Francis explains, "Typical Dark Magic spells are called Curses. There are offensive spells that shoot out of a wand like a gun; curse energy causes physical damage to things it hits besides the magical effect. Hexes and jinxes are lesser spells that adversely affect the target. As mentioned above, these spells are not necessarily Dark Magic. The intention of the caster is what actually makes the difference. Dark Magic is more than simply curses, however. Magic which involves tampering with the free will of another person or which kills another person would be considered Dark Magic indeed."