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MathMage comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 114 + chapter 115 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Jost 04 March 2015 09:26:30AM 2 points [-]

Harry can always do with the ring what Voldemort did with the Horcruxes and ensure it is lost forever.

He can’t, unless he wants to visit one of the suggested hiding places several times a day:

"Sustaining a Transfiguration is a constant drain on your magic which scales with the size of the target form. And you would need to recontact the target every few hours

(McGonagall, chapter 15)

Comment author: MathMage 04 March 2015 05:55:17PM 2 points [-]

He has the Philosopher's Stone. Not an issue.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 04 March 2015 11:17:37PM 2 points [-]

That might, however, make him no longer retain his original form, so then he's seriously dead, and the horcruxes activate.

Comment author: Jost 04 March 2015 10:56:21PM 2 points [-]

Possibly true; although I’m not sure whether Voldemort’s spirit would still stay inside the jewel once that transfiguration is made permanent. (Less of a problem now, thanks to the obliviation, but I’d still prefer some oversight, just to be safe.)

Comment author: Bound_up 04 March 2015 06:23:36PM 0 points [-]

Both good points. While Harry does actually have the means to overcome that difficulty, I admit I hadn't thought of it in the first place. Up-votes for both.