pedanterrific comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 16, chapter 85 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pedanterrific 18 April 2012 03:42:35PM *  2 points [-]

Unbreakable Vow anyone? Just give Dark Wizards the option "either you take an Unbreakable Vow to never knowingly kill/torture/Imperio a human being ever again, nor to ever knowingly assist in such, or we just execute you right now".

Wands as Oath Rods? I'm ok with this.

ETA: Apparently the relevant historical use is under binding rod. Same thing.