10 CURSES So Awful Even Dark Wizards Feared Them - Harry Potter Theory

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Thanks for watching folks! What does YOUR top 10 look like? Leave a comment down below!

[@mateuszkozowski5824]

1. Cruciatus ( I do not know if i'm correct but this curse causes target ultimate suffering, worse than death and anything possible by it's definition, what's more there is also no ethical exuse to use it) 2. Blood malediction (It's sick to curse not only enemy but also innocent descendants) 3. Oblivate (maybe its not a curse, but it can be irreversible and can make you a vegetable, which probably even horkruxes cant prevent (Lockhart fate). It also can take all your happy memories of friends, family, ur daughter. Can break your identity, humanity, sanity , manipulate you probably worse than imperius) 4.Imperius ( Taking away your will and freedom is very sinister. Dark wizard can force u to do whatever, killing, stealing, torturing, spreading imperius (probably), commiting some unimaginable crimes, it can also take your secrets. It's also potentialy more powerfull than horkruxes. 5. Avada kedavra (curses above has potential to lead to fates worse than death) 6 Gormlaith Gaunt's curse (if its reversible then there is still hope, thats why it's lower than kedavra. 7.Entrail-Expelling Curse (its cruel) 8. sectumpsepra (its almost same as above but less cruel) 9. Fiendfire (it has potential to destroy dark objects, but casted poorly can lead to disaster, if im correct its unlimited and last even after death of a caster. 10 Reducto (i couldnt find anything worse from wiki)

[@mathewkanapilly796]

I think if there was a spell that gave an outcome equivalent to a dementor’s kiss it would be the worst based on the description of what a dementor’s kiss is

[@thebrowneyesofmandalore]

Hi can you do a fanfiction on what if Harry had brought Peter Pettigrew to the castle in the poa? Like how the story would have been different? Thank you.

[@queerdor]

I also want that video

[@elenavergara9842]

@@thebrowneyesofmandalore Good question

[@riffdex]

Can’t believe “Eat slugs” isn’t on the list...

[@elmerald210]

Oh god, that’s truly the worst curse of all

[@zeroeffect0420]

Technically it is. That spell Ron attempted on malfoy was the slug-vomiting curse that ended up backfiring

[@captain1148]

Now that would definitely ruin someone's day

[@theonemrtom101]

I would definitely make my own spell called (Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo fill your mouth with poo"

[@KetchupTheCreatorOfficial]

@@zeroeffect0420 His wand broke so it does the oppisite

[@MrSpannners]

I assume sectum sempra wasn't on this list because it wasn't a well known spell that was widely used. I still think it should be up there personally, as getting sliced up and left to bleed out is much worse than the sleep curse

[@heatherjones6647]

Also, it has an instant antidote whereas a lot of the curses in the video are untreatable and irreversible.

[@dustinschings7042]

That could be a "utility" charm if used properly.

[@onesus6714]

@@heatherjones6647 the healing spell needed to heal it, is only known to severus and maybe Dumbledore but no one else not even Harry since only the spell itself was written in severus' potion book

[@Weezytecktonik]

Perhaps because, just like a knife or any other cutting tool, it can be used for utility purposes, like cutting vegetables for a salad, or wood, or clothing material or whatever. It’s how you choose to use it that makes it either a tool or a weapon

[@amilliyahdubrinsky1411]

Sectum Sempra is not a known curse because it was created by Snape. Only those that had looked at the book would have known it, but it wasn't until Harry himself found it.

[@lxena8033]

Yes, I agree the imperious curse isn't that bad, or could be positive, except when the caster can literally make you end yourself against your will, or kill someone you know. Mind control is no joke. You may feel great under the curse, until it's lifted, then you remember all the horrible things you were forced to do, and now have to try to live with the consequences, and guilt of those actions.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Even in a mental health setting, being under the Imperius Curse can be more addictive than any drug in the entire world and as a book from a completely different series (The Illusion) points out, alternating Cruciatus (pain) and Imperius (pleasure) can maximise the effectiveness of the torture.

[@MdTriki]

​@@JamesDavy2009 correct

[@FIRING_BLIND]

I'd say it's one of the worst actually

[@incitingariot9925]

This is the magical equivalent to MK Ultra

[@hexretro8112]

@@JamesDavy2009 if the effects of the imperius curse is addictive then it would be one of the worst curses. just imagine the rehab required to keep someone from cursing themselves over and over with a mind control curse that can be done with what is the magic equivalent of a cellphone in utility and commonality. Plus I bet there would be side effects or withdrawal symptoms that are just not generally known about because no person in general would experience what the imperius curse feels like and decide to curse themselves repeatedly or be cursed repeatedly by somone else.

