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During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 April 2004) Rowling said: "Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine." Rowling's use of this name may have been influenced by Latin cadaver = "corpse".
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What is Avada Kedavra?
Avada Kedavra is the killing curse in the Harry Potter series which instantly kills someone.
Can a lightsaber from Star Wars block the spell from Harry Potter avada kedavra?
yes it can but even yet avada kedava can do lots of damage to you
Are abracadabra and avada kedavra opposites?
Yes, they are opposites, or antonyms.The word abracadabra means "I will create as I speak". Meanwhile the word avada kedavra means "I will destroy as I speak".
What Harry Potter spell kills you?
The most obvious one is Avada Kedavra the killing curse, which speaks for itself, but there are various other spells that could be deadly or could be used to create something deadly. Sectumsempra for example, is simular to pulling a sword on someone, it slices them open very easily, and then there are many other spells such as imperio, which could be used to control someone and make them kill themselves. It is simply a manner of imagination to use any number of spells in a deadly way.
What curse did Harry Potter survive aged one?
Avada Kedavra.
