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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Replying to @BootlegGirl
- 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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I think that's got something to do with the wizarding world's view on meritocracy. The Killing Curse can only be situationally countered...
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Replying to @AlexandraErin @arthur_affect and
...where as other harmful spells can be deflected by everyday spells any wizard can use. So "the best wizard wins".
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I mean, when Fake Moody is describing the Killing Curse, that's the great horror behind it: not that it kills, but that there's no counter.
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Replying to @AlexandraErin @arthur_affect and
Dialogue establishes that even a direct hit from a stunning spell *can* kill, but they can be shielded against.
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It's nice that they established that even with magic there's no such thing as a completely reliable "nonlethal round"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AlexandraErin and
Which is why super-honorable pre-Book 7 Harry doesn't even use Stupefy he uses Expelliarmus
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