If avada kedavra one shots anything

[侍Kage]

Then why nobody just spam the sht out of it, especially criminals. They can literally one shot anyone and get away with it, how do they get jailed in azkaban?

I'm not into HP universe, I watched only once years ago. I'm planning to watch again, but yeah everyone and their mothers know this spell. Why use other spells when you have avada kedavra?

[Hedgehog]

castin AK ------- "ooo my gooood its so unforgivable o my god you are a dark wizzard."

turning dude into explosive barel and throw it on another dude to make a huge explosion ----- "kind and good wizard you are"

[Witski]

Well , if it's a curse/forbidden,what stop people using a spell to trow something pointy to kill or straight up launch people in air and kill by fall ?

[Fraktal]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Dagg:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Clown Fiesta:

you tell that to all the gun nuts in the US

mass shooting is like a national pasttime in the US now, but these gun nuts still cry "but..but.....guns don't kill people bruh!!!"

This is the dumbest thing I have read in a while and I just read a post where someone thinks this game can damage your ram slots.

Ikr? LOL

[Falaris]

You get it so late, that you are likely to be able to oneshot most things anyway, but with spells with far shorter cooldown. (It can be used every other to every third fight).

My theory is that the practical reason why it's called an unforgivable curse is that, legally, using it proves intent straight away. It can only be used with actual intent to murder; using it will (almost) always be first-degree murder as intent is proven by being able to cast it.

Of course mass butchering poachers is, legally, extremely dubious and somewhat likely to land you a visit in Azkaban anyway, except that you don't actuall do the biggest crime:
Getting caught at it.

[forcecomdr]

I think they are unforgivable for two reasons.

One, you can't use them accidentally. You meant to do it. Which shows clear intent to kill, torture, enslave, so off to the kiss you go.

Two, they can't be countered. No shield, no counter jinx, nothing. You can recover from a normal duel, injuries can often be healed. But not from AK.
It's a national security risk. No amount of powerful enchantments could save a PM from it for example. It upsets the power balance in their society so badly that they just won't tolerate it.

As far as the OP, there is some evidence that using magic tires the caster. Most magic systems have something like this in place to prevent mages from being living gods.

AK not only has potential repercussions to the body / soul. It's difficult to cast, going so far as to have requirements to cast successfully even beyond wand work and incantation. It's probable that it's extremely tiring to use.

Casting it all the time, every time, would leave you exhausted and defenseless.
So it's used either as an alpha strike to try to end a duel before it begins, or it's slipped in at an opportune time to finish it.

[You Touched My Tralala]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von EleventhStar:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Lesmir:

physicaly : it is explain in the book that when you kill someone with murderous intent ( which is required for the spell to work ) a little part of your soul is also ripped off from you ( that's what voldemort capture to created his horcrux ) and those bits of soul missing from you can have some consequence on your magic and on your after life etc

yes but presumably this soul ripping also occurs when murdering someone any other way?

some of voldermorts horcruxes didn't involve avada kedavra for example.

actually true, it's enough to create horcrux by simply killing person any other way other than casting AK. just read about it and it seems two of horcruxes voldemort created weren't made by using AK, and one didn't even involve the killing (harry potter himself)

[Clown Fiesta]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Dagg:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Clown Fiesta:

you tell that to all the gun nuts in the US

mass shooting is like a national pasttime in the US now, but these gun nuts still cry "but..but.....guns don't kill people bruh!!!"

This is the dumbest thing I have read in a while and I just read a post where someone thinks this game can damage your ram slots.

yea because who wouldn't like a massacre or two everyday??

lol.

[Shahadem]

Casting Incendio on someone is so much worse than Cruxio. At least with Cruxio you aren't going to be permanently scarred and still in pain even after the spell is over. Likewise there are so many worse and more painful ways to kill someone in the HP world than using Avada. The intent to kill is exactly the same whether you are casting a spell to cause someone's head to explode or using Avada.

Although considering how blase every adult in the HP is about people dying to spells or even just a plant related accident, I really cannot think that Avada or Cruxio could be considered all the evil in the HP world.

[Shahadem]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Zarok:

I've always wondered if the killing curse is an instant kill that's unblockable why don't the dark wizards and Voldemort just use it in every battle? How could they lose with an instant one shot unblockable kill?

Because they still need to aim apparently.

The HP wizards are not scientists or engineers. They never grasped the idea of making an autoaim wand.

[Reaptor]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Elysia:

if hate is so important for it, how did Snape kill Dumbledore with it, Snape clearly doesnt hate Dumbledore

Snape is a strong wizard. He is also an ex-death eater. He has experience with being able to harness the feelings needed to cast these curses.

Also, he had to kill Dumbedore because of the unbreakable promise he made. That alone could conjur enough hatred from being put in that position.

[Reaptor]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Zarok:

I've always wondered if the killing curse is an instant kill that's unblockable why don't the dark wizards and Voldemort just use it in every battle? How could they lose with an instant one shot unblockable kill?

In the books and movies, they do. It is blockable with significant effort.

However, they don't do it in the game because that wouldn't make for fun gameplay.

[Falaris]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Stalking Reaptor:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Zarok:

I've always wondered if the killing curse is an instant kill that's unblockable why don't the dark wizards and Voldemort just use it in every battle? How could they lose with an instant one shot unblockable kill?

In the books and movies, they do. It is blockable with significant effort.

However, they don't do it in the game because that wouldn't make for fun gameplay.

Except when you fight the bosses. And it's more when they cast it on you. Details.

[Xen0christ]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Clown Fiesta:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 愛IcyTea Lemon:

It makes no sense, a powerful spell like this should have a consequences. You:re taking life.. you should lose something each time you cast this, like; losing nose, eyes, hands etc. Literally a free spell, i don't think saying unforgivable makes people stop casting it lol.

you tell that to all the gun nuts in the US

mass shooting is like a national pasttime in the US now, but these gun nuts still cry "but..but.....guns don't kill people bruh!!!"

Yet here you are, being the sole person mentioning it. You from one of the poor countries?

[Reaptor]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Shahadem:

Casting Incendio on someone is so much worse than Cruxio. At least with Cruxio you aren't going to be permanently scarred and still in pain even after the spell is over

This is a world where they can just summon water (Aguamenti). They can drink juice or cast spells to heal their bones and wounds(Horklump or Episkey).
There are so many ways around physical damage.

[Clown Fiesta]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Thairen:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Clown Fiesta:

you tell that to all the gun nuts in the US

mass shooting is like a national pasttime in the US now, but these gun nuts still cry "but..but.....guns don't kill people bruh!!!"

Yet here you are, being the sole person mentioning it. You from one of the poor countries?

one of the sensible countries, yes.