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Love Potion, Huge Violation of 3rd Law?
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: Paviel on July 11, 2018, 07:56:55 PM ---I'll conceded that Morgan probably didn't know about the love potion.
But as a point of order: The Third Law says "Thou Shalt Not (Use Magic to) Invade the Mind of Another." Neither the production nor the consumption of a love potion violates that law.
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The production of the love potion -- and any other potion -- involves using magic. The text is explicit about this.
As the potion is magic, any changes it makes in a person are magical in nature, and thus part of the law. Note in Turn Coat, how Peabody's law violations are centered around his inks, i.e., a potion he concocted to break the laws of magic.
Paviel:
--- Quote ---The production of the love potion -- and any other potion -- involves using magic. The text is explicit about this.
--- End quote ---
It uses magic, yes.
That magic does not invade anyone's mind, which is what the Third Law prohibits.
Invading someone's mind would be what Molly did in "Proven Guilty." Love potions don't do that.
Mr. Death:
Fair enough.
It would be a Fourth Law violation, if it was any.
Mr. Death:
As a note, Harry's love potion still isn't a law violation. But a more "traditional" love potion (i.e., whoever drinks this will fall in love with me, specifically), would be.
Paviel:
I don't think there have ever been any "traditional" love potions in the Dresden Files, have there?
The Third and Fourth Laws might be the reason why not.
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