How did Snape reverse Sectumsempra?

Snape reversed it using the counter-curse. Snape reversed the effects of the Sectumsempra spell Harry used on Draco using a counter-curse.
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How does Snape heal Sectumsempra?

Vulnera Sanentur was the song-like incantation of a healing spell which was used to heal deep wounds, which could also be used as the counter-curse for the curse Sectumsempra.
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Why did Harry stop using Sectumsempra?

Most likely it was because he was the one who created the curse to begin with. If he hadn't wrote that spell into the book Harry wouldn't have used it on Malfoy to begin with. I'm pretty sure Snape took responsibility for what Harry did, and decided the punishment for him.
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Can you heal Sectumsempra?

Sectumsempra is a very dark curse that causes a cut (Latin "sectum" = "cut") which will not heal ever (Latin "semper" = "forever").
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How did Malfoy survive Sectumsempra?

In Deathly Hallows when the order disguises themselves as Harry, Snape uses Sectumsempra on George and he loses his ear and Lupin and Molly both say that it cannot be healed because it was cursed off, yet in Half Blood Prince when Harry uses the same curse on Malfoy, Snape is able to heal him.
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Why did Snape curse George's ear?

The injury was caused by Snape's Sectumsempra spell in order to stop the Death Eaters from hurting George (who he thought was Harry) and Lupin, but missed and hit George.
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Why is Sectumsempra not unforgivable?

The reason it wasn't classified as an Unforgivable Curse is because the Ministry wouldn't have known about it - they would be unable to make any decision on something they don't know exists. That, by itself, doesn't say whether the Ministry would classify it as one if they knew about it.
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What killed aragog?

That same year, Aragog contracted an unknown illness over the summer, and despite Hagrid's attempts to heal and comfort Aragog by feeding him giant grubs, he eventually died on 20 April, 1997.
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What is Rictusempra?

The Tickling Charm (Rictusempra), also known as the Rictusempra Charm, is a spell that causes a victim to buckle with laughter. It also has at least two other side effects on the victim. It is usually used as a diversionary tactic in duels.
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What is Snape's favorite spell?

Sectumsempra is a curse invented by Professor Severus Snape, during his childhood, when he was known as "The Half-Blood Prince". He created it with the intention of using it against his enemies, and it soon became one of his specialties.
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What spell does Snape use to heal Draco?

Vulnera Sanentur was the song-like incantation of a healing spell and counter-curse to the Sectumsempra Spell, which was invented by Severus Snape.
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Who cut off George's ear?

The next year, during the Battle of the Seven Potters, Snape attempted to use the curse to sever the hand of a fellow Death Eater, but due to a slip, he accidentally cut off George Weasley's left ear instead, leaving him guilt-ridden.
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What spell cut off George's ear?

The Deathly Hallows

George's ear was cut off by a Sectumsempra spell casted by Severus Snape over Little Whinging.
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Why couldnt they use magic to save Dobby?

Dobby was more gravely injured, and likely suffering from internal bleeding and severe blood loss. Hermione was not an experienced healer. She lacked the skills to do much more advanced magical healing, and likely knew that this situation exceeded anything she was capable of fixing.
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Is Newt Hagrid's dad?

Short and sweet - Newt Scamander.
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Who is bigger Aragog vs Shelob?

It's explained that Shelob's size was roughly eight feet in length and seventeen feet across, which is by no stretch a small spider. However, Aragog is explained to be roughly the size of a small elephant with an eighteen-foot leg span.
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Why are spiders scared of basilisks?

It has been theorised that spiders fear Basilisks because arachnids can see nearly 360-degrees around them and cannot shut their eyes, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the monster's killing gaze.
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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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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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What spell killed Bellatrix Lestrange?

Best Answer. ' 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.
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Who betrayed the 7 Potters?

After Sirius Black's death, Mundungus stole his possessions, including Salazar Slytherin's Locket. He was also somewhat cowardly, as he abandoned Alastor Moody during the Battle of the Seven Potters; Moody was killed by Lord Voldemort.
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Did Harry Potter ever use 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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Did Voldemort know Snape was a spy?

Voldemort in turn knew the first half of the prophecy from Snape. He knew from his own knowledge of the wizarding world and his spies (presumably) that the prophecy could refer to either the Potters or the Longbottoms, and he knew from Snape that Dumbledore knew this too (if not more).
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