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

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Comment author: Alicorn 30 August 2010 01:29:49AM 7 points [-]

Heck, if I were an aristocrat wizard with house elves, I'd want mine to go around in elegant livery, as a demonstration of how magnificent my Estate is. But I couldn't do that

You could get them elegantly embroidered little dishtowels clipped into place with stylized sugar tongs made of silver.

Comment author: blogospheroid 31 August 2010 09:47:44AM 1 point [-]

You can't give them clothes, but no one said anything about not giving them ARMOR. Give them fine spider silk armor, it will be indistinguishable from silk.

Comment author: Pavitra 30 August 2010 02:58:06AM 1 point [-]

Hogwarts elves in canon do wear something very much like that.