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Dark Art
The '''Dark Arts''', in [[J.K. Rowling]]'s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, are magical spells and practices designed for evil purposes. Practitioners are referred to as Dark Wizards or Dark Witches, the most prominent of whom is [[Lord Voldemort]]. His followers, known as [[Death Eaters]], also practice the Dark Arts.

==Dark magic==
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*The Imperius Curse (''Imperio'') - allows a wizard control over the mind of the victim.
*The Cruciatus Curse (''Crucio'') - causes unbearable physical pain in the victim.
*The Killing 
cCurse, ''[[Avada Kedavra]]'' - kills the victim outright.

Other clearly Dark curses encountered in the books include:

*''Sectumsempra'' - a nasty attack curse which causes slashing wounds in the victim.
*Antonin Dolohov's Curse (incantation unknown) - this curse causes serious internal injuries without leaving external marks.

==Dark items==
(contracted; show full)*dementors 
*banshees 
*hinkypunks 
*basilisk
*inferi (corpses)

[[Category:Harry Potter magic]]
[[Category:Lists of fictional things|Spells in Harry Potter]]