buybuydandavis comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 11 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 17 March 2012 10:15:32PM *  12 points [-]

Time Turner.

EDIT: On the other hand, if people know you have a time turner, then you have to work extra hard to establish an alibi.

EDIT Again: But then, with Polyjuice Potion, how could anyone ever have an alibi? Ehhh, maybe it's time for more suspension of belief.

Comment author: Sheaman3773 24 June 2012 11:45:58PM 1 point [-]

It's expensive, difficult to make, and Magical Britain's investigative process is pathetic. Given that a Veritaserum-given accusation and confession are considered conclusive even with known counters and a number of mind-altering spells widely taught, they most likely consider polyjuice too unlikely to bother worrying about in the vast majority of cases.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 25 June 2012 12:30:17AM 0 points [-]

It's expensive, difficult to make, ..

Polyjuice potion? I know they say it's hard to make, but 3 second years managed it in canon. Did EY make a point of making it particularly harder to make than in canon?

Comment author: pengvado 26 June 2012 01:06:50AM 0 points [-]

Maybe not harder, but more dangerous. 2 second years managed in canon, and the 3rd messed up and got turned into a catgirl. HPMOR chapter 78 has a reference to that, except this time the catgirl transformation is permanent.