True. But that would have to be an extreme amount of acceleration, whereas in MoR it takes several casters just to fully counter the effect of gravity on one teenage boy. Also, it seems unlikely at best that the Hover Charm can accelerate people downwards - and if you lift someone high enough for a fall to kill them, you give them time to react while they fall.
Also, it's possible that the Hover Charm could be blocked by a pre-cast shield - in fact, this seems likely, otherwise people could just get around non-spherical shields by lifting the target and then shooting them from underneath.
it takes several casters
Several first-year casters. Quirrell stuck 50 people to the ceiling. You might say that he has better ways to use his power - but the killing curse is not one of them. His killing curse is little better than anyone else's.
Also, it seems unlikely at best that the Hover Charm can accelerate people downwards
There's got to be a spell for that, and it it likely to work similarly to the hover charm, i.e. instant effect.
Also, it's possible that the Hover Charm could be blocked by a pre-cast shield
If by a specific anti-hover shi...
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