[@tardaboveall491a]

As you say, curses are dark charms. And as charms is magic that changes the properties of people and objects, I feel like Avada Kedavra simply changes the properties of targets from "alive" to "dead". It sounds simple, but the effects of the killing curse are instant. Not "VERY fast", but instant. As such, organ failure and soul ripping seems unlikely to me, as they require a proces (although I know your organs won't function as a result of you dying, but it is not the cause). Just like Wingardium Leviosa does not make objects fly/float by making them lighter or blowing air downwards, but simply changes property to "flying", Avada Kedavra is not a curse for stopping your heart, or tearing away your soul. It doesn't cut you. It doesn't hurt you. You don't explode. You die. It is a curse that makes you dead.

[@SirSmurfalot]

Well reasoned!

[@MCPunk55]

I can see Imperio being used to help people in their death bed feel better, go in peace. I can see it as an aid to those suffering from PTSD or Depression. Perhaps even a way to help Longbottom's mother.

[@alexjanuary6109]

Regarding Avada Kedavra, in deathly hollows before facing Voldemort in the forbidden forest, Harry saw his parents with the help of resurrection stone and they reassured him it’s not painful

[@user-rh5rz6nd4p]

Yeah plus sirius wouldn't be smiling if it hurt

[@aed-oll]

@@user-rh5rz6nd4p didn’t Sirius die from the veil of death?

[@yesyes5518]

@@aed-oll Depends, in the movie he was hit with Avada Kedavra then falls into the veil, but in the books its the veil that straight up kills him

[@user-rh5rz6nd4p]

@@aed-oll I guess he does in the books, not in the movies though

[@maxsdad538]

Death isn't painful, but that doesn't mean the curse isn't.

[@Bruced82]

Fiendfyre is pretty horrible too, potentially to even its own caster, as it's hard to control, destroys about everything and seeks out the living to engulf. Hermione knew that it would likely destroy the horcrux they had, but didn't even want to consider using it, because it's so dangerous.

[@JamesDean-yo8wm]

sectumsempra definitely belongs on this list somehwere! its so much blood and the wounds are so very deep. it's very deadly and if the being on the receiving end doesn't immediately receive aid will die in under 2 mins and that's pushing it. it was also The Half Blood Prince's own creation. Snape definitely deserves some recognition for the creation of this awesome Offensive/Defensive Curse.

[@valerune192]

the killing curse isnt that bad in my opinion. It's the quickest, surest and most painless way of death. In a way, it could be used as a mercy in many cases. So I think the curse "badness" depends a lot on the intention

[@M.A.C.01]

Idk harry got the curse used on him and the book described that it hurts

[@dom2056]

In theory, you could torture someone much more effectively and gruesomly with imperio than crucio, not to mention the infinite other negative possibilities mind control can cause. Obviously the caster would have to be seriously sick and creative but it could potentially top all of the others, and the fact that it is euphoric for the victim only makes it that much more sinister

[@TheLastCrow5150]

Laughing non-stop while you saw off an arm, sing the "ABCs", and orgasm non-stop. Yeah. Imperio could be pretty disgusting.

[@arrowghost]

And I thought Entrail Expelling should also be considered Forbidden too, it's so gory to imagine anyone die from it with blood & gibs everywhere. Lightning spell is another to count in, Crucio by itself if use continuously like Force Lightning, Hogwarts Legacy also utilize lightning summon from the sky. Most famous is Grindelwald using it.

[@madelinegarber7860]

I didn’t know there was a lightning curse. Like you said reminds me of force lightning. But yah entrail expelling and the number 1 curse sound terrible.

[@katholmes7112]

I think the worst is of course the Cruciatus. Ironically, I think the other Unforgivable, the killing curse is the least. The reason being, it kills instantly and with no pain. There are other curses that can kill that cause way more pain first.

[@vivianwallwood]

I agree. Compared to some illnesses we have in the real world, the killing curse doesn't seem too bad

[@barbiquearea]

I have to disagree mainly because the Imperius curse can have more long lasting, if not permanent effects done to its target. And when its used by especially unscrupulous fellows like Corvus Lastrange Snr, not only did he rob a woman he lusted after of her autonomy and took her from her family, but kept her as his wife against her will and took liberties with her.

[@katholmes7112]

I agree the Imperious is very bad. It would definitely be top three, but I'd still put the cruciatus higher and I'd have to include the number one on this guys list. I actually hadn't heard about the transmogifying curse thing, but it sounds really bad and like it should be an unforgivable. Kind of reminds me of what scientists say would happen to a person in the event horizon of a black hole. Literally, the scientific term is spaghetification. Ouch.

[@irishakita]

@@barbiquearea yeah but the cruciatus curse can destroy your mind, there's a reason these three are the unforgivables

[@matthewkalasky2891]

I agree about the Cruciatus curse, as, by NOT killing its target, it allows there suffering to be prolonged.

[@barbiquearea]

I have to disagree on the Imperius curse mainly because of how it was used on Yusuf and Leta's mother. Corvus Snr took her from her family and raped her while she was under his spell. Even if she wasn't aware of what was going on, that is still absolutely horrifying to behold. This in my opinion makes its place among the three "unforgivable" curses very proper.

[@JamesDavy2009]

The ways to abuse mind control compared to the ways to use it for good…is it any wonder why the wizarding world has deemed it to be unforgivable?

