Alot of it appears to be in wizard version- such as mudblood, Merlin's beard, etc. Ron often says things like 'blimey' or 'bloody hell' and other British exclamations, however no outright swears are written up until the Deathly Hallows. Although it's mentioned that 'Ron swore loudly.
Later on in the books, Hermione calls herself a mudblood in an effort to reclaim the word as a muggle-born witch, much to Ron's surprise—proving that wizarding curses really do vary based on who says them and how.
A curse was a type of Dark charm which was used for the worst kinds of Dark Magic. The most heinous of the three Dark charms, curses came in many strengths and forms, but were usually reserved for causing immense suffering to the victim, such as excruciating pain, total control, or even death.
You've got Crucio, the torture curse; Imperio, the mind-control curse; and Avada Kedavra, the killing curse. You can learn all three of these spells as a teenage schoolkid in Hogwarts Legacy and you won't even get sent to prison for using them.
There were concerns over the violence and increasingly dark tone of the later books but most of the censorship attempts were for religious reasons. It was also banned in some Christian schools in the UK.
Draco Malfoy. Hermione Granger. Malfoy first called Hermione a "Mudblood" in 1992; this was also the first time Harry Potter ever heard the term. Malfoy also called her a "Mudblood" on many other occasions.
The Color Purple is among the thousands of books that have been swept up in the wave of book banning documented by PEN America in the past several years; the novel has been pulled from shelves in at least three counties since 2021.
According to the American Library Association, Harry Potter books are now the most challenged books of the entire 21 st century. The books continue to be challenged and banned across the United States, the most recent occurrence in a Nashville Catholic school in 2019.
The Disarming Charm became Harry Potter's signature spell, and it notably caused the final defeat of Lord Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts by rebounding his Killing Curse, because the Elder Wand recognised Harry as its master through the spell connection, and thus strengthened the Disarming Charm to the point ...
The book and the films diverged. In the book he is not hit with the killing curse. I believe in the movie he is. In the book, the curse that hits Sirius is not identified (although it is rumoured to be Stupefy because of the red light), and him being knocked through the Veil is what causes his death.
Malfoy spots Harry and casts a Cruciatus curse; Harry, defending himself, using the Half-Blood Prince's Sectumsempra spell without knowing its effects. To his horror, it gashes Draco's face and chest, spilling his blood everywhere.
Players first get the Crucio curse by completing the Sebastian Sallow quest "In the Shadow of the Study." Later, they will have the chance to unlock Imperio by completing "In the Shadow of Time." And finally, Hogwarts Legacy players can unlock Avada Kedavra by completing the quest "In the Shadow of the Relic," one of ...
In HBP, Harry discovers Draco crying to Moaning Myrtle in the girl's bathroom. Draco catches him and attempts to use the Cruciatus curse on him, but Harry hits him with a Sectumsempra before Draco can get the spell off, gravely wounding him.
One of the three Unforgivable Curses outlawed under wizarding law, Avada Kedavra kills the victim on impact, instantaneously and painlessly, usually with a blinding flash of green light. There is no way to block the spell, and there is no counter-curse - it can only be dodged.
In the final movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2, Molly first hits Bella with a spell that freezes her, most likely Petrificus Totalus. Then, she launches another one that shatters her entire body into pieces, which could be expelliarmus, bombarda, stupefy, or any spell that can produce such an effect.
The pain caused by the Cruciatus Curse was described by Harry Potter as being worse than "one thousand white-hot knives, boring into the skin" and beyond what most people would ever experience.
