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human
[Harry Potter] Why didn't Dumbledore just cut off his hand to stop the curse form spreading to the rest of his body?

Surely losing a hand is better than losing one's life.
gpt
The damage was done, the hand was just the physical representation of what was happening to the rest of him. That poison was going to kill him lose a hand, everything below the neck, it wouldn't matter.