[@TerezatheTeacher]

Good point. In that case, it was basically the same as Merope Gaunt constantly keeping Tom Riddle under a love potion, just absolutely disgusting and terrifying.

[@occultcenturion1131]

I'm honestly surprised the ORGAN EXPELLING CURSE isn't an Unforgivable. That's WAY more brutal than Avada Kedavra.

[@TheSuperTrickey]

Still loving every video you release. Thank you

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Thank-you for watching!

[@jmd1743]

The imperious curse feels like the embodiment of the "slippery slope". A parent could make their kid focus on their tests, but it would be easily for the parent to fall into a dark hole. For instance the parent could go from making the kid do his or her homework to forbidding the child from falling in love before they graduate school. It not that the curse itself is bad it's that humans are terrible beings who're more likely to use it for wrong doing than good deeds, not out right intentional but like a bad opiate addiction that started out with legitimate use such as surviving cancer. Imagine watching a relative survive cancer only to lose their life to a opiate addiction.

[@Aquilenne]

I mean, even used in the best possible light, the curse is pretty awful. Taking away someone's autonomy feels like a violation, regardless of what it is you're forcing them to do. A parent forcing their child to do their homework would be disgusting. The only way that I'd see its use as being justified is if the only alternative is something more permanent like having no other alternative but to kill them. But in that case it's still not being used for good deeds, but rather a less awful one.

[@robertbeisert3315]

I have this problem with cheat codes. Use them once, and I'll use them all the time.

[@JamesDavy2009]

One curse I'm surprised no-one else has mentioned is the curse used to transform something (animate or otherwise) into a Horcrux.

[@gregoryfenn1462]

We don't know what that is though, JKR hinted it is too abhorrent to say.

[@tomsmith6379]

@@gregoryfenn1462 there was a book that was briefly in circulation saying exactly what is needed for the horcrux ritual. The death of an innocent (originally someone known by the user Myrtle was an accident but Tom had no problem making use of her for his first) an item precious to the user to house the soul piece, and eating a piece of one's own body (liver, heart, kidney, stomach, etc.) to create an ouroboros effect (tore a piece of soul and body away then reabsorb it) I didn't include everything but if you look hard enough you can find it

[@Karak971]

@@tomsmith6379 and the name of this book was?

[@tomsmith6379]

@@Karak971 the unedited book that J.K gave to one of her editors. It was explicit enough that the editor got physically ill

[@Karak971]

@@tomsmith6379 so then it wasn't ever in circulation and we have no way of knowing if that story is true or not

[@tippdustin]

I'm surprised Snape's spell "sectumsempra" isn't on the list.

[@Brightstarvids]

Yeah!

[@Weezytecktonik]

Perhaps because, just like a knife or any other cutting tool, it can be used for utility purposes, like cutting vegetables for a salad, or wood, or clothing material or whatever. It’s how you choose to use it that makes it either a tool or a weapon

[@lenntronni5455]

@@Weezytecktonik same thing could be said about imperio but both can be so horrible that they should be on the list

[@crispysatyr0355]

@@lenntronni5455 imperio is obviously a tad worse.

[@rayblair3933]

20 mins before my shift ends you posted this at the right time love you're content

[@ginantsfan5]

I thought that Sectumsempra would've been number 1 as it translates to cut forever and If Snape hadn't shown up when he did then Draco would've bled to death after Harry used it on him!!!!!!

[@jeremyk.6456]

I bet the reason the top of your list wasn’t also an unforgivable curse is that it was probably used as punishment in Azkaban Prison to punish the worst of the worst offenders at their death sentence for the heinous acts they carried out on their victims to have some sort of physical justice rebounded onto the offender.

[@r.knight0912]

14:30 . I Love It When He Say's That

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

This was an interesting list of the most terrible curses in the Wizarding World, and I appreciate the explanation you provided for each placement. Sectumsempra could be an honorable mention.

[@JamesDavy2009]

It definitely 'ought to be. The only thing holding it back is because little is known about it, even in-world outside of a select few individuals.

[@beowulfofgeat]

I would have thought that inferi would have been on the list. Necromancy! Using the dead as a relentless bloodthirsty army! I mean, you probably killed all of them yourself and then you force them to kill others too. That's pretty evil!

[@marebbpc]

The crucio curse, is 'the best' bcus by the name itself you know its a torture curse. The name and effect fit perfectly.

[@dsly4425]

I don’t think that the “Avada Kadavra” curse rips the soul from the body as theorized because we know from the Dementor’s Kiss that a body can function without a soul. It’s just that the sense of self and everything we knew a person to be is gone but the body still functions. This does not happen with Avada Kevadra so I don’t think it’s just a soul ripping experience.

