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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Although Rowling worldbuilds that AK is unlockable, but every scene where it's used against someone with defenses it's evaded
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @AlexandraErin and
Like, you can't *block* it with *blocking spells,* which are advanced magic. But you can duck and use cover
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Yeah. Which are a muggle's defense; undignified and not indicative of wizard talent.
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I just keep thinking how a sniper or a drone strike or all kinds of shit could easily have taken out Voldemort
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AlexandraErin and
Snape specifically tells us that magic is highly dependent on direct awareness, you can't curse what you can't see
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AlexandraErin and
They don't know or care that Muggle warfare evolved beyond wizard "dueling" ranges decades ago
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Well. If Voldemort were smarter, he would have taken that into account. Create passive defenses, etc. But he's... Really, not.
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Rowling admitted a bunch of times that the Secrecy thing really is to protect wizards from us not vice verse
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Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and
OH GOOD, I'M GLAD THIS IS RECOGNIZED
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