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Love Potion, Huge Violation of 3rd Law?

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Warbird:
So I was re-reading Storm Front (for the first time in a long time) and Bob convinces Harry to make a Love Potion.  Isn't this by definition a huge violation of the third law, forcible violation of a human mind?

I was confused since Harry didn't really object to making it despite Morgan practically hanging over his shoulder and it being a more clear violation of the White Council's laws.

I could chalk it up to being the first book and not everything being thought out but was wondering if Jim ever chimed in on this.

Fcrate:
It's not a direct manipulation of free will, it just revs up the sex drive. They're not banning Cialis, are they?
Point is, it wasn't a love potion, as we view it. More like lust potion.

Warbird:
Still it's using magic to alter someone without their permission.  Generally its the magical equivalent of a roofie (not the same effect but the same purpose) and I'm just surprised that they are allowed under the White Council's laws. 

Fcrate:
There's a lot of leeway in the council laws. They're not made to protect humans from exploitation by magic.
You can alter their appearance by magic, use it to scam them out of their money, etc
As long as you don't kill them, or manipulate their mind, you're in the clear.

Mr. Death:
In the RPG, Billy asks exactly this. Harry's answer is that it's not technically altering the person's mind or body -- it just lowers inhibitions by a lot, not much different from getting a girl liquored up.

So it's not a violation of the laws of magic, but it's sleazy as hell and not really a good thing to do either.

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