LucasSloan comments on Open Thread: April 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: LucasSloan 02 April 2010 10:43:47PM *  1 point [-]

Fb, sebz gur cbvag bs ivrj bs na Nygreangr-Uvfgbel, V nffhzr gur CBQ vf Yvyyl tvivat va naq svkvat Crghavn'f jrvtug ceboyrz. Gung jbhyq graq gb vzcebir Crghavn'f ivrj bs ure zntvpny eryngvirf, naq V nffhzr gur ohggresyvrf nera'g rabhtu gb fnir Wnzrf naq Yvyyl sebz Ibyqrzbeg. Tvira gur infgyl vapernfrq vagryyvtrapr bs Uneel, V nffhzr ur vf abg trargvpnyyl gur fnzr puvyq jr fnj va gur obbxf, nygubhtu vzcebirq puvyqubbq ahgevgvba pbhyq nyfb or n snpgbe.

Comment author: Baughn 03 April 2010 11:17:15AM 0 points [-]

Not having the same father would tend to imply not being genetically the same, yes.

This isn't the Harry Potter we know.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 03 April 2010 11:39:39AM *  4 points [-]

He does have the same genetic parents; it's his biological aunt, not his biological mother, who married someone different in this timeline.

I recently received your letter of acceptance to Hogwarts, addressed to Mr. H. Potter. You may not be aware that my genetic parents, James Potter and Lily Potter (formerly Lily Evans) are dead. I was adopted by Lily's sister, Petunia Evans-Verres, and her husband, Michael Verres-Evans.

Comment author: Baughn 03 April 2010 03:06:59PM 2 points [-]

I feel rather foolish now. Of course he does.

Should still be a genetic reshuffling, at least. The point of departure seems to be before his birth, so the butterfly effect would be in effect.