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- Harry receives a used Potions textbook that once belonged to someone named “The Half-Blood Prince.” Spells and amendments are written in the margins of the book, and Harry uses the Prince’s notes to excel at Potions.
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Apr 20, 2017 · 9. Students at Hogwarts are taught how to use spells, the correct incantation, pronunciation, tone of voice, wand action/movement, thought etc. However Harry, who simply read the name of it in the Half-Blood Prince's Potions book, manages to produce the spell with no prior knowledge of how.
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The curse was invented by Severus Snape and recorded during his time as a student at Hogwarts, when he was known as "The Half-Blood Prince". He created it to retaliate against his enemies such as the Marauders, and he recorded it in his N.E.W.T.-level Potions textbook. He used it enough for Remus Lupin to recognise it as one of his signature spells. It is unknown when Severus Snape invented this spell, but according to Sirius Black, Snape "knew more curses when he arrived at school than half...
1996–1997 school year
Many years later, in the 1996–1997 school year, Harry Potter came into the possession of Snape's textbook and learned the incantation. Knowing nothing more than that it was "for enemies" and believing that the "Half-Blood Prince" (Snape's nickname signed into the book) merely copied it as a note of reference, Harry became interested in trying it. He expected humorous effects, as he had found with Levicorpusand other spells in the book. Harry initially considered using it against Cormac McLagg...
1997–1998 school year
The next year, during the Battle of the Seven Potters, Snape attempted to use the curse to sever the hand of a fellow Death Eater, but due to a slip, he accidentally cut off George Weasley's left ear instead, leaving him guilt-ridden. The Order of the Phoenix was not able to regrow the ear, as curse wounds (especially those in the nature of the Dark Arts), were unable to be healed, and the counter curse was unknown. Due to the nature of the events at the time, the Order believed Snape acted o...
A rather dangerous curse, when the incantation was uttered, its effect was the equivalent of an invisible sword; it was used to slash the victim from a distance, and resulted in deep wounds. The slash followed the user's wand movements. Due to the depths of the cut, victims of this curse ran the risk of dying from bloodloss if treatment was not app...
The incantation Sectumsempra derives from the two Latin words: sectum, a participle of the verb sĕco , "to cut", and semper, meaning "always" or "ever". Since English has many words meaning "cut" or "lacerate", and since spell-names lend themselves to both infinitive and gerund verb forms ("to cut" and "cutting"), Sectumsempra can be translated in ...
This curse's effect is similar to the Severing Charm, except it is used for more malicious intent and causes more slash-like wounds.Snape's invention of Sectumsempra was not likely a secret, as Remus Lupin was able to recognise it during the Battle of the Seven Potters.It is possible that Snape cast this curse against James Potter during their fifth year at Hogwarts after the Marauders publicly humiliated him, however this is unlikely since the effects were not a...In the films, Sectumsempraappears as a small flash of white light launched forward like many spells, which causes a cut when it strikes the target. As a result, Harry only slashed Draco once across...Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(film)Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(video game)The only real consequence I can think of as to what would happen if Harry had openly announced that he was using the Half-Blood prince's old textbook is that Slughorn would realize that Harry isn't the prodigy potioneer he believed Harry to be.
Over the course of the year, Harry began trying the Half-Blood Prince's self-invented spells written in the textbook. However, when he used Sectumsempra on Draco Malfoy , he was unaware of its effects and Malfoy was critically injured.
- The Other Minister. In which the Muggle Prime Minister recounts his encounters with Cornelius Fudge, Fudge visits him again with Scrimgeour, and we learn that Scrimgeour is the new Minister of Magic.
- Spinner’s End. In which Narcissa goes to visit Snape in secret against Voldemort’s orders, and Bellatrix tries to stop her but joins her at Snape’s house anyway.
- Will and Won’t. In which the Daily Prophet tells us about the wizarding public’s perception of Harry and the steps the Ministry has taken to provide safety in the war, and Dumbledore returns to Privet Drive.
- Horace Slughorn. In which Harry and Dumbledore apparate to Budleigh Blabberton – discussing Voldemort, Inferi, and Dumbledore’s injured hand along the way – and meet Slughorn, shortly after he has faked his own demise.
Snape reveals himself as the Half-Blood Prince and brags about creating the spells Harry is using. After Snape escapes, Harry discovers that the Horcrux he obtained is fake. He resolves to find and destroy all the remaining Horcruxes, and Ron and Hermione pledge to join him.
Harry learns about Voldemort’s family, including his grandfather Marvolo, his uncle Morfin, and his mother Merope, who cast a love spell on a Muggle and was abandoned by him when it wore off. Voldemort was left at an orphanage and grew to be an unpleasant and aggressive boy.
