Avada Kedavra (Killing Curse)
Pronunciation: /əˈvɑːdə kəˈdɑːvrə/ ə-vah-də kə-dah-vrə
Description: Causes instant, painless death to whomever the curse hits. There is no countercurse or method of blocking this spell; however, if someone sacrifices their life for someone else, the person who was saved will not encounter any adverse effects of any curses by the specific attacker (e.g. when Lily Potter sacrificed her life for Harry Potter at Voldemort’s hands, Harry became immune to curses cast by Voldemort). One of the three Unforgivable Curses.
Survivors: Only two people in the history of the magical world are known to have survived the killing curse – Harry Potter and Voldemort; the latter was only saved by his horcruxes. Harry was hit twice directly. Phoenixes can also survive a killing curse. They burst into flame as they would do in old age and are reborn from the ashes. This occurred in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Seen/mentioned: First said (not by name) at the beginning of the first book when Harry arrives at the Dursleys’ home. Seen first in Goblet of Fire against Muggle Frank Bryce, and in every book following.
Suggested etymology: During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 April 2004) Rowling said: “Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means ‘let the thing be destroyed.’ Originally, it was used to cure illness and the ‘thing’ was the illness, but I decided to make it the ‘thing’ as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine.”[5] Rowling’s use of this name may have been influenced by Latin cadaver = “corpse”.
Thank you intern for re-wording this into a rambling mess. I believe my original post was blacking in during doggy-style and not knowing who the girl is but finishing anyway.
Shut the fuck up pledge.
13 years ago at 2:17 pmAvada Kedavra (Killing Curse)
13 years ago at 2:20 pmPronunciation: /əˈvɑːdə kəˈdɑːvrə/ ə-vah-də kə-dah-vrə
Description: Causes instant, painless death to whomever the curse hits. There is no countercurse or method of blocking this spell; however, if someone sacrifices their life for someone else, the person who was saved will not encounter any adverse effects of any curses by the specific attacker (e.g. when Lily Potter sacrificed her life for Harry Potter at Voldemort’s hands, Harry became immune to curses cast by Voldemort). One of the three Unforgivable Curses.
Survivors: Only two people in the history of the magical world are known to have survived the killing curse – Harry Potter and Voldemort; the latter was only saved by his horcruxes. Harry was hit twice directly. Phoenixes can also survive a killing curse. They burst into flame as they would do in old age and are reborn from the ashes. This occurred in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Seen/mentioned: First said (not by name) at the beginning of the first book when Harry arrives at the Dursleys’ home. Seen first in Goblet of Fire against Muggle Frank Bryce, and in every book following.
Suggested etymology: During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 April 2004) Rowling said: “Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means ‘let the thing be destroyed.’ Originally, it was used to cure illness and the ‘thing’ was the illness, but I decided to make it the ‘thing’ as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine.”[5] Rowling’s use of this name may have been influenced by Latin cadaver = “corpse”.
^This.
13 years ago at 2:22 pmFail Friday material.
13 years ago at 2:17 pmAgreed
13 years ago at 6:25 pmDelta chi sucks, so your Comment is kind of like listening to a girl talk; just a waste of time.
13 years ago at 12:01 am^ why did you capitalize comment?
13 years ago at 12:09 amITB
13 years ago at 1:57 amTiny Font. TFTC?
13 years ago at 2:17 pmsmall font. tfm
13 years ago at 2:18 pmcool story bro
13 years ago at 3:15 pmPics or it didn’t happen.
13 years ago at 3:36 pmSomeone is trying way too hard. NF.
13 years ago at 3:41 pma tad wordy, no?
13 years ago at 3:57 pmTalking like a Frenchman, NF.
13 years ago at 4:29 pm^this
13 years ago at 12:32 amThis garbage would come from Missouri.
13 years ago at 4:07 pmThank you intern for re-wording this into a rambling mess. I believe my original post was blacking in during doggy-style and not knowing who the girl is but finishing anyway.
13 years ago at 4:08 pmOn second read, that seems to be just as wordy. Commencing laps.
13 years ago at 4:12 pmWrap your newbie laces around your neck and choke yourself.
13 years ago at 4:40 pmErotic asphyxiation. TFTC?
13 years ago at 11:36 pm