Can you resist the Imperius curse?

Resistance. Resisting the Imperius Curse was possible, but required great strength of will and character. The fact that it could be resisted made it unique amongst the three Unforgivable Curses, as it was the only curse that had a direct manner of defence.
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Can Imperio be blocked?

That's Protego Horriblis. Crucio and Imperio can be blocked in my knowledge. Avada Kedavra cannot be blocked by spells, and can only be blocked by something physical.
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Can the cruciatus curse be resisted?

Once cast, there was no spell that could defend against the Cruciatus Curse. However, there were still evasive options available against it.
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Do people remember what they did under the imperius curse?

No, when the Imperius Curse is working, the Imperiused person won't remember anything. Once the Imperius Curse works properly and the target was not able to resist it, they do not have any memory of what happened while they were Imperiused.
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How did Harry resist imperius?

Viktor was forced to attack Cedric Diggory with the Cruciatus Curse. Used this curse on Harry Potter in the Little Hangleton graveyard in order to force him to answer his question, however Harry Potter managed to successfully resist the curse. Forced to attempt to steal a prophecy from the Department of Mysteries.
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How Does Harry Resist The Imperius Curse? [Harry Potter Theory]



Why did Harry not feel the Crucio?

Harry didn't feel the Cruciatus Curse cast by Voldemort because he was, once again, fully under the protection of his mother's enchantment. An enchantment which was being sustained by some of Harry's blood within Voldemort.
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How do you break the imperius curse?

We also know that the Imperius Curse can be broken through one's own strength of will, as Harry did, for example. In all other cases, the Imperius Curse seems either to have worn off, or to have ended with the death of its caster, or been lifted voluntarily.
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Did Harry use Crucio on Bellatrix?

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry attempts to use the Cruciatus Curse against Bellatrix Lestrange, in self-defense, but fails. Bellatrix taunts him for this failure, saying he has to "really mean it", that he has to really hate someone for that curse to be effective.
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Can Protego Maxima block Avada Kedavra?

Nope. None can block the Killing Curse, but yeah it can be dodged.
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Did Grindelwald use Avada Kedavra?

Another established rule that Fantastic Beasts 3 retcons is that the killing curse is supposed to be unblockable by any typical protective spell. 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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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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What curse did Molly use on Bellatrix?

' Molly used Petrificus Totalus , the body binder spell, hence the fact Bellatrix was frozen, then she used a strong exploding spell, probably Reducto or Diffindo , whch destroyed Bellatrix. under normal circumstances, it probably wouldn't kill, but Molly got what was essentially a "critical hit," using gaming terms.
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Who spat in McGonagall's face?

Amycus liked to cruelly punish and torture the students who opposed the new regime. In the evening of 1 May 1998, shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts, he was tortured by Harry Potter when he spat in Professor McGonagall's face. He was then Imperiused and tied up in Ravenclaw Tower by McGonagall herself.
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Is the imperius curse permanent?

When a correctly cast Imperius curse is terminated - for whatever reason - the victims become themselves again, as happened after the final defeat of Voldemort and the Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts, when all of the people across the country who had been Imperiused by him or his supporters were released from ...
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Does Ron use the imperius curse on Hermione?

Ron Weasley used the Imperius Curse on Hermione Granger to make her fall in love with him, instead of Harry Potter.
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Has Harry ever used an unforgivable curse?

Harry makes use of two of the Unforgivable Curses in the books. Dueling with Bellatrix Lestrange, he attempts the Cruciatus curse, with limited results; Bellatrix says that he has to really hate someone to make the Unforgivable Curses work properly, righteous indignation isn't enough.
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Who created Crucio?

Creation. The Cruciatus Curse was invented during the early middle ages, by dark witches or wizards. The curse was created for torture purposes, but has also been used effectively in duels. According to Barty Crouch Jr., the curse was once very popular.
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Did Voldemort create Avada Kedavra?

Nothing is ever said about the inventor of Avada Kedavra, but it was invented before 1717, because it was classified as an Unforgivable Curse by the British Ministry of Magic then.
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What spell does Ginny use in Order of the Phoenix?

Behind the scenes

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, only Ginny casts the Reductor Curse to smash the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy, instead of every D.A. member present.
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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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What spell did Hermione use on Nagini?

Cast by Hermione in Bathilda Bagshot's house when Nagini was coming for her and Harry; the spell ricocheted around the room, exploding a mirror and destroying Harry's holly and Phoenix-feather wand. She later referred to it as the Blasting Curse (DH17).
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What is Harry's signature spell?

The spell became Harry's trademark. But why did he love it so much? Roughly translated, Expelliarmus – the Disarming Charm – means 'to drive out a weapon' and that's what it does: forces the subject to drop whatever they're holding.
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Can you be evil in Hogwarts Legacy?

While you can't become an actual villain, it is possible to wield dark magic and play as an evil wizard in Hogwarts Legacy. As it's an open world RPG you have plenty of ways to customize your character, choose your house and develop your magical skills and powers.
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