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[Harry Potter] Is Avada Kedavra the only way to magically kill someone?

Thought about this while re-watching the movies, but is the killing curse the only way to kill someone using magic?
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Absolutely not. *Reducto*, for instance, can blast solid objects apart; a powerful one can rip apart a stone wall. A human body doesn't fare any better. *Sectumsepra* gives deep, bleeding gashes; even if the victim isn't hit in a major artery, the cuts are severe enough that they will probably bleed to death without treatment. Then there is the entrails-expelling curse; it does exactly what one would expect. There are any number of ways that a wizard can kill another magically.

*Avada Kedavra* is unique, however. Most killing spells damage the body, and like with non-magical trauma, if the body sustains enough damage, it dies. The Killing Curse doesn't attack the body; it attacks the soul. It does nothing *but* kill.