ChristianKl comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 111 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 25 February 2015 07:18:08PM *  2 points [-]

So, now Hermione is by far the most immortal person in the universe. She has troll's and unicorn's powers and Voldemort's Horcrux 3.0 network. (Although she doesn't have physical possession of the Resurrection Stone, at least not yet. I wonder if she will be able to sense all of Voldemort's horcruxes right away when she wakes up, or if she would need to know some extra spells for that.)

A troll heals by continuously transforming into its form. Does this mean Hermione will never age, because she will always transform into a 12-year-old body? On the plus side, she wouldn't fear old age...

Also, if Harry (or anyone else) defeats Voldemort somehow, he would get the Philosopher's Stone. And unless it has a limited store of energy, he will have defeated Death at that point. It would feel really unsatisfactory if he defeated Death just by stumbling across an artifact that always had the power to defeat Death, but no-one ever bothered to use it for that purpose...

Comment author: ChristianKl 25 February 2015 08:16:11PM 2 points [-]

A troll heals by continuously transforming into its form. Does this mean Hermione will never age, because she will always transform into a 12-year-old body? On the plus side, she wouldn't fear old age...

I don't there's a mention of trolls not aging.

I wonder if she will be able to sense all of Voldemort's horcruxes right away when she wakes up

Given that Voldemort doesn't know how many horcruxes he has, I don't think he senses all of the horcruxes.

And unless it has a limited store of energy, he will have defeated Death at that point.

Even without an unlimited store of energy it's not clear that the process is fast enough to keep 6 billion humans alive.

Comment author: Vaniver 25 February 2015 08:33:32PM 3 points [-]

Given that Voldemort doesn't know how many horcruxes he has, I don't think he senses all of the horcruxes.

Can you count three-digit numbers easily?

Comment author: Jost 25 February 2015 09:27:47PM *  1 point [-]

I don't there's a mention of trolls not aging.

Okay, now I want to read an Arithmancer/HPMoR crossover fic, wherein MathWiz!Hermione figures out the differential equations underlying the trolls’ constant self-transformation and then goes on to create a magical equivalent of genetically modified trolls …

ETA:

it's not clear that the process is fast enough to keep 6 billion humans alive.

In fact, it’s clear that the process is not fast enough: Search chapter 111 for mentions of the word “minutes”!

Comment author: DanArmak 25 February 2015 08:38:55PM 0 points [-]

I don't there's a mention of trolls not aging.

Yes, but she isn't a normal troll. Ah well, magic.