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[[File:Moody Spider GOF.png|thumb|250px|A [[spider]] is used to demonstrate the [[Unforgivable Curses]]]]
 
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[[File:Barty Crouch Jr impersonated as Alastor Moody at Defence Against the Dark Arts class.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[spider]]s are used to demonstrate the [[Unforgivable Curses]]]]
 
   
 
At the beginning of the [[1994–1995 school year]], [[Bartemius Crouch Jr|Barty Crouch Jr]], impersonating [[Alastor Moody]] through the use of [[Polyjuice Potion]], demonstrated the [[Unforgivable Curses]] to [[Harry Potter]]'s class using '''three spiders'''.
 
At the beginning of the [[1994–1995 school year]], [[Bartemius Crouch Jr|Barty Crouch Jr]], impersonating [[Alastor Moody]] through the use of [[Polyjuice Potion]], demonstrated the [[Unforgivable Curses]] to [[Harry Potter]]'s class using '''three spiders'''.

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Moody Spider GOF

A spider is used to demonstrate the Unforgivable Curses

"Talented isn't she? What shall I have her do next? Jump out the window? Drown herself?"
— "Moody" demonstrates the Imperius Curse on a spider[src]

At the beginning of the 1994–1995 school year, Barty Crouch Jr, impersonating Alastor Moody through the use of Polyjuice Potion, demonstrated the Unforgivable Curses to Harry Potter's class using three spiders.

The first spider was placed under the Imperius Curse, and was made to dance and perform acrobatics. Everyone in class were laughing, especially when Crouch had it jump onto students, until he suggested it to commit suicidal acts, as well as putting the curse on them.

The second spider was tortured by the Cruciatus Curse, much to the discomfort of Neville Longbottom (his parents were tortured into insanity with this curse by Death Eaters), and only stopped at Hermione Granger's behest. The Engorgement Charm was used on the spider beforehand to have a better visualisation of the spider's sufferings on the curse.

The third spider was struck by the Killing Curse, and died instantly.

Behind the scenes

  • Also in the same film, the spider is shown to be squealing when tortured with the Cruciatus Curse. In the book, it remains silent. Although Harry thinks it would have screamed if it would have had a voice.
  • The spider in the movie is female.

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