[@leonardoripalda4484]

And here I thought Fetus Deletus would be #1 or at least a notable mention

[@wm2286]

I would put cruciatus curse at number 1, because everyone says the longbottoms suffered a fate worse than death, and its irreparable, yeah the transmogrifian is physically worse, however the emotional and mental issues caused by the cruciatus curse on family and friends on top of the victim, I think it has a longer standing pain and suffering for everyone who knows them

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

As a D&D player and DM, I can confirm that this list doesn't even scratch the surface of the magical war crimes your players can extrapolate from even the most innocuous spells when you have a party of spellcasters with a dubious moral compass. Let's just say that when they were writing the rules for 5e, there was a REASON that WOTC specified that the inside of someone's stomach does not count as an "unoccupied space".

[@victormacs7897]

Any examples haha that sounds hilarious

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

@@victormacs7897 One example I can think of off the top of my head is that there's a magic item called Dust of Dryness, which can turn up to 20 gallons of water into a tiny pellet for ease of transport. When you smash the pellet against something hard, it turns back into the water. One player had the idea to slip one of these pellets into the villains' bowl of mixed nuts that he would habitually snack from, so when he bit down on the pellet, it would instantly turn back into 20 gallons of water in his mouth and blow his head off.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

@@minimalbstolerance8113 fucking GENIUS

[@incitingariot9925]

@@minimalbstolerance8113 I see nothing wrong with that though. Yea if the guy was the BBEG it is bad for you. But for the story? "He bit down and in an instant his bottom jaw hit the floor and skittered acrosss the room"

[@bolladragon]

JESUS 😂

[@mathieubordeleau150]

First explanation, maybe Transmogrifian torture is simply be a variant a crucio, thus performing it would be the same legally as performing crucio. Second J. K. Rowling came out with this curses after the list of unforgivable curse was in published book.

[@brad1ey50]

In my opinion the “eat slugs” curse should be at #1 on this list

[@abbynormal7525]

I really enjoyed this list and to those who didn’t, get over it. Beautiful job I’m happy with your content and love your channel.

[@MdTriki]

it is creative and open to subjective interpretationS

[@pineapplebrawlstars688]

I like how avada kadabra is modeled after the classic abra kadabra

[@mattkess3156]

“Abra Kadabra” ight Lazarus come out

[@fistovuzi]

Avada Kedavra is based on the Aramaic אַבַדָא כְּדַברָא, avada kedavra, meaning "let the thing be destroyed".

[@pineapplebrawlstars688]

@@fistovuzi that’s actually pretty cool

[@fistovuzi]

@@pineapplebrawlstars688 very few of the individual lore elements in Harry Potter are original. they existed before. but Rowling is exceptionally good at combining existing elements into a compelling and original whole. she is also very good at deepening lore around these elements to put her individual stamp on them. eg, wands. traditionally a wand is basically just a stick, usually holly, but she thought up the magical core idea to make it uniquely hers.

[@DBLCreations]

I mean, i think the curse that rips out your organs should be an unforgivable curse as well. I'm also thinking about "Sectumsempra." This should be an unforgivable curse as well in my opinion. It's as if you used a sword and slashed it into someone's body! If Snape wouldn't have the counter incantation Draco would've have died for sure. He would have bled to death!

[@Bruced82]

The entrail-expelling curse and Sectumsempra are both very obscure spells, they are horrific, but basically never used, unlike the three unforgivables by dark wizards, which become their signature spells basically.

[@kyleethekelt]

I've always been more concerned about the kind of mind that could invent such a curse in the first place. Pretty disturbing if you ask me. Sure, it has a counter-curse, but if a teen is coming up with this kind of spell he needs to see a mind healer.

[@DBLCreations]

@@kyleethekelt I agree. The question becomes: Why does he create such spells? He has been bullied for so long. I know exactly how it feels. I've been bullied for years myself. I can tell you, sometimes i wished,... Well, i don't know, nothing good i guess. It always multiple people against 1. You become a very easy target that way. So yeah, i can empathize with Severus. Even though it isn't right of course. And i agree, he should have seen a mind healer. But i don't know how these kind of things would work in the wizarding world.

[@DBLCreations]

@@Bruced82 That is true. Though i don't think this is a list of showing that it is only about "signature" spells. But you are right in a way, i guess.

[@kyleethekelt]

@@DBLCreations Kia ora, Laurent. I understand exactly where you're coming from. One of the things I find worrying about wizarding world culture is that people seem to be pretty hands-off with their kids. I'm sorry you were so mercilessly gtreated. Mine was of a different stripe, coming as it did from people in authority (in my case the head matron, some of the house staff and a few teachers) rather than my peers. So my own experiences resonate more with Harry at the hands of Snape than with Severus. And don't get me started on the major problems I feel Hogwarts has in terms of lack of staff, poor management and poor design LOL. Nga mihi, K

[@Huskytabby]

Video idea for you to do: What additional effects do spells have that are not seen in the movies? For instance, what else can the patronus charm do besides ward off dementors?

[@ProfessorLonghair90]

The patrous can deliver voice-mail. Read the book.

[@SolitaryGrave143]

7:36 The curse on the ring is called a withering curse.

