cousin_it comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dclayh 03 August 2010 06:04:15PM 14 points [-]

Just occurred to me: if magic ability is genetic, it should in theory be possible to use gene therapy/retroviruses/etc. (and perhaps some magic) to make all the Muggles into wizards! (Or at least all the ones yet to be conceived or something.) I can just imagine Harry creating a Plague of Magic.

Comment author: cousin_it 03 August 2010 06:48:22PM *  2 points [-]

Good idea. For some reason I immediately thought about Muggles exterminating wizards with a gene-engineered disease.