Can you block Avada Kedavra with Protego?

Well, really Protego diabolica can act as shield against Avada Kedavra, because when Alastor said about killing curse, Dumbledore explained harry that priori incantatem can be succesful way to stop killing curse, because it becomes a clash of magics (It doesn't matter spell, only power).
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Can a shield block Avada Kedavra?

It can't be blocked by a spell, though it can be blocked by an object. My theory is it will kill if it hits something that you are wearing, whether clothing or armour. Ok, I see.
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Does protego Diabolica block spells?

What in the world is Protega Diabolica? No spell can block or deflect Avada Kedavra, one has to use actual physical objects to do that. The ONLY thing that can block the killing curse is love magic. And that didn't block it so much as just reflect it.
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Can a wand block Avada Kedavra?

In the fourth book, we learn that Avada Kedavra is a unforgivable spell. We also learn that it cant be blocked.
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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.
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How did Dumbledore block Grindelwald's Avada Kedavra?

At the end of Fantastic Beasts 3 though, Grindelwald attempts to use Avada Kedavra on Credence, but Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore successfully block it using golden magic.
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How do I block Avada Kedavra?

During every major battle scene from book 5 onwards, the Death Eaters make extensive use of Avada Kedavra. It, like any spell, can be blocked by physical objects (though it doesn't seem to be stopped by magical shields), it can be dodged, and (as we see in the climax of book 4) it can be struck by other spells.
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Is protego Diabolica the strongest spell?

The Protego Diabolica seems to be very advanced magic but it's not that powerful in itself. Within the Wizarding World, there's always a trade-off between rate of fire of a magic and control of said magic.
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What does protego Totalum do?

Protego totalum was the incantation of a protective enchantment used to shield a certain area or dwelling for an extended period of time.
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Can Protego stop crucio?

You can't block unforgivable curses or any other really powerful curses/hexes with the Shield Charm. @Harrypotterexpert101 You're right on that count, but I'm pretty sure Protego Maxima can block Crucio. Wait, no. That's Protego Horriblis.
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Is Protego Diabolica Fiendfyre?

The first thing is that Fiendfyre is a curse while Protego Diabolica is, as the name already shows, a variant of the Shield Charm which shows that it isn't a curse, but rather a protective enchantment.
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How did Dumbledore block Voldemort's Avada Kedavra?

Dumbledore didn't block it, he just cast it away meaning he curved it and it hit the wall anyways and we just can't Avada Kadavra curse by Protego or any other attacking spell.
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What is Levicorpus spell?

The Dangling Jinx (Levicorpus) was a jinx, which was intended to be cast nonverbally but the incantation could also be spoken aloud, caused the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle; the counter-jinx for this jinx was Liberacorpus.
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What does Fianto Duri mean?

Fianto Duri was the incantation of a charm that, when combined with a protective spell such as Protego Maxima, could cause magical defences to become hard or more durable.
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What does Salvio Hexia do?

Salvio hexia was the incantation of a protective enchantment which deflected hexes from the area.
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Can muggles see Obscurials?

Second peice of evidence is the Obscurial attacks, it's completely invisible to the muggles that are present, up until his reveal when we are seeing it through the eyes of a wizard.
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What is Grindelwald's fire?

Grindelwald was able to unleash the ring of fire in an attempt to destroy Paris. The fire soon manifested as what appeared to be a fiery, winged demon or dragon within it as it spread and burnt everything in sight, similar to the effects of Fiendfyre.
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Does Harry ever use crucio?

While getting to the vault, the trio ran into Bogrod, a Goblin bank teller, and Travers, a Death Eater. To get them to participate in the heist as accomplices, Harry used Crucio on both figures.
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Did Ron use Avada Kedavra on Nagini?

But when Ron and Hermione are about to die by Nagini, Ron casts the killing curse as a last resort and it simply rebounds off Nagini as it was nothing.
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Can any wizard use Avada Kedavra?

No, for the Killing Curse (harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Killing_Curse ) to work you must have the intention to actually commit murder (Draco [harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Draco_Malfoy ] couldn't use the killing Curse to kill Dumbledore [harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Albus_Dumbledore ] for example because he didn't want to ...
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Can the killing curse be reversed?

The Killing Curse was a conventionally unblockable curse; therefore shield charms would not be able to defend against it. However, one could dodge the green bolt, block it with a physical barrier, or by the use of Priori Incantatem.
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Is Avada Kedavra based on Abracadabra?

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.
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What are the 4 Unforgivable curses?

They were first classified as "Unforgivable" in 1717. They are the Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra, the Cruciatus Curse, Crucio, and the Imperius Curse, Imperio.
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What is Confundus?

The Confundus Charm (Confundo) is a charm which causes confusion in a person or bewitched object. It appears that there are varying degrees of confusion caused by the spell, from simply tricking a person or thing about a specific incident to confusing a person to the point at which they endanger themselves.
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