[@cchavezjr7]

Imperius curse can very much be a death sentence. Someone can be sent into lethal situations with no choice over what they are doing. Also, the consequences of the actions under the curse can be lethal as well.

[@Luxo087]

#10 Flagrante #9 Ragnuk’s Curse #8 Gormilaith Gaunt’sCurse #7 Crucio #6 Sectumsempra #5 Portrait Curse #4 Blood Maldiction #3 Feindfyre #2 Avada Kedavera #1 Imperio I was shocked when you placed Imperio so low. I think being under the Imperius curse could be a fate worse than death.

[@ZDProds-c8p]

Imperio as 1? That's crazy. Come on.

[@jeffr.6169]

Getting hit with Confringo or Bombarda Maxima directly would suck balls. Same as getting hit with a bomb.

[@unit38421]

It would make sense to put the Cruciatus Curse near the top. One of the reasons induced coma is used as a medical tool is because, in some instances, the patient may be in so much pain that it can have a lasting psychological impact, for example in case of severe 3rd degree burns. I imagine the effects of the Cruciatus Curse emulates this to some degree, perhaps even exceeding it.

[@IronForce-ff2qx]

To this day. I’m still confused over why the ‘Killing Curse’ was treated as a big deal. It just KILLS you. It’s infamy would have made a lot more sense if it did something more messed up: like destroying the target’s soul or somehow blocking it’s access to the afterlife.

[@jackweaver1846]

Totally agree with you, but I might have an answer. I think it’s so vilified for two reasons. One, it can’t be blocked by protection spells and there is no counter curse to it. As far as I know, it is the only spell like this, so obviously it is a terrifying curse to exist. That any duel can be ended by simply using this spell is reason enough to make it completely outlawed. The other reason is that it sole purpose is to kill. With other spells that can be lethal, there is the potential for them to be used in ways that are not. For instance, using the entrails expelling curse mentioned in this video is a horrifying way to kill someone, but could also be used to gut an animal that is being hunted. Since it has other uses, the curse isn’t necessarily evil, it just depends on how it’s used. The killing curse is only used to kill, so there is really no good use for it (unless you want to get into the ethical dilemma of whether or not it’s okay to kill bad people, which following the themes of the HP series, Rowling seems to believe that killing is never the answer.)

[@Bottom_1999]

Frankly I'd put crucio as the most worst deadly curse. It literally tortures with excruciating pain continually. While Avada just kills you painlessly really it's a good live saver if you're getting attacked.

[@ProfessorLonghair90]

I've always wondered if because Crabbe and Goyle died by fiendfyre in the room of requirement if that meant their souls were destroyed and they never got an afterlife. That would be dark...

[@Viech54]

One reason comes to mind: There's supposedly no way to defend against the Killing Curse other than don't get hit. So while there are other spells/curses that also kill, it's possible to defend against those and survive a direct hit or prevent/weaken them by casting the Shield Charm or something.

[@serenaleahy-higgins3]

i think the fear surrounding it is its so easy to use imagine something like a cell phone or tv remote something that can be use for a variety of things but also has a kill button. anyone with a wand can kill someone as easily as if they were using a gun. and hteres no way of blocking. it. tbh...its an incredibly effective spell

[@squishyturtles1648]

I’m over here thinking I wanna take a hit of that imperio curse, sounds like a dope drug.

[@LordCullBot]

Just realized from the thumbnail that voldemort flips people off when he uses AK

[@jackscrivens9520]

I think sectumsempra should have been on the list.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Only a select few knew of its existence.

[@Jaymac720]

Avada Kedavra is honestly way too overpowered. The only _potential_ defenses are a love sacrifice or placing a large object between yourself and the curse. The idea that even defensive/deflective spells can’t save you is, well, unfair, for lack of a better word. It just gives the caster too much power. Now, it’s not a very easy curse to perform. Truthfully, Voldemort is probably the only one who used it successfully from what we see (maybe. Haven’t read the books in a while). Moody/Crouch Jr. used it on a spider, so can’t really say much there; Bellatrix didn’t actually cast it in book 5; and Snape didn’t truly want to kill Dumbledore, at least not malevolently so I don’t believe that it actually killed him.

[@Harry-mf6rq]

Was kind of disappointed, I wanted the 'worst curses' to be a list of the most pointless curses that are just utterly terrible and have no purpose, rather than being a list of the most evil ones we all know about.

[@HarryPotterTheory]

I can make that vid as well!

[@lsgardz3104]

@@HarryPotterTheory please

[@iio_moon]

bat boogie curse/hex would be one of them.

[@Harry-mf6rq]

@@iio_moon Tarantallegra forces the target to dance

[@KraccBaccSuporter]

YES

[@farhansyabibi170]

The worst curse is the one Ron used against Draco, that rebounded back, idk the name, the one that makes the target vomit slugs non stop.... I know its not the worst, but combined it with a shut up spell (close your mouth), it would be a disaster

[@mlpfanboy1701]

5:19 it can also be used to save others such as guiding a person through a minefield, stopping someone from killing another or getting a stubborn SOB to safety for his own good. Granted those are pretty much the only good things i can think of and those are questionable at best.

