TobyBartels comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapters 105-107 - Less Wrong

6 Post author: b_sen 17 February 2015 01:17AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (353)

Sort By: Best

Show:

You are viewing a single comment's thread.

Comment author: TobyBartels 19 February 2015 07:55:05AM 1 point [-]

Ch 107

the standard counter-Charm for a boggart is, of course, Fiendfyre

Why not Avada Kedavra, which is the usual countercharm for anything with a brain?

Because, if you get within sight to aim, it will scare you and you will flinch away.

Comment author: gjm 19 February 2015 08:50:07AM 5 points [-]

Also because it was (at least to my mind) funnier than if he'd said the counter-charm was AK and done what he usually does.