Alastor Moody. Ex-Auror. Ministry malcontent. And your new Defence Against
the Dark Arts teacher. I'm here because Dumbledore asked me, end of story, goodbye,
the end. Any questions? When it comes to the dark arts, I believe in a practical
approach. First, which of you can tell me how many Unforgivable Curses there are?
Three, sir. And they're so named? Because they are
unforgivable. The use of any one of them will earn you a one-way ticket to
Azkaban. Correct. Now the Ministry says you're too young to see what these
curses do. I say different! You need to know what you're up against. You need to
be prepared, you need to find another place to put your chewing gum besides the
underside of your desk, Mr Finnigan. The old codger can see out the back of his head.
And hear across classrooms! So, which curse shall we see first? Weasley! Yes. Stand. Give us a curse.
Well, my dad did tell me about one. The Imperius Curse.
Yeah, your father would know all about that.
Gave the Ministry quite a bit of grief a few years ago. Perhaps this will show you why.
Hello.
Engorgio.
Imperio!
Don't worry, completely harmless.
If she bites, she's lethal.
What are you laughing at?
Talented, isn't she?
What shall I have her do next? Jump out the window? Drown herself?
Scores of witches and wizards have claimed that they only did You-Know-Who's
bidding under the influence of the Imperius Curse. But here's the rub - how
do we sort out the liars? Another, another. Come on. Longbottom is it? Professor Sprout
tells me you have an aptitude for Herbology. There's the Cruciatus Curse.
Correct, correct! Come, come. Take a little nasty. The torture curse. Crucio!
Stop it! Can't you see it's bothering him? Stop it!
Perhaps you could give us the last Unforgivable
Curse, Miss Granger.
Avada Kedavra!
The killing curse. Only one person was known to have survived it and he's sitting in
this room.