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 did Harry use an Unforgivable Curse?

Shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry not only successfully used the Cruciatus Curse against Amycus Carrow, he also cast the Imperius Curse against two individuals during the Gringotts heist which led to Harry, Hermione, and Ron getting in the Lestrange vault.
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Did Harry use an Unforgivable Curse in the movies?

Harry Used The Imperius Curse Multiple Times During The Gringotts Heist. Death Eaters had a history of using Imperio to make innocent victims do their bidding. Harry, however, turned the tables by casting the hypnosis spell three times on two different figures in Deathly Hallows.
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Did Ron use an Unforgivable Curse?

None of the good guys dare use the Killing Curse throughout the events of the movies and books, no matter how high the stakes and how difficult things are. But Ron Weasley is the exception, giving it a go in the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 movie when himself and Hermione look destined to die via Nagini.
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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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Is Avada Kedavra blockable?

Avada Kedavra can be dodged. It can be blocked physically or with spells. But once it hits you, you can't stop yourself from dying.
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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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When did Harry resist the Imperius curse?

Little Hangleton graveyard; After being forced by an unspecified spell to bow at the beginning of a duel, Harry successfully resisted Voldemort's Imperius command to answer a taunting question. Forced to attempt to steal a prophecy from the Department of Mysteries in 1995. Same as with Broderick Bode.
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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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Why did crucio not work on Harry?

The primary reason the Cruciatus Curse didn't work on Harry was that Voldemort wasn't the true owner of the Elder Wand. The Elder Wand, like other wands being semi-sentient, knew who it's true master was. It was aware of the fact that Harry had won over Draco and it belonged to him.
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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 did crucio feel like?

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.
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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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How did Ginny block the killing curse?

In the second part of the film adaptation of Deathly Hallows, this duel has some noticeable differences: In the film, Bellatrix casts a blue spell at Ginny Weasley instead of a Killing Curse, who deflects it using a Shield Charm. In the book she just avoids it.
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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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How did Harry overcome the imperius curse?

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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What did Igor do to the Goblet of Fire?

Before the goblet gives it's results, there is a scene in the movie, where Igor Karkaroff secretly walks into the chamber, when the goblet is placed. This indicates that he is the one who put Harry's name in the goblet, but that is not true, it was Barty Crouch.
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Why would Arthur Weasley know about the imperius curse?

"Some job for the Ministry, trying to sort out who was being forced to act, and who was acting of their own free will." Since Arthur Weasley works at the Ministry, he would indeed know all about that curse.
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Who Are The Fallen 50 in Harry Potter?

Loyalty. The Fallen Fifty (d. 2 May, 1998) were the unknown people who were killed fighting Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts, the final conflict of the Second Wizarding War.
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Can you use Protego against Avada Kedavra?

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 Protego block 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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How did Dumbledore block Voldemorts 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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