[@kevindewaynelowe]

Nice list. It's good to see that you understand there is worse things then death. Death can be and is a merciful end.

[@t.7899]

Hi dude juste wanted to say I love your work 🌟 you're doing an amazing job❤️ happy halloween and on to the video🎃

[@t.7899]

will do a top Ten after video

[@HarryPotterTheory]

@@t.7899 Sounds good!

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Thanks so much! Happy Halloween!

[@t.7899]

okay i have a problem😅 I actually don't know many spells and you said all that i know and others that I didn't know so i can't do a top ten but i can say spells that i know like glacius , confringo , the three unforgivable curses and sectum sempra , I think those are bad anyway sry 😅

[@grandmyotismon]

i would have imperio much higher if not the highest given the fact that the subjugation of someone against their own will in it's self already very abhorent act. in adition to this the person subjected to imperio could be made to murder or toture their own love one's against their own will as an example. It has the highest potential for being the most morally and damaging unforgivable curse of the three.

[@treeper9986]

Imperio probably shouldn’t be naturally unforgivable but rather it should be treated as any other spell as it’s what you do with it not just the nature of the spell itself

[@Only1NinGLEN]

i thought the entrail expelling curse was invented by a healer. and no exact description is given for the spells effects. i think it was hp folklore that theorized it could have originally be used by the healer to clear blockages in the bowels aka a laxative curse.

[@JamesDavy2009]

It might have been invented by hunter wizards to save the time and effort of cleaning kills and later on someone thought of what would happen if it was used on a live target.

[@davidhutson5464]

Wasn't the entrails expelling curse created by a st mungo healer? Which begs the question- can it be used to help someone who is sick?

[@GrimRuler]

I imagine it started as an anti-constipation charm, with some serious side effects.

[@DS6Prophet]

I'd say that any curse that doesn't work as a 1 shot 1 kill kind of thing is definitely an awful curse & it requires a really corrupted soul to cast such a dark kind of spell! I think any spell that's meant to cause torture & eventually slow death can be 99% classified as a horrible curse!

[@TobyH.]

Fartusdeflectus. All your farts are immediately successfully blamed on the first person to accuse you of farting.

[@tayloredwards4968]

Happy Halloween 🎃

[@njrivetelite]

Making your organs rip through your body sounds like a curse that should be unforgivable

[@mlpfanboy1701]

I love how the killing curse and torture curses are unforgivable yet stuff like bombardo is a ok. It is unforgivable to kill a man instantly or torture him, but you are apparently allowed to blow him up, freeze him to the bone, dissolve him into nothingness, pick him up and slam him into the ground at high speeds, turn them into an explosive barrel and chuck them at another guy, or set them ablaze.

[@Windwolf001]

I'm surprised Fiendfyre and Protego Diabolica didn't show in the top, they're certainly much worse than the sleeping curse and unlike most of the others here, make for a weapon of mass destruction, a truly terrifying one if you think of how fast the fire spreads and how "easy" it is to start but how hard it's to contain.

[@appollyon99]

Having the husk that remains of you (after a Dementor sucks out your soul and all your happiness) eventually turn into a Dementor yourself, ever cursed to live on, feeding on the joy of others and cursing them to this bleak existence... but then again, this is basically the same as marriage, isn't it?

[@birdiec]

Id love to see a video on what wouldve happened if Harrys boggart in book 3 was voldemort. Obviously at the time he was thinking about the dementors but what if he saw voldemort come out of the cabinet? Or what about the basilisk? If a basilisk comes out of the boggart cabinet does it kill and petrify people like the real one?

[@necromancer6405]

Imagine it turns into Voldermort's greatest fear because of the horcrux.

[@birdiec]

@@necromancer6405 which begs the question: how does death appear physically in the HP universe? Grim reaper just hops out with a scythe and kills him?

[@TerezatheTeacher]

@@birdiec Dead body. Molly's worst fear was her family's death, so she saw their corpses. I guess Voldy wuold see a dead Voldy.

[@hodgiaparnell3307]

Maybe the worst curse isnt one of the unforgivable curses because it's incredibly difficult to learn and therefore not used often enough and therefore not public known about so it's hardly ever used, so it was simply forgotten or not deemed relevant to the list of unforgivable curses.

[@LordDukane]

While I definitely agree with most of the placement on this list, there's one added point that a lot of people miss about the Imperius Curse. It's capable of imbuing the victim with the ability to do things they normally wouldn't be able to. Pair this with a particularly cruel mind, and this curse could actually make someone do anything on this list to their most beloved people. That's the only reason it will almost always top my list. 😮‍💨

[@ChiefinPack]

The unforgivable curses only work if you truly mean them, Imperio doesn't control a person's soul, if one doesn't desire to kill someone Avada Kedavra wouldn't work, nor crucio. There are also wizards (although rare) who can resist Imperio Harry has done it so has Barty Crouch Jr.

