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sketerpot comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 7 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: sketerpot 15 January 2011 05:30:04PM 7 points [-]

Does Avada Kedavra require that its victim be intelligent, or just alive? If it's the latter, then a wizard could presumably turn a leather jacket into a flesh golem or something. It's gruesome enough that there would probably be an old book giving detailed instructions, with horrible illustrations.

Comment author: FAWS 16 January 2011 09:02:40PM *  5 points [-]

I believe Bartemius Crouch Jr. demonstrates the curse by casting it on a spider so intelligence is not required in the books, but this seems like something that might be changed in the fanfic.

Comment author: Sheaman3773 16 January 2011 11:20:00PM 7 points [-]

Quirrell distinguished himself early on in the fic as saying that the Killing Curse was a spell that solved many problems. He also said (ch 16):

The Killing Curse is unblockable, unstoppable, and works every single time on anything with a brain.

Comment author: benelliott 16 January 2011 09:43:48AM 1 point [-]

Didn't think of that. I suspect that the exact requirement amounts to having a 'soul', whatever that means.