fubarobfusco comments on HPMoR: What do you think you know? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 23 October 2011 09:18:01PM *  5 points [-]

Evidence against it being the Killing Curse:

  • The Killing Curse doesn't shed blood; the target simply drops dead.
  • The Killing Curse is characterized by a flare of green light of a very particular frequency, which consistently appears in descriptions of its use.
  • The Killing Curse is two words, not one.

That said, we don't know what incantation or ritual is involved in making a horcrux. It may very well be blood magic, and use merely the word "Horcrux!"