[@randymarshislorde]

Well it's a solid list, especially the number 1 spot (though tbh I think the order of some is a bit off), that was a genuine surprise to see, so props on that. However, there is 1 spell (idk if it's a curse for sure) that I would think should theoretically be on here. Fiendfyre, if I'm not mistaken, it's a curse where you create semi-sentient flames that are quite literally fueled by hatred and malice. I don't think it gets much darker than a spell that gets stronger the more you hate someone lol

[@WissenschaftZiegen]

I'm surprised septum sempra isn't on the list. In the advanced potions guide book, it literally says "for enemies" sounds like a pretty dark charm to me @HarryPotterTheory

[@Mannetasi]

Personally i would put the Killing Curse much lower no matter how it kills you. When Harry asks if it Hurts, Sirius Black just says "Faster than falling asleep" so from what we can gather Avada Kadavra is painless.

[@andrewsidock5136]

While there is no “complete” cure for lycanthropy, there is a way to keep from transforming. The wolfsbane potion is the only way to slow the effects of lycanthropy enough to stop the transformation

[@ThetaSigma-vu1sk]

thats not what it does. wolfsbane makes you aware of your surroundings and self control. but you stay in the werewolf form. you can walk around and do things, but as a werewolf

[@konikonitrainerwill5969]

Sectumsempra's one of the worst curses imo, apart from the obvious unforgiveables. They're BLEEDING TO DEATH and will die to BLOOD LOSS and in pain for crying out loud. That's just messed up!

[@Weezytecktonik]

It can be used for utility purposes, like cutting vegetables for a salad, or wood, or clothing material or whatever. It’s how you choose to use it that makes it either a tool or a weapon

[@kenhollis6197]

The Entrail-Expelling Curse sounds much more unpleasant than the Killing Curse. I'd much rather be made to be instantly dead than to have my guts ripped out.

[@lucythecool_pug7565]

2:38 yep, very SIRIUS 4:53 true but it can get you into Azkaban like that unspeakable 6:58 this necklace is probs a reference to the Pharaoh’s curse 7:07 yep, very very SIRIUS 8:13 could Phoenix tears be used? They couldn’t use them for Dumbledore since he had to die but still

[@speedbreaker3270]

11:00 admittedly, it's been a long time since I've read them, so I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like I remember someone in the resurrection stone scene telling Harry the killing curse doesn't hurt

[@donnieodeh9696]

You’re somewhat right, but you missed out on a few key points: You’re remembering Sirius telling Harry that dying is quicker than falling asleep, but depending on the book or movie, the spells used are different: Movie Sirius was hit with the killing curse, while book Sirius was hit with the stunning spell.

[@TerezatheTeacher]

But then again, is it dead people visiting and behaving exactly as they would based on their character, or is it the Stone tricking the user into dying?

[@misterblue3514]

Wow. I didn't knew what Transmogrifian Torture meant until now. There si my list somewhere in comments and it's not accurate (written before watching the video).

[@branxander766]

You said that there isn't a cure for the Lycanthropy Curse, yet in Prisoner of Azkaban Lupin mentions that there wasn't a cure at the time he contracted the curse. That would lead one to believe that there is currently a cure

[@baldrian22]

last one basicly sounding like the torture devise the stretching bench, i think one of the name for it was the rach (or something simular). you would be bound by ropes around yor feets and arms or one of the two would be shackeld. the rope(s) would be conneted to something that could be rotated by the torturers and your body would be continuesly stretched, your bones would pop out of their sockets your spine would get damaged etc, eventualy cripeling your for life or killing you if it went on for long enough. quite a brutal one.

[@florianbraun348]

I have to confess that I actually preferred two up to three curses in your list, you put beyond the Malediction/Maledictus Curse, definitely beginning with "Avada Kedavera", followed by the "Entrail-Expelling-Curse" and just maybe (!) with conditions (!!) "Transmogrifian Torture". Their seemingly at least extracted from the information of "HP and the Cursed Child" combined with "Fantastic Beasts" as well as Rowlings Twitter-Infos is absolutely no cure or treatment for the Maledictus Curse. You can't even prevent let alone break the heritage of the curse for future generations. If creating the most powerful protection requires willfull self-sacrifice. Than I can only imagine that such a potent curse a perversion of ancient protective magic requires. But back to the reasoning of my personal change of your list for me. As a wizard I'd be definitely so ambitious that I was completely perfect in unsaid spell-casting 😅. After all in 10 of 10 sessions I was declared to be a Ravenclaw (Pottermore) with a Silver-Lime wand. To kill me with the "usual" Killing Curse would be the goal eitherway - once, the Maledictus-Form would grow to strong. Because of the "Entrail-Expelling-Curse", I mentioned unsaid spell-casting. Once every last Counterspell failed and I had no lung I would knock out myself with unsaid shockspells towards my own head.

