Cakoluchiam comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 17, chapter 86 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 18 December 2012 04:15:50AM 3 points [-]

Yeah, that kind of leaped out.

It also made me wonder how Quirrell and Dumbledore thought they were going to teach students the spell.

Comment author: Cakoluchiam 20 December 2012 09:46:57PM 1 point [-]

In canon, Moody used the unforgivables on a spider, and given the prevalence of ostensibly non-sentient things-to-fear in the magical world (e.g. boggarts), it's conceivable that they could have found a particular magical creature that even the most PETA-supporting student would have no trouble excising from the world. Also, as far as I can tell, there's nothing in canon to contradict that curses' targets are limited to Kingdom Animalia (see also: Harry's existential crisis about sentient plants), and I seriously doubt there are any 7th level vegans at Hogwarts.

Comment author: DanArmak 21 December 2012 07:38:26PM *  1 point [-]

I seriously doubt there are any 7th level vegans at Hogwarts.

How do you level up in being vegan? And what powers does it grant?

Comment author: Cakoluchiam 22 December 2012 01:33:21AM *  1 point [-]

It's a reference to an episode of The Simpsons, wherein Lisa's boyfriend states: "I'm a level 5 vegan. I won't eat anything that casts a shadow."

Edit2: Primary source found.