Harry Potter fans: A question about 'Sectumsempra'?

Question

Is it dark magic?

In HP6, when Harry used Sectumsempa on Malfoy, Snape came and healed it easily. 'By a simple charm', says in the book.
But in HP7, when George's ear was cursed of using Sectumsempra, they say that it is dark magic and there is no antidote or anything to mend it.
How is this possible?

Is it that as Snape was the one who invented the spell, so only he knew the spell to mend it?

Answer 1

Yes, it is dark magic, but since Snape invented it, it makes sense for him to know how to heal it easily. Also, a thought I had (this is pure speculation) is that Snape will have perfected how to use the spell, right? So his version would be very powerful. Meanwhile, Harry has never tried it before, and he has no idea what it will do. And remember what Bellatrix said in Book five when Harry tried to use Crucio- you have to mean your spells. Harry didn't mean to injure Malfoy that bad, so the spell wouldn't be as strong.



Just my thoughts on it. Good question. :)

Answer 2

I am guessing it is Dark Magic, it was a very powerful spell, and pull, Snape created it.

I am really guessing that Snape only knew the counter-curse, since of course, he created the spell.

But I don't think it went away completely. He just mended it.

It was Dark Magic, and no one knew the counter-curse except Snape, so no one could save George's Ear.

Answer 3

'Sectumsempra' was invented by Snape. Remember in HP6, Harry found it written down in the Half-Blood Prince's book.



He used it on Malfoy, but Snape very conveniently found them, and fixed it using that 'simple charm' which only he knew.



In HP7, they thought it was complex Dark magic, and they didn't know an antidote, as they had never even seen it before because it was Snape's own.

Answer 4

It isn't necessarily the Darkest magic (it's certainly not an Unforgivable), but it IS a curse, and therefore still Dark.



I think you're right in saying only Snape knew the way to mend the damage. Or, at least, others may have known, but the Order didn't, and they certainly weren't going trotting off to the neighbors to ask during the War (even though I'm sure the Lovegood's would've loved to smear wrackspurt juice or the like on it).

Answer 5

I guess so. If Snape created the spell, then he knew the cure (or the reversal spell). However, if he didn't share it with anyone then that's probably why they believe there is no antidote or something. Then again, it could have meant that there was no way to grow George's ear back, but there was a curse to stop the bleeding because that's what happened in HP6 to Draco.



Rose x

Answer 6

If I remember correctly either Mrs Weasley or Lupin says that things that are cursed from the body such as ears, fingers etc cannot be re-attached because of dark magic. I'm also assuming like you that only Snape knows the counter-curse because he was the one who invented the curse in the first place. But really I think it all comes down to dark magic and because the ear is close to the brain maybe it was too risky or something.

Answer 7

Well, i noticed this too. Sectumsempra is obviously dark magic.

Snape could heal Draco's wounds coz he probably knew how to as it was he who invented the spell in the first place.

the members of the order of the phoenix are too good to know such spells or their cures.

May be thats y they couldn't do anything about George's ear.

Answer 8

I believe it is Dark Magic. I think you're right in that since Snape made the spell, only he could mend it.

Answer 9

actually the spell snape used on George was Sectumsempra when harry is going through snape's memories it has that scene snape was aiming for the death eater but missed

and they couldn't fix it cause ears,fingertips etc can't be fixed cause it was removed by dark magic

Answer 10

i think you all are probably right but when i read it i assumed it was because a part of george's body was actually cursed off with dark magic.

draco only got cuts and wounds, nothing had to be re-attached.



maybe it's just impossible to re-attach body parts?

although the whole harry's spell being weak / only snape knowing the counter spell thing is probably right too. i'm just giving another view on it. (:

Answer 11

snape is the creator of the spell therefore the only one with an antidode to cure it i dont think snape could have left the deatheaters to go to tonks' parents house anyway without being hexed! i mean if you-know-who found out he was actually spying for dumbledore and not him he'd go balistic!

anyway i guess he just didnt want to blow his cover and remember fred wasn't his fav pupils lol

tell george i said hi!



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Answer 12

Yeah i agree with the other answers too. But it makes me wonder...What if Snape had wrote down the antidote somewhere in his potions book? If Harry hadn't hidden it in the Room of Requirements, it may have been of some help.



But of course, that wouldn't make much of a story:-)

Answer 13

I assume so, It makes sense if it was snapes spell. But i think in the book he doesnt actually fully heal it? Snape had to do heaps of charms and stuff and the cuts stopped bleeding but they didnt actually go away.



or at least thats what I remeber :)

Answer 14

Well since Snape invented the spell, he'd also probably have invented a way to mend it. xxxxx

Answer 15

Interesting, I gues snape can heal it at some level but he told him he might still have scars. Also malfoy did not lost any body parts and they said thy could not make his ear regrow (i think, I really have to re-read it now lol)

Answer 16

it doesnt really say "simple magic"

snape said that,so others wont know which curse harry had used

sectumsempra is evil

snape knows the antidote

he had actually used complex incantations to heal malfoy.

harry notices that himself.

Answer 17

oh

snape have made the spell n only snpe knows the antidote

so when,

harry used the speell on malfoy for the first time

n i think the spell wasnt that strong so ... snape easily mended it



n wen the spell is used on george it is used by a death eater n remind urslf wat tremendous dark art they know n they mst ve mastered that spell so....

u know n it was a apell whose antidote only gr8 wizards or dark wizards knew

Answer 18

i think since snape invented it, only he knew how to mend it. it's possible that only he and harry actually knew of the spell.

Answer 19

its dark magic cuz snape invented it

i'm pretty sure he is the only one who knows how to heal it

Answer 20

yes I think it is because snape invented the spell so he also invented its cure but mrs. weasley did not know about it.

Answer 21

snape knew the charm, george didnt. poor dude.

Answer 22

think about it. if snape was able to do all those things as the HBP, then he's probably a pretty powerful wizard. snape probably is the only one who knows the antidote





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Answer 23

Nice question......I never thought of this when I read the book!!! Well I think he was the one who invented it, I think, and only he knows the anti-curse....

Answer 24

Yeah that is probably what it is! He knew how to heal it easily!