[@ryanbennett2806]

A few 'underrated' curses: Blasting Curse (Confringo): Pretty much Bombarda with fire. Fiendfyre...it gets out of hand easily Flagrante Curse...would be a good protection for something you don't want someone to take Reductor Curse (Reducto): In theory it works on people. Turning them into a pile of ash...permanently and instantly. Not a curse, but quite devastating: Bombarda (as well as Bombarda Maxima): It was essebtially like a grenade to a stick of dynamite in term of explosion effect. Descendo: Hard enough of an impact will kill Legilimency Spell: Can be used for mental torture easily...Voldemort enjoyed using it Various memory charms...wonder if obliviate would work on Voldemort

[@mlpfanboy1701]

Yet somehow those things are not unforgivable.

[@TheLastCrow5150]

I don't believe I've ever thought about this, but 'wingardium leviosa' pisses me off because it lifted up a feather. Screw feathers. Feather plus charm is a curse

[@HeraldOfChaos76]

Damn the video was good and also you helped me describe part of how i am fixing my of mental issues The thing about the soul being ripped out for the killing curse is the dementors already rip the soul out of your body it has a different effect it has to be organ failure

[@nathanpfirman625]

I've never understood why Avada Kedavra is a curse. It just kills you. Which isn't really an affliction. More of just a "Dead" rather than being cursed to be dead.

[@siri9475]

The worst curse must be definitely the one that makes you pillow warm on the both sides...

[@ritaloy8338]

Thanks for this video

[@coolfreaks68]

*Sectumsempra is also an unforgivable curse. Snape should have done Sectumsempra to Voldemort when the latter was not looking and was busy playing tongue hockey with Nagini.*

[@TheZangetsuTensa]

So Imperius can by used in therapy? You can cast this spell and order to say about feelings etc. So it's will be inlegal therapy (like psychodelic therapy in real world).

[@420StickySituations]

What about the spell Snape created?

[@anttibra]

About the unforgivable curses, I don't think there's only 3 of them. Fake-Moody showed Harry and others those 3 and said all of them are unforgivable curses, but I can't remember anyone ever saying that there are only 3 unforgivable curses. Those 3 are however the most important unforgivable curses in the story, so only those were explicitly mentioned.

[@muayboran6111]

Avada kadavra is basically just a gun and there's no nuclear option. It's no wonder why the wizarding world is scared of muggles, they already lost to muggles before

[@Didymus20X6]

Nagini might be related to Thulsa Doom.

[@CaesarAugustus.]

According to the Harry Potter Wiki, "the Harry Potter Trading Card Game card that [transmogrify] debuts on only works on Creature cards, so the spell probably only functions on beasts."

[@masonaustera358]

A curse i think is incredibly cruel is the one nagini suffered from where one day she just wont be able to become human again

[@christoph11987]

I think the Imperius Curse is an exceptionally dangerous curse. In my opinion - at least from what I know from books, films and the internet - it is the worst curse there is. There are countless curses or spells or simply "Muggle methods" to torture or kill someone, etc. But our ability as humans to develop our own personality with individual character and to make decisions within that framework (regardless of whether we are wizards or Muggles) is something completely different, which is why manipulating that ability is so terrible. The ability to say "no" is what makes us human. It is an indispensable part of evolution, so in my opinion this curse should be number 1 by far.

[@aliveandwellinisrael2507]

I could imagine people getting addicted to the imperius curse, like magical benzos

[@kool4209]

The Unicorn curse and the curse that created dementors....... practically the torture curse on steroids that leaves behind an immortal husk.

[@PandaGirl2023]

What is the song name for the background music?

[@gregorydamario7977]

Fun topic for discussion! Morally and perhaps even operationally, what is the difference between the Imperious Curse and a Love Potion? Once poisoned, couldn't the victim of a love potion be told to do all manner of mischief and mayhem in the name of love? AND!, if there is an imperious curse, why is there not a love curse, or at least a love charm? Ponder that!

[@JamesDavy2009]

It depends on the strength of the love potion. If it was Amortentia then yes, the effect would be similar to being under the Imperius Curse, especially if the subject of the victim's love knows about it. Otherwise the effect is similar to getting high.

[@Thoralmir]

The 3 Unforgivable Curses are labeled so because of the specific intent to perform; Just the fact that one is able to successfully cast this curse upon a human being is indisputable proof of the caster's intentions and immorality; if it worked, then by definition you _have to be_ an immoral fiend. These are curses that require hatred, sadism, murderous intent, or the desire to robe someone if free will in order to operate properly. There simply cannot be the excuse "Oh, it was an accident!" In trials regarding the Unforgivable Curses, the only question that needs to be answered is the identity of the caster.

[@kennethheggem1932]

Also, he cut his hand of for the dark lord to give him a body so, we could argue that was brave...

[@ladycplum]

Where's Dolohov's curse? Even though he cast it wordlessly against Hermione, she had to take 10 potions a day just to recover, implying it causes some pretty severe internal damage. If spoken, it could be deadly, and could've been what killed Lupin.

[@doodlydoo523]

Nice video