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bramflakes comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 26, chapter 97 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: bramflakes 17 August 2013 01:59:08PM *  3 points [-]

Magical goods maybe, magical services certainly not. There are many things that magic could do to add value to non-magical objects, which then do not require any further magic to sustain (see Harry and Hermione's discussion about helping to manufacture nanotechnology and/or Alzheimer's cures).

Comment author: Aureateflux 17 August 2013 11:53:11PM 3 points [-]

That's true. Everyone's talking so much about stealing gold and magical artifacts that I didn't think of magical services.