Laceration Curse

Why exactly is Sectumsempra treated as something horrible and Dark? It's practically just a combat version of Diffindo. In comparison to, say, an exploding spell, you'd think it'd be no big deal. There are plenty of spells that are worse than Sectumsempra yet they're treated as no big deal.

"Blood spurted from Malfoy's face and chest as though he had been slashed with an invisible sword. He staggered backward and collapsed onto the waterlogged floor with a great splash, his wand falling from his limp right hand. Slipping and staggering, Harry got to his feet and plunged toward Malfoy, whose face was now shining scarlet, his white hands scrabbling at his blood-soaked chest."

-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Does anyone think that Snape and Regulus knew each other when they were students, they had to since they were both in Slytherin and death eaters at the same time. They were probably friends at Hogwarts, I know it doesn't make sense since Regulus' brother bullied Snape, but regulus would've wanted to be friends with someone who knew the dark arts since he came from a pure blood supremist family.

Have you ever wondered why Snape (despite giving out multiple detentions to Harry) did not deduct any house points from Gryffindor after Harry nearly killed Malfoy with the Sectumsempra Curse? Normally Snape would be more than willing to use any excuse to take scores of points off Gryffindor, especially when it involves Harry. This would have been his golden opportunity to take off 200 points (or more) from Gryffindor (and he would be justified in doing so).

But i guess he did try to ensure Gryffindor wont win the Quiddich Cup by keeping Harry in detention throughout the match, but to no avail.

Me, I have two:

The first one is expecto patronum. I kinda say it with an "I" in the second word, like "patro-nee-um"???

The second one is sectumsempra, I just say it with a silent "T" for some reason >-<

(I think the reason for both of those is that that was how I heard them when I first saw the movies, and I started to say them that way, and now after two or three years I can't pronounce them any other way >-<)

If Snape made Sectumsepra and he knew the counter-course (vulnera sanentur), and Snape accidentally hit George Weasley with the curse, why didn't Snape heal him?

What if, in Chapter 24 (sectumsempra) of HBP, harry took a little felix felicis. This led him to use Sectumsempra and hide his book, which showed him the vanishing cabinet.

Idk why it turned out so disastrous tho lol

This took so long

For Enemies

Quick sketch, turned out decent

Blood trickled into the green-and-silver blanket as Draco tried to fall asleep, tears trickling out of the corners of his tightly shut eyes. His arm was red and scratched, bleeding into the blanket. He could still see the dark, writhing skull and snake etched onto his arm. I’ve failed. Dumbledore’s going to find out--and kill me--or Father--or him-- He sat up, looking around at the shadowed dormitory. The room was filled with people, not one bed empty, but he still felt all alone.

He slid out of bed, brushing the tears from his face with the back of his hand, and snuck out of the Slytherin common room, walking quickly through the moonlit hallways. He opened the door of the second-floor girls’ bathroom, crumpling against the sinks. “Myrtle,” he said quietly, unconsciously scratching at his left forearm. “Who is--oh, hello, Draco,” Myrtle said, her tone changing pleasantly once she recognized him. He didn’t reply, crying silently into the darkness.

Draco woke up on the floor of the bathroom, sunlight sparkling through the windows. He stood up, unfastening his tight cloak. I’m failing, he’ll kill me, he’ll kill Mother, and Father-- Draco splashed a handful of water on his Dark Mark. Myrtle came sailing out of one of the cubicles. “What’s wrong? I could help you…” she inquired. “No--no one can help me, I have to do it alone, he’ll kill me, he’ll kill my whole family…” Draco said, his voice shaking.

“Don’t… don’t… tell me what’s wrong… I can help you…” Myrtle offered again. “No one can help me. I can’t do it… I can’t… it won’t work… and unless I do it soon… he says he’ll kill me…” He looked up and saw Pottah standing in the doorway. What’s he doing here? Spying, isn’t he? Trying to find out what I’m up to. Not that I’m up to much… not anything that works, anyway. He spun around and shot a hex at Pottah, but missed, smashing a lamp. Pottah flicked his wand, but Draco blocked it. Myrtle was screaming at him to stop, but he couldn’t, his hatred blinded him, forgetting about even his Dark Mark for a moment.

Everything was exploding, jets of light were going everywhere and Myrtle had turned on the taps, making the floor slippery and hard to grip. His hand shaking, Draco pointed his wand at Pottah and said the first curse that came to his mind: “Cruci--”

Pottah yelled an incantation Draco had never heard before, a moment later, pain shot through his chest and face. Blood was everywhere, and Draco fell to the floor, his hands clawing at his wounds. Pottah was saying something, but Draco wasn’t listening, he was shaking with pain. There was a faint scream of “Murder!” but whether by Pottah or Myrtle or another student Draco didn’t know.

Footsteps splashed into the bathroom. Draco felt a wand at his chest and the pain eased a bit, the blood subsiding. After a minute--or maybe an hour, the time was all blurring together--Draco stood up, supported by Professor Snape to the hospital wing. He slumped into a bed and Madam Pomfrey ran over, carefully administering the essence of dittany to his wounds. “What’s this?” she asked, tracing a finger over his ravaged arm. “Nothing,” Draco said instantly, yanking his arm away. It pulled him back into his horror story of a life, one where he was forced to kill someone and was desperately failing.

This was fun to write

Especially "Pottah" hehe

Don’t you think it should also be an unforgivable curse..... at least after hermione became the minister of magic as she knows about this curse

For me it is. Dramione, people who says the Movies are better than the books, people who think Gryffindor is the best house, people who think Draco is an angel boy who didn’t have a choice and think Harry is mean for casting Sectumsempra and Ginny’s humor(it’s always at the expense of others).

This post will probably get locked.

Does someone can tell me where did i can find the wand movements for Sectumsempra and Vulnera Sanentur? It's not on this image... Thanx