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Intrism comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 21, chapters 91 & 92 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 05 July 2013 12:23:59PM 6 points [-]

Or that it's detected via one's magical sense, and baby-Harry didn't have it properly developed yet.

Comment author: Intrism 05 July 2013 01:13:12PM 1 point [-]

That hypothesis is one that I considered. However, Harry can see every other magical effect just fine; he has no problem with the Avada Kedavra or any of Voldemort's special effects. Of course, if the memory is real, it must have been stored magically, and "enough magic to record magical memories but not enough to see the special effects" sounds like a very specific level of magic. The AK rebound, if it actually happened, may also indicate that Harry had enough magic for his resonance with Quirrell.

Comment author: DanArmak 05 July 2013 10:40:35PM *  3 points [-]

However, Harry can see every other magical effect just fine; he has no problem with the Avada Kedavra or any of Voldemort's special effects.

He doesn't see anything a Muggle wouldn't see. There's no reason to think the green light part of Avada Kedavra is magical.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 10 July 2013 03:07:52PM 1 point [-]

In canon, it seems to be visible. to Muggles. The scene where Voldemort kills the Riddle House caretaker seems to imply that (although not fully since it turns out we are getting the scene from Harry's mental connection to Voldemort).