ShardPhoenix comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ShardPhoenix 06 July 2010 03:08:08AM 5 points [-]

Don't forget that Avada Kedavra has the advantage that it can't be blocked/mitigated/etc, whereas spells like stupefy presumably can (or that advantage of AK wouldn't be worth noting).

Comment author: JoshuaZ 06 July 2010 03:31:37AM 1 point [-]

More specifically, most spells can be blocked by the "protego" charm. AK cannot be blocked in this matter although AK can be dodged or can have a large physical object block it.