10 Deadliest Spells In The Harry Potter Universe
1. Avada Kedavra
What does it do? Kills you. Unless you're Harry Potter. Which you aren't.
It's no surprise to see Avada Kedavra top the list, really. By sheer definition, it's literally the deadliest spell in the Harry Potter universe and its potency has been displayed many, many times across the series of wizarding books and movies.
It's one of three 'Unforgivable Curses' - spells that if used, will instantly land the perpetrator in a whole heap of trouble, which usually involves a lengthy stint in Azkaban prison. That's rather fair, too. Avada Kedavra can't be blocked or deflected in any way, and leaves its victim helpless, blasted by a ray of green light and swiftly met with an instant death.
We've seen powerful wizards like Sirius Black, Albus Dumbledore and the Potters meet their maker at the hands of Avada Kedavra, along with Hedwig the owl, Cedric Diggory and even Frank Bryce, the caretaker of the Riddle household who we saw at the start of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
It's all-consuming, terrifying and definitely deadly - the only positive here is that the death is painless. Which, unfortunately, won't really be any consolation to the deceased.
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