Would Avada Kedavra work on a Horcrux?

Horcruxes can only be destroyed in specific circumstances that allow it's complete and utter destruction. In the movies, the Horcruxes are destroyed in these ways: The killing curse — “Avada Kedavra.” Fiendfyre — a curse that creates powerful and magical flames.
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Could Harry use Avada Kedavra on Horcruxes?

Can Avada Kedavra destroy Horcruxes? Yes it can. There are a few ways to destroy a Horcrux. The 3 we know of are Avada Kedavra, Basilisk venom, and Fiendfire.
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What can kill a Horcrux?

We know for a fact that Basilisk venom is one of the few substances strong enough to destroy a Horcrux. Not only does it destroy the one inside Tom Riddle's diary, but Ron and Hermione also use one of the fangs to destroy Helga Hufflepuff's cup.
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Did Ron try to use Avada Kedavra on Nagini?

Ron never cast any kind of curse on Nagini, not in the book anyways. And there's no confirmation that the spell he used on her in the movies was the Killing Curse. Avada Kedavra isn't the only spell that creates green light, after all.
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What happens if you use Avada Kedavra on Voldemort?

Along with the Cruciatus Curse and the Imperius Curse, Avada Kedavra is considered to be one of the most terrible curses in the magical world, called the Unforgivable Curses; the use of any of the three on another witch or wizard is punishable by a life sentence in Azkaban.
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Did Ron Use Avada Kedavra on Nagini in the Deathly Hallows? - Harry Potter Theory



Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

As for everyone's favourite child-bullying adult, Snape's Killing Curse was 'blue' due to the cyanish background of the film scene. It was actually green, but the camera and effects made a bluish overlay which overlapped the green spell.
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Why didn't Quirrell use Avada Kedavra?

Quirrell did not try to use Avada Kedavra right away because with the prior incantatio you can know what spells a wand made, and he still had to stay undercover, and using such spells condemns you to Azkaban.
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Has Harry Potter 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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What curse did Bellatrix use on Hermione?

After being on the run from a bunch of Snatchers, the gang were taken to Malfoy Manor, where Bellatrix proceeded to torture Hermione using the Cruciatus Curse.
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Who used Avada Kedavra the most?

Some would say there's no spell worse than Avada Kedavra, the Killing Curse that Voldemort used so indiscriminately. But it's definitely not the wizarding world's only Unforgivable Curse.
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What was the hardest Horcrux to destroy?

The Locket

Of all of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, Salazar Slytherin's old locket is the most difficult to obtain and destroy. In the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore travel to an old cave where the Dark Lord would torture victims during his time as a teenager.
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Was Professor Quirrell a Horcrux?

Quirrell is, in effect, turned into a temporary Horcrux by Voldemort. He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him.
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How does Harry live if he is a Horcrux?

Voldemort unwittingly makes himself a Horcrux for Harry, although it might not be called that, by taking his blood earlier. In taking Harry's blood to regenerate himself, Voldemort ensures that Harry will not die if Voldemort kills him. The blood ties Harry to Voldemort's life, therefore Harry will live.
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Can expelliarmus block Avada Kedavra?

Expelliarmus did not beat Avada Kedavra. Voldemort's wand (the elder wand) recognized its true master (that was Harry) and refused to attack it. In a way Voldemort killed himself as his own spell backfired on him.
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Who first used Avada Kedavra?

History Of Avada Kedavra

The Killing Curse was created in the early Middle Ages by Dark witches and wizards. Primarily, the curse was used to quickly slay opponents during a duel.
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How did Harry live after Avada Kedavra?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.
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What is the saddest Harry Potter death?

1 Sirius's Death Left Harry Alone Again

The Order of the Phoenix members came to their rescue, and Sirius engaged in a heated battle with his cousin, Bellatrix, but unfortunately, he lost his life. The loss of his godfather, the closest person he had to a parent devastated Harry, and he felt the repercussion for years.
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Did Molly use Avada Kedavra?

In the book she didn't, it was a stronger Stupefy in the movie it is unclear what curse she used but it wasn't Avada Kedavra. It is quiet clear in the books that there are more than one way to kill someone magically, it happens twice: Sirus and Bellatrix.
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What curse did Bellatrix use on Ginny?

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 is the most powerful Harry Potter spell?

Most powerful spells in Harry Potter
  • Expulsion. The curse was used to create immense explosions that shattered the target with a beam of blue light. ...
  • Confringo. The explosive curse (Confringo) was a curse that made the target explode. ...
  • Sectumsempra. ...
  • Legilimens. ...
  • Avada Kedavra. ...
  • Imperius Curse.
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Who destroyed Salazar Slytherin locket?

July 1996: Albus Dumbledore destroys Marvolo Gaunt's ring with Godric Gryffindor's sword in his headmaster's office at Hogwarts. Dec. 28, 1997: Ron Weasley destroys Salazar Slytherin's locket deep in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, by stabbing it with Godric Gryffindor's sword.
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Did Harry use Avada Kedavra on Bellatrix?

Did Harry use Avada Kedavra on Bellatrix? Harry didn't use that spell because he cannot bring himself to kill anyone.
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How did Snape heal Malfoy?

When Draco Malfoy was attacked by Harry using Sectumsempra, the damages inflicted were reversed by Severus Snape with his charm.
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Why does Quirrell stutter?

The most obvious mention of stuttering was the character Professor Quirrell. In the end we discover that Professor Quirrell faked stuttering as to seem aloof and not draw attention to his plotting with the evil Voldemort.
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Why did Voldemort not Avada Kedavra Snape?

Voldemort executed Snape by snake bite instead of his favorite curse because he believed that Snape was the true owner of the Elder Wand, and thought that the wand might not work properly if used against its owner.
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