Blood quill
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The Blood quill is a dark magical writing instrument in the Harry Potter universe that carves the user's words into their own skin, using their blood as ink.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark magical object
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magical object ⓘ writing instrument ⓘ |
| activationMethod | writing with the quill on parchment ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film adaptation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter book series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
punishment
ⓘ
torture ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | Dark magic ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Ministry of Magic regulations ⓘ |
| controlledByCharacter | Dolores Umbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damageType | self-inflicted wounds via magic ⓘ |
| effect |
carves written words into user's skin
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causes physical pain to the user ⓘ leaves scars on user's skin ⓘ uses user's blood as ink ⓘ |
| ethicalViewInUniverse | condemned by most witches and wizards ⓘ |
| fictionalObjectInUniverse | Harry Potter universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy literature object ⓘ |
| healingDifficulty | scars are difficult to remove ⓘ |
| inscriptionLocation | back of user's hand ⓘ |
| legalityStatus | illegal under wizarding law ⓘ |
| manufacturerStatus | unknown ⓘ |
| medium | inkless quill ⓘ |
| moralStatus | considered cruel and abusive ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
highlights corruption in the Ministry of Magic
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illustrates Umbridge's sadism ⓘ |
| notableUser | Dolores Umbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictim | Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipStatus | privately owned by Dolores Umbridge ⓘ |
| phraseExample | "I must not tell lies" ⓘ |
| poweredBy | user's blood ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cursed objects
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magical quills ⓘ |
| requires | direct contact with user's hand ⓘ |
| symbolism |
abuse of authority
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institutional cruelty ⓘ |
| target | user's hand skin ⓘ |
| usedAs | detention tool ⓘ |
| usedAtLocation | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts ⓘ |
| usedFor | writing ⓘ |
| usedInRoom | Dolores Umbridge's office ⓘ |
| victimExperience | repeated carving of the same phrase ⓘ |
| writingSurface | parchment ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.