ArisKatsaris comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 12 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 26 March 2012 08:31:03AM *  1 point [-]

but the Groundhog Day Attack and (at least) one False Memory Charm is quite enough mind-messing for me to believe she did it.

I don't think a False Memory and whatever persuasive words were used in the Groundhog Day attack would have sufficed for her to cold-bloodledly murder a 11-year old classmate, even if she had seen him openly declare a desire to rape Hannah Abbot. (she might have hot-bloodedly murder him then, but not cold-bloodedly so).

Comment author: JacekLach 26 March 2012 03:14:21PM 2 points [-]

I think you underestimate the power of the GHD. If Hermione really believed she had to kill Draco or he will, for example, murder every student in Hogwarts the next day, I'm pretty sure she would cold-bloodedly kill him.

Comment author: pedanterrific 26 March 2012 08:34:44AM 2 points [-]

Okay. How about we take up this discussion again in, let's say, thirty-five hours?

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 26 March 2012 09:03:09AM 0 points [-]

Sure. :-)