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SPOILER!!: Professor! Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxilocks  Sarani, who had been sitting on the edge of the glass table throughout the discussion, raised a hand for silence.
"The Dark Arts are all manifestations of magic - both tangible and intangible - whose primary purpose is to harm. This includes spells, equipment, potions, creatures and practices. There are two fixed attributes of each dark art: its power is proportional to the degree of malicious intent, meaning its power decreases with a decrease in malicious intent and it is never possible to utilize it to its fullest extent unless one wants to maim; and sooner or later, it corrupts."
"Prefect Erised raised a valid point. Too often, what is 'dark' is not the magic, but the wizard or witch behind it. Miss Denver and Mr. Carter mentioned a few spells, including the levitation charm. Using levitation to drop someone off the edge of a cliff would be a good example of a wizard or witch using a simple spell to cause harm. What ensures the Levitation Charm is not dark magic, then, is the fact that it can be utilized to its maximum potential without having to intend to cause harm. The Cruciatus Curse, on the other hand, cannot be used to induce pain if the caster does not enjoy causing the target pain."
"Miss Gwydion and Miss Trewhella both brought up excellent questions. When is the use of dark arts justifiable? Is it justifiable? To answer your question, Miss Trewhella, aurors were allowed to use Unforgivables during the two wizardings wars and, in some parts of the magical world, can still do so. Bear in mind, however, that law enforcement trainees must study both non-lethal and less-lethal magic. This means that, until and unless they have no other option, law enforcement personnel are required to opt for alternatives. It is my belief that a dark witch or wizard is not one who would use an Unforgivable; it is one who would use an Unforgivable for the sake of using one." The class was free to differ. No one ever got anywhere by agreeing to everything their instructors believed in.
"The important thing to remember is that, while intent can make a simple spell harmful, that is an example of a witch or wizard moulding a spell to his or her own needs. The Dark Arts, in themselves, are all forms of magic that require malicious intent to be utilized to their maximum potential, and whose endpoint is corruption. People who use the Killing Curse on a regular basis will lose the ability to empathize." Might as well throw that out there. Food for thought.
"When you go out into the practical world, however, fixed definitions will be the last thing on your mind - and that is as it should be." Yes. Sarani did not like definitions. "You are here to learn to defend yourselves against that which is varied, ever-changing and eternal -" To quote the infamous Severus Snape - "But, before that, you are here to defend yourselves." And defend was a big word. "This means that your course will include both basic and advanced defensive magic. If you have questions, raise your hand and ask. If you don't, who can tell how a dark creature differs from a creature that isn't dark?"
Emma had decided to keep quiet in this class. It wasn't that the blonde Malfoy didn't like the class but she was just really really confused. With her notes out on her desk, she tried her best to listen to what the professor was saying. And then all of a sudden, the Professor was quoting a famous person. Hmm... Defend ourselves? If Emma had been a cartoon, a lightbulb would have appeared above her head. Yep. Emma was back on track.
Now time for the question. How a dark creature differs from a non-dark creature? Hmmm... Well Dark creatures included: Vampires, Red Caps, Hinkypunks, and more... Now what had her brother said to her when she was in her third year here? Hmmmm...
The Malfoy raised her hand. " Professor, the difference between Dark creatures and non-dark creatures is that one, Dark Creatures do not have a complete life cycle the a regular creature would. I believe they exist as a physical extension of an evil intention. And, two, Dark Creatures seek to harm other creatures for no reason," explained Emma, raising her hand. She bit her lip, hoping that she had gotten the question right.
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