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faul_sname comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 14, chapter 82 - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: FAWS 04 April 2012 02:53AM

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Comment author: MarkusRamikin 04 April 2012 10:06:19AM *  23 points [-]

Something that bothers me: what do fights involving the Killing Curse look like? What is it that made Voldemort so much more powerful and the conclusion of Lily vs Voldemort so foregone? His ability to pronounce the phrase faster?

Avada Kedavra seems like the Snitch of combat technique; trumps everything most of the time and dumbs the whole thing down.

Comment author: faul_sname 04 April 2012 10:29:03PM *  7 points [-]

Many things in real life are much like that. See nuclear weapons. No law of nature says that there can't be a brute-force technique that overpowers creativity and finesse.

Comment author: Veered 17 April 2012 06:31:35AM *  -2 points [-]

Harry may need to make another wish...

Comment author: Veered 17 April 2012 06:19:37AM -2 points [-]

Sounds like Harry might need to make another wish...