Hello!
I had another vivid dream.
So here it is:
I'm looking out the window and I see this bad wizard. He's about to enter a house, and I know he's going to hurt the people inside there. I decide I should stop him by using the infamous unforgivable A.K spell. But then I feel conflicted. I don't want to be a murderer. That's not the type of person I am. I consider using another spell, but I realize I don't know any. I decide I'll have to use the A.K spell. I wave my wand (or something) and shout out Avada Kedavra. It doesn't work. I then remember what I I've heard....that you have to really mean it for the spell to work. I try again. Then I finally remember that I'm not a witch.
I thought that dream was kind of funny. It makes me wonder though....if I was a witch, could I ever use the A.K spell? I really don't know. Maybe in self-defence? I think I would use it to save my family, probably. Or maybe I'd be too scared.
I hope all of you are doing okay. I'm tempted to ask if you guys have used any of the unforgivable spells, but that question's probably way too personal.
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I haven't used any of the Unforgivable Curses and, per Rebellion/Order guidelines and my own personal inclination, I use stunning, disabling and other defensive spells instead (and sometimes plain old but effective avoidance).
Believe me, I have been full of enough anger and hatred to kill. After my parents were murdered, I wanted to slaughter Death Eaters in retribution. When I've caught Snatchers torturing innocents, especially children and muggles, I've wanted to kill them slowly, horribly and painfully. But I didn't because I refused to sink to their level and, when it comes down to it, I abhor the idea (and reality) of killing.
Lately, though, I've been questioning more and more often what the right course of action is because I know for a fact that most, if not all, of the Death Eaters, Snatchers and other Ministry supporters I've tangled with have gone on to capture, harm or kill muggles, muggleborns and other "undesirables". Would it have been better for me to kill the villains in order to prevent later suffering and murders? Am I culpable in those later deaths because I didn't kill the murderers when I had the opportunity to do so?
But who am I to judge who deserves to live or die? Do I understand the inner workings of another's heart, mind or soul? Is it better to be merciful and hope that a villain will remember and, as a result, show the same mercy to someone else ... or perhaps even experience a complete change of heart, as we know has happened, albeit rarely? If I prevent the possibility of the villain changing, am I endangering someone he/she could have saved in the future?
As the war escalates, we'll all have to examine and challenge our beliefs, including the use of Unforgivable Curses on our foes, because I suspect all of us will find it necessary to commit acts we consider wrong in order to do right. I'm trying to make a decision and prepare myself ahead of time for this eventuality, but I realize it's impossible to know what I'll do until confronted by such a situation.
Aoife,
I think you're brilliant. I love all your ideas and questions.
I started wondering about stuff when I wrote about my dream. I wrote it out, and then deleted it. I don't know why, really.
I could probably kill if my family's life immediately depended on that. Well, since I'm not magic I'm not sure how I'd kill anyone. It's not like I have guns around, and I'm not very strong. But if I did have the power to kill, I believe I would do it to prevent someone from killing my family.
But like you said, it's different when there's no one in immediate danger. Do you kill someone because maybe they'll harm someone else later? I would say no for myself simply because I wouldn't have the courage to do it. You bring up another thing though. How do we know for sure our enemy is going to cause harm later? How do we know he won't have a change of heart?
I agree that we don't know what we'll do until we're in the actual situation. We can make plans. We can question our morals, but in that split second we might surprise ourselves. Maybe I wouldn't even use self-defence to save my family. I believe I'm brave enough, but maybe I'd just sit there in shock and watch.
I have used only two Unforgivable Curses the Imperius Curse and the Killing Curse. When I used the Imperius curse I tell them to go find honest work and never use magic to hurt someone unless it is self defence. As for the killing curse, that I only used once. There was a time I was in a small muggle town getting more supplys when I saw a Dealth Eater Apparite. I followed him there was another Death Eater with some hostiges tied up. He said that they had seen him doing magic and they had to kill them. They used a muffling charm and started to torture one of them. All I could do was watch in horor as this women was dieing. Then they killed here with a flash of green light. That is when I lost it, all I could think about was that light. I wanted them to be dead because they killed an innocent person. I said the word I cast the curse. It felt like this coldness came from my head to my chest threw my arm and down my hand. The spell came out of my wand with sutch force I was almost knocked of my feet. It hit the first Death Eater in the sholder he fell to the ground. The second one pointed his wand at me and I did it again. He was hit in the head. The Muggles were screaming. I wiped there memory of every thing that had happend that day. Untied them and left. I never want to use that curse unless there is no other possibul way in the Universe. It is a horribul sensation.
Proud Mudblood,
That's so horrible! I'm sorry you had to go through all that. I don't know what I would have done if I were you. I hope you never have to use the death curse again.
You make me think a lot about the Imperius Curse. I never thought about anyone using it to make people do good things. I don't know how I feel about that. Well, it's definitely better than using it to make people do bad things. We could probably make the world a much better place if we could force people to do good things instead of bad ones. But then they'd lose their free will. Is that fair? I don't know. Then I wonder if free will that wonderful if people use it to do horrible things?
I've never felt that an unforgiveable was excusable. Even when I was an auror we never used unforgiveables. It's just an ingrained part of my personality at this point. I don't like the idea of imperiusing someone even to do the right thing. Besides, it's not practical long term. The only wizard I know with the power to imperius someone long term is not the type I aspire to be like.
I have killed before, however. It was...unavoidable. I prefer to wait until it gets down to a them or me moment before I do anything deadly.
I don't think anyone would know what they would do until they are there.
When I use the Imerous curse the effects are not long term. I would never put some under my control for a long time. It just gets them out of the way for a while. I would feel better making them do something good than bad.
Miss Muggle
Imperous curse is the only curse I feel that can be used for good. And the killing curse feels terribul that cold is like death its self.
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