to Hogwarts. They noted that Katie did not seem 'herself,' acting dazed and detached. During the course of the argument, the package ripped, and the necklace touched Katie's skin through a minuscule hole in her glove. Katie rose gracefully into the air, screaming, with Leanne screaming as well and attempting to pull her down. Ron and Hermione attempted to help while Harry ran off to find someone, bumping into Hagrid and leading him back to the group. After learning the nature of the event, Hagrid carried Katie to the castle, accompanied by Harry and his two friends, who handed over the necklace to Professor [[Severus Snape]], through the Caretaker [[Argus Filch]]. Katie was taken to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]], where she spent much of that year recovering from the effects of the curse.<ref name=HBP/>
-[[File:Necklace.jpg|thumb|250px|Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall inspecting the cursed necklace.]]
-==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
-==Notes and references==
-{{Reflist}}
-[[fr:Collier d'opale]]
-[[ru:Проклятое ожерелье]]
 [[Category:Curses]]
 [[Category:Dark Magic]]