I know this is kind of a wierd question, but in the 7th book, Voldemort holds Ollivander hostage for months, and it doesn't seem to have any permanent effect on him.
2007-08-06 03:06:00 · 8 answers · asked by - Tudor Gothic Serpent - 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Hi!
I think it depends not only on how long, but how strong the curse is.
Voldemort wanted to torture Ollivander... not to kill him, because he still could help him answer so many questions about the Elder Wand and Wandlord itself. He was still of use to Voldemort.
On the other hand, Voldemort tortured people wanting them to die... After he sucked all the good and pain out of them, he'd just do the Avada Kedavra course, and kill them straight away.
Now, Bellatrix, on the other hand, tortured the Longbottoms for fun. Sure, at the start she wanted information, but at the end she just got carried away. Now, the Crucio does not have a permanent "effect" on them (they are not to be left "in pain" permanently), but a permanent consecuence: they lost their minds and everything else. They are just not who they were anymore. It is very important to difference this!
Also, I think it depends on who is receiving the curse and who is giving it. I think a powerful wizard can hold strong even though being jinxed that an unprepared one. I mean, Neville's parents where strong enough to be in the Order, they could take a lot... On the other hand, if start a Crucio curse on a 10 year old, I think he wouldn't last 5 minutes.
Remember that, to give it, you also have to mean it. Harry uses this on book 5 towards Bellatrix because he's mad she killed Sirius, but the curse barely sends enough to be hold. This is because, deep down, Harry did not have the heart to do it back then. This counts too!
Goodluck!
2007-08-06 03:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by justasking 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The curse would have different impact on different people. If the curse were used on a weak will person, it might break them in a matter of minutes.
But don't forget, just because Ollivander was a hostage doesn't mean he was under the Cruciatus the entire time. He was simply locked up most of the time. The curse was only used when trying to extract information. And it sounds like Ollivander gave up his information fairly quickly.
2007-08-06 10:35:12 · answer #2 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olivander wasnt being crucio-ed 24/7. are you talking permanent effect like the Longbottom's? I would say it would have to be quite a while under constant crucio. not just the short bursts that voldemort was giving olivander.
2007-08-06 10:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by bookgrl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking it depends on how forceful the blow. As in Ollivander's case, (he who must not be named) wanted answers, so he probably gave Ollivander a light curse. In Neville's parent's case, the blow was meant to do great harm and destroy their mind, which it did.
2007-08-06 10:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by Niki Linde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably like anything else, even in real life as opposed to fictional - it's different for different people. You might consider that Neville's parents were being tortured together, so not only did they experience pain, they saw each other experiencing pain!
2007-08-06 10:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by marconprograms 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
forcrucio to hav permanent effect it has to be used continously and forcefully
even though olivander was wid voldy fer a long time dat doesn't mean he was tortured
2007-08-06 10:16:49 · answer #6 · answered by ^addy92^ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the mental stability of the author
2007-08-06 11:25:25 · answer #7 · answered by deleteme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm i think it tortures u until they stop pointing there wand at u............
2007-08-06 10:09:16 · answer #8 · answered by this screaming inside my head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