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Vaniver comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 104 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Vaniver 16 February 2015 07:22:07PM 0 points [-]

I believe it's the Killing Curse 2 that Harry believes he can't use (he can't be indifferent to killing someone.)

Right. I read linkhyrule5 as saying that 1) Harry wouldn't hate someone enough to use Killing Curse 1 (which I disbelieve) and that 2) Harry could use Killing Curse 2 by being angry enough at Quirrel to be indifferent whether he lives or dies (which I disbelieve).

Comment author: polymathwannabe 17 February 2015 12:04:21AM -1 points [-]

When Harry is negotiating his truce with Lucius Malfoy, Harry painstakingly tells himself why it would be OK for him to kill Lucius. Maybe Harry can also talk himself into killing Quirrell.

Comment author: Vaniver 17 February 2015 12:32:00AM 2 points [-]

Maybe Harry can also talk himself into killing Quirrell.

I think Harry will have a pretty easy time killing Quirrell, if he gets the sense that Quirrell's continued survival would be a net negative.

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