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Vaniver 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: Vaniver 17 February 2015 06:31:12PM *  3 points [-]

seems like that last one also doesn't explicitly prevent quirrell shooting harry with a gun.

"Raise my hand," in standard usage, also contains the use of any weapons to harm.

Comment author: [deleted] 18 February 2015 04:35:05AM 0 points [-]

Then one assumes he wouldn't have to specify the magic clause (which uses a wand as a weapon held in the hand).

Comment author: TobyBartels 19 February 2015 08:14:24AM 0 points [-]

Wandless magic