Originally Posted by Hermione Lily Potter

Lily paused briefly before answering. "If they are using the spells to protect someone, their intentions wouldn't be dark anymore, they would be to protect the person. Though I think that someone who uses these types of spells for dark reasons and then for protection of others, may have some issues they need to sort out. I'm not sure they would really be considered dark if that was the situation, because they may just have anger issues, rather than being truly dark." Lily thought this was a pretty complete answer even if it was hard to follow. She just hoped that the professor understood where she was coming from with this.

Originally Posted by Jessiqua

Zhenya considered the Professor's question for a moment. Hmm... "What I mean by what I said - is that there's the dark wizards who know how to cast the spells well, but there's the wizards that might now how they are cast but will never have enough intent to properly cast the spell, because they..." how could she explain it? "Umm.. because non-dark wizards don't sit around practising dark magic, therefore they don't know exactly how to cast it. Someone who isn't a dark wizard might try the spell at a time they think it is needed, like a family member being endangered, but because they aren't experienced or dark enough to truly want to harm the other person, the spell doesn't work. But if it does work, then I think it doesn't make a wizard dark because their intent came from their need to protect someone else," she explained.

OOC: haha sorry, I'm not very good at explaining things sometimes. Hope that makes some sense..

Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Ella smiled, red faced, at the professor. She was quite the cluts today! "I guess I think people who want revenge have been seriously damaged emotionally or physically by another person. This hurt drives them to do something that they might not have done in an everyday situation. I guess I don't necessarily think someone who uses them to get revenge is a dark witch or wizard...does that make any sense?"

Originally Posted by HOPEendures

Jezzabelle's balance gave way again but she had placed her foot down in time to catch herself before falling. Very good question was it not? Raising her hand because she wasn't sure if she had to or not. "Well...I would have to say that I would be wrong then." Never was admitting you were wrong an easy thing. "If it was a one time thing it would have to depended on the circumstances that surround the reason as to why they did in the first place and why they didn't do it again." Was that a good answer for the question she had been asked?

Originally Posted by nups21

Ira thought about the question asked by the professor. In what situations would use of Unforgivable curses be acceptable?

It was then she remembered what she had read about the Great Trio in the Hogwarts History. Didn't they too use the Imperious and Cruciatus curse? She answered, "Professor, in the battle of Hogwarts, the Trio and their teacher also used the Imperious and Cruciatus curse, but it was for good. So what I basically mean, is that in events of a fight of good and evil people, use of Unforgivable curses should be allowed for the good people..." Ira hoped she was making sense and was able to convey what she really thought. She continued, "And the good people do not enjoy the effects like pain and suffering, but instead they use it to remove evil from the world. So in such situations, they can't be considered Dark.."

Originally Posted by GinevraWeasley

Vlimia didn't really feel comfortable talking about curses, since it brought back chills, but she listened intently to what others were saying. Oh how she wished there was a new yoga pose to set her mind on! Buut... maybe she could say something. She raised her hand and said "Sometimes witches or wizards are forced to use the Unforgivables, like Draco Malfoy had to. He would have had to summon the feeling and the intent, and it would have made him seem like a dark wizard." Vlimia said once she was picked.