Harry wasn’t even willing to use hoarcruxes. If you won’t kill a dying man to make someone else immortal, then you’re not going to do it just to throw science at the wall to see what sticks.
True, so this isn’t quite what HJPEV would do but more what would he do if he were slighlty less of an absolutist. (Actually has he ever explicitly said in text that he wouldn’t do that. I suspect given his attitudes that you are correct, but I’m curious what the textual basis is.)
Also could examine concepts of personal identity, e.g. if someone converts and changes their name does the note recognise only the birth name or the new one? What about trans people who change names? You could ahve people tactically altering their self conception to avoid the effects of the note…
That’s a really good fanfiction idea. I hope you won’t mind if I swipe it.
Not at all. Although to some extent I just asked, what would HJPEV do if he got a Death Note?
Harry wasn’t even willing to use hoarcruxes. If you won’t kill a dying man to make someone else immortal, then you’re not going to do it just to throw science at the wall to see what sticks.
True, so this isn’t quite what HJPEV would do but more what would he do if he were slighlty less of an absolutist. (Actually has he ever explicitly said in text that he wouldn’t do that. I suspect given his attitudes that you are correct, but I’m curious what the textual basis is.)
-- Chapter 39: Pretending to be Wise, Pt 1
Well done. You have just levelled up.
Could someone who downvoted this please tell me why? I was praising a useful thought (WWHJPEVD?).
Nonspecific praise clutters up the thread. Next time, just upvote—it conveys the same information.
Thanks!
The above is a terribly ironic reply.
Why our kind can’t cooperate seems relevant. Even nonspecfic praise can create more fuzzy feelings than an upvote.
I think the fanfiction could be quite good at explaining to people modern cryptography and anonymity.
Also could examine concepts of personal identity, e.g. if someone converts and changes their name does the note recognise only the birth name or the new one? What about trans people who change names? You could ahve people tactically altering their self conception to avoid the effects of the note…