NancyLebovitz comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 8 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 25 August 2011 06:07:28PM 2 points [-]

There might be a spell for inactivating guns and/or destroying them.

It's odd that wizards are immune to flame (couldn't be burnt as witches) and yet they're so vulnerable to impact.

It would be interesting to throw a Spell of Coherent World-Building.

Comment author: Pavitra 25 August 2011 09:04:00PM 7 points [-]

They didn't have an always-on immunity to flame, they cast a Flame-Freezing Charm. Deadly impact is usually too sudden to prepare against, whereas you can see them building the fire minutes in advance.