I mean a lot of YA is based about unusual kids in unusual times doing unusual things even for their weird universe potter isn't just that
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But according to established canon, before it's widely known that Harry and friends need permission to do out of ordinary things:
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- spells that would have made Gitmo 10x more effective taught in 1st, 2nd grade - everything they make in Potions would be a schedule drug
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I think this is more "The magical world by definition is going to have different ethics, rules and moral expectations"
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Like in a world where mental influences are omniprescient you are GOING to develop different ethics about mental influence.
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It would honestly be lazy worldbuilding if they didn't
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Sure, one of my favorite bits of worldbuilding is how only the Killing Curse is Unforgivable and burning/slashing/maiming is not
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You could view that as a regulatory oversight similar to all the Strange Russian Drugs I talk about.
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Everyone treats the use of Snape's spells as this terrible thing but they don't know what to do about it
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Well yeah I feel like they made the rule for Crucio bc Crucio is by definition torture and nothing but torture
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A spell to teleport someone's bones out of their body might have some sort of specific use requiring that
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Like how white phosphorus rounds aren't banned bc incendiaries have the "legitimate" use of burning through fortifications
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