How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in Deathly Hallows?

Lily's Protection In Voldemort's Blood Saved Harry
As Dumbledore explained, "His body keeps her sacrifice alive, and while that enchantment survives, so do you." When Voldemort hit Harry with the Harry Potter Killing Curse in the forest, it destroyed the Horcrux that resided in Harry, but left Harry himself alive.

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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in Deathly Hallows Part 2?

To do this, they must first commit murder. Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.

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How did Harry survive death in Deathly Hallows?

Harry survived because Voldemort took his blood in GoF. His blood contains Lily's Sacrificial Protection. As some of it lived on, in Voldemort, Harry was tethered to life. It's like a light-side Horcrux, using someone else's love rather than your own soul.

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Is Harry immune to Avada Kedavra?

Spells Harry is immune to become new unforgivables. Harry is immune to Obliviate and Avada Kedavra due to them both being magics that target the soul? Obliviate causes the sould to be 'unaligned' with the mind and that's why things aren't remembered.

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How did Harry stop Avada Kedavra with Expelliarmus?

In a way Voldemort killed himself as his own spell backfired on him. In Harry's fourth year Expelliarmus did not beat Avada Kedavra but Harry and Voldemort's wands recognized each other as twins and connected with each other in one mystical way that only a wand-maker could understand.

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How Did Harry Survive Voldemort's Avada Kedavra in the Forbidden Forest? - Harry Potter Explained

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Why did Draco's mom say Harry was dead?

Draco Malfoy's mother Narcissa was cold, cunning and devoted to the Dark Lord. But she was also a mother, which meant she was willing to risk everything to make sure her son was safe. When Harry survived Voldemort's Killing Curse for the second time, Narcissa pretended he was dead so she could get to Draco.

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Would Avada Kedavra work on Hagrid?

Yes, if the curse is powerful enough. Hagrid is half-giant, and it is said that giant-blood can “absorb” some of the power in spells. ... For instance, Voldemort's Avada Kedavra can probably kill Hagrid with ease. Yes, but it would require a stronger than average wizard casting it to have a killing effect.

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Can Avada Kedavra be dodged?

Its incantation is Avada Kedavra. The only known counter-spell is sacrificial protection, which uses the magic of love. However, one may dodge the green bolt or block it with a physical barrier.

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Why didn't Voldemort use Avada Kedavra on Dumbledore?

Voldemort wanted to humiliate Dumbledore, not kill him directly. Plus the story wouldn't allow it, the book would have been over so quickly. Voldemort was a dark lord that could have also been killed MANY times with the killing curse, but what story would there be if that happened?

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Was Neville The Chosen One?

While most fans agree that Harry is the unrefuted Chosen One, the final Deathly Hallows film (in particular) sways heavily toward highlighting a heroic Neville, revitalizing the debate regarding which boy is better suited for the iconic title. "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches ...

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How did Voldemort lose his nose?

The most likely reason why Lord Voldemort's nose disappeared and he devolved into such an evil-looking creature is that as he dabbled deeper into the Dark Arts, his appearance gradually became as distorted as what remained of his twisted soul.

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Why couldn t Harry use Avada Kedavra?

Though Harry encountered many opportunities that deemed Avada Kedavra necessary, it remains as one of the Unforgivable Curses Harry Potter never cast. For one, he viewed the spell as an immoral practice commonly used by users of the Dark Arts.

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Who is immune to Avada Kedavra?

Phoenixes were semi-protected from the Killing Curse, due to them being immortal. In 1996, Fawkes swallowed one intended for Albus Dumbledore, causing him to burst into flame and die instantly. However, he then was reborn from his ashes. This makes phoenixes resistant to the Killing Curse.

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Why did Death Eaters not always use Avada Kedavra?

The Death Eaters and the Dark Lord don't simply cast Avada Kedavra on everyone all the time because it doesn't suit their long-term goal of ruling the world and having a wizard-run society.

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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.

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What if I say no to learning Avada Kedavra?

If you decide against learning Avada Kedavra from Sebastian, that's not the last chance you'll get to learn or use the spell. Once you return to the castle, you can visit Sebastian in the Undercroft in the Defence Against the Dark Arts tower, and ask to learn about it.

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Why didn't Harry use Avada Kedavra on Bellatrix?

Why doesn t Harry use Avada Kedavra on Bellatrix? Harry didn't use that spell because he cannot bring himself to kill anyone. He is not a killer.

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Why did the Malfoys turn on Voldemort?

Narcissa's greatest moment, however, was when she chose to betray Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Not knowing whether Draco was alive or dead, Narcissa chose to lie to the Dark Lord rather than risk losing her son.

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What was Draco's wife's blood curse?

Draco says she suffers from a “blood malediction,” which ultimately ends up killing her the summer before Scorpius's third year. While it isn't clear that Astoria's and Nagini's conditions are the same, Draco's description of her illness seems to match up with new information from Rowling's tweets.

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Why didn t Draco tell Bellatrix it was Harry?

Draco had several reasons for lying to Bellatrix, including the fact that he was never a bad person. Moreover, he no longer found working for the Dark Lord appealing and hated how Voldemort treated his family. He did not intend to harm anyone and believed Harry was the only person capable of defeating Voldemort.

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What unforgivable curse did Harry use?

The darkest of the Dark Arts, Harry Potter unforgivable curses are the Cruciatus Curse, the Imperius Curse, and the Killing Curse. Although the curses are highly illegal, Harry using Unforgivable Curses happened, but he uses them once he was thrust into the Second Wizarding War.

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Did Dumbledore know Nagini was a Horcrux?

It wasn't just inanimate objects that could become Horcruxes. Lord Voldemort's beloved snake companion, Nagini, was also transformed into one, and Dumbledore seemed to know it, ominously predicting that a day would come where Voldemort would 'fear for his snake'.

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