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Gondolinian comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapters 105-107 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Gondolinian 17 February 2015 12:50:00PM 1 point [-]

If he does revive her to true life and health, and after 5 minutes kill her again, he would fulfill the promise.

Well, earlier he did promise:

Help me obtain Sstone of Transsfiguration, and I sshall try my hardesst to ressurrect your girl-child friend to true and lassting life.

Comment author: garabik 17 February 2015 09:03:35PM 3 points [-]

Help me obtain Sstone of Transsfiguration, and I sshall try my hardesst to ressurrect your girl-child friend to true and lassting life.

But not necessarily the same physical form - thus the Alicorn Princess.

Comment author: jkaufman 18 February 2015 03:44:23PM 6 points [-]

Maybe she needs to come back as a unicorn, so she can have steady access to unicorn blood?

Comment author: Velorien 18 February 2015 07:49:25PM 0 points [-]

Except that according to Quirrell, the unicorn has to die in the drinking for unicorn blood to have its healing effect.

Comment author: hairyfigment 19 February 2015 12:04:16AM 3 points [-]

Hence the wings - she's a phoenixcorn. /lie

Comment author: TobyBartels 19 February 2015 08:10:32AM 5 points [-]

And when House Potter is elevated to royalty, then she (as a member of that house) becomes a Princess … now everything is explained!

Comment author: Jiro 17 February 2015 05:04:11PM *  0 points [-]

Memory charm him to believe that some random young female person is his friend, and restore that person.

Alternately, just find a young female friend who is already alive. Doing your best to resurrect a living person == no action.