What is Abracadabra in Harry Potter?

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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Does abracadabra exist in Harry Potter?

Abracadabra is a Muggle bastardization of Avada Kedavra, likewise with Alakazam and Azkaban, as per Rowling. Sure, just go to any muggle magic show.
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Is Avada Kedavra just abracadabra?

So for a long time, it has been universally acknowledged that the Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra, closely resembles the stereotypical "Abracadabra!" which performance magicians declare when they do things like pull bunnies out of hats.
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Why is Avada Kedavra similar to abracadabra?

Avada kedavra came from an Aramaic word that meant “I destroy as I speak.” Abra Kedabra came from an Aramaic word that meant “I create as I speak.” That's why they sound so similar.
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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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Did Harry Potter cast 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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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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How did J.K. Rowling come up with Avada Kedavra?

According to a 2004 interview, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed that the killing curse "avada kedavra" comes from abracadabra.
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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 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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Why does the killing curse sound like Abra Cadabra?

Rowling stated that the killing curse is derived from Abra Kadabra. Abra Kadabra is an old Aramaic spell literally saying "Let it be destroyed" ("it" being a sickness). In universe, the implications are different. Either, the killing curse was invented by ancient people speaking a dialect of Aramaic.
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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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What is the hardest spell in Harry Potter?

Harry Potter: The 15 Hardest Spells To Perform
  1. 1 Killing Curse. The most maligned spell in wizarding history, the Killing Curse allows users to instantly take the lives of their victims.
  2. 2 Flight. ...
  3. 3 Patronus. ...
  4. 4 Imperius Curse. ...
  5. 5 The Creation of a Horcrux. ...
  6. 6 Animagus Spell. ...
  7. 7 Cruciatus Curse. ...
  8. 8 Occlumency and Legilimens. ...
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What is Harry Potter's most powerful spell?

Harry Potter: 15 Strongest Spells In The Wizarding World, Ranked
  1. 1 The Mirror Of Erised Charm.
  2. 2 Avada Kedavra Is The Ultimate Unforgivable Curse. ...
  3. 3 Unsupported Flight Is Nothing Less Than A Magical Revolution. ...
  4. 4 Protego Diabolica Burns Away The Caster's Enemies. ...
  5. 5 Expecto Patronum Summons A Powerful Protector. ...
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What is the coolest spell in Harry Potter?

The 10 Best and Most Iconic Harry Potter Spells
  • Expelliarmus. The Disarming Charm, as the name implies, enables the user to disarm another wizard or witch in a duel by forcing their wand out of their hand. ...
  • Avada Kedavra. ...
  • Expecto Patronum. ...
  • Wingardium Leviosa. ...
  • Petrificus Totalus. ...
  • Obliviate. ...
  • Riddikulus. ...
  • Accio.
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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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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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How did Ginny block the killing curse?

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 was Snape's spell?

Sectumsempra is a curse invented by Professor Severus Snape, during his childhood, when he was known as "The Half-Blood Prince.
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Is Patronus a real word?

The Patronus Charm

In Ancient Rome, the word 'patronus' meant protector, too, but with very different connotations. A patronus in Ancient Rome was someone of a high class who had a 'patronage' relationship with a client, who would usually be less rich, or lower class.
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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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What spell is Avada Kedavra?

Avada Kedavra, also known as the Killing Curse, kills a person instantaneously and without injury. There is no countercurse for it, and only one person, Harry Potter, has ever survived it.
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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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