Crucio
The Torture Curse, one of the three Unforgivable Curses.
The Cruciatus Curse (Crucio), also known as the Torture Curse, was a tool of the Dark Arts and one of the three Unforgivable Curses. When cast successfully on the victim, the curse inflicted intense, excruciating physical pain on them, and would result in insanity if they were subjected to it for a prolonged time. The penalty for the use of this curse on another human being was a life sentence in Azkaban, unless there was enough evidence that the caster did so under the influence of the Imperius Curse.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Curse
- Effect
- Excruciating physical pain, insanity if victim was subjected for too long
- Penalty
- Life sentence in Azkaban
Facts from the source article.
Background
Two well-known victims of this curse were former Aurors Alice and Frank Longbottom: the Longbottoms were tortured into insanity with it by Death Eaters Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jnr.
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