Forum:Jinx vs. Curse

I'm a bit confused by this view point. I was just over at another page where it states that the anti-disapparition jinx was actually a curse because it inhibited movement, thus controlling what someone does. However, this statement seems to go against two things: One: Rowling calls it a jinx for a reason. Two: A curse in the context of control is something negative that happens to someone when controlling their movements (i.e. Imperius curse takes away your freedom to think, etc)and that's usually performed at the time of control as opposed to an ongoing thing... This jinx in question doesn't cause harm or trauma to the witch/wizard. It quite literally 'jinxes' up their spell so they cannot perform it. No pain happens, no loss of freedom in the sense that one can still move around and perform other spells, and no limbs fall off. So, I'm just a bit confused why we're calling the anti-disapparition/apparition jinx a curse.

MeridianXO 00:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)