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Was Justin preparing Harry to learn necromancy?

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Mira:

--- Quote from: Mr. Death on October 03, 2017, 06:52:53 PM ---The way I look at it, Butters can read sheet music, and given the proper tools that do most of the work for him, such as a computer synthesizer program, he can create a song. He doesn't have the talent to write his own music or play instruments, , but it's going to sound nice coming out the other end because he understands the theory.

Harry can read sheet music and understands the theory, but he doesn't need the program because he can play the instruments themselves. He also has a good enough ear and sense of the music to improvise and create his own melodies. Some of the technical things that Butters understands might be lost on him, but he makes up for it with that good ear and improvisational ability.

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Yup, Butters merely plays the music as written, the music comes from Harry...

Rasins:
I would like to suggest another metaphor.

Butters is like me when it comes to my car.  Know some of how it is supposed to operate.  I can change the oil, fill the washer fluid, and clean it out when it gets messy.

Harry could design a car as well as build one from scratch and fix other cars.

I'm a GUY ... so sue me.

peregrine:
Butters is like an inverse of Luccio.  She knows the theory of computers, could probably write out an algorithm to sort a file efficiently, for example, but is unable to put that into practice because she'd roast any computer upon which she tried to program.

Butters, likewise, could probably design an efficient spell, but doesn't have the juice to make it work, his theory is only theory, he needs someone else, like Bob, to put it into practice.

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