Other examples of it firing are:
Lockhart - had his personality wiped, so he might as well have died.
Moody - Trapped in a box by a cockney nutjob. For a YEAR. And the guy who actually did the teaching died.
Quirrel - died. Of course Voldemort was only possessing him so HE didn't die - in fact I think Voldie probably knew Quirrel wouldn't survive the year and didn't care at all as long as he got the Philosopher's Stone.
Also, keep in mind that there is a convincing argument to the effect that Umbridge was actually raped senseless by those centaurs. Who is Summers? Or is that a term/reference I'm not familiar with?
Of course - I'm not saying that it can't have poor effects, merely that it's unreliable.
And I have to say, I always assumed it was violence that was inflicted upon Umbridge, not rape. However, upon rereading, it certainly seems like you're right.
"She got carried away," said Harry. "By a herd of centaurs."
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...Since she had returned to the castle she had not, as far as any of them knew, uttered a single word. Nobody really knew what was wrong with her, either. Her usually neat mousy hair was very untidy and there were still bits of
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