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Love Potion, Huge Violation of 3rd Law?
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Kindler on July 12, 2018, 06:07:37 PM ---Brewing a love potion wouldn't violate the Law, but slipping it to someone against their will might count for the purposes of enforcement. Similarly to owning a gun; I have it, but my use of it is restricted. I don't break any laws until I disobey those restrictions.
Now, here's a question: was the Three-Eye drug Victor Sells brewed illegal by Council Law? Or was it illegal to distribute? Harry says the potions he sees in Sells's clubhouse have a nasty, black-magic-ish aura, but is that just Harry's interpretation of how horribly the potion corrupts the user?
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It is definitively Harry’s interpretation but other wizards would see, smell or hear something similar depending on how white, black or grey they themselves are.
I think what you see with the sight can be a symbolic representation of what is going on adapted to your personality.
--- Quote ---He violated a bunch of other Laws regardless, so he'd be executed no matter what, but if he had just stuck to the drug trade without the murder and demon-summoning, would he have been?
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Maybe not, it is sometimes difficult to guess how the council sees these things. Adding layers of insulation seems to matter. So if Victor had made a deal with a fairy to make the potion for him? No law would have been broken.
Fcrate:
--- Quote from: Mr. Death on July 12, 2018, 05:59:27 PM ---If Morgan thought so (and I hope/presume you're speaking from his point of view and not your own), he would have said so.
Given he doesn't seem to pay her any mind, I doubt he's jumping to those kinds of conclusions.
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Yes, I'm speaking from his point of view. And I won't derail the thread further by discussing basic human bias tendencies. My point is: Morgan most likely knew about the potion, and didn't care.
Paviel:
The Three-Eye makes a pretty good point of comparison to the love potion, actually. Harry could tell, without even opening his Sight, that the junkie in the police station had had his mind invaded by the Three-Eye; the love potion's effect on Susan wasn't nearly so harmful.
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: Fcrate on July 12, 2018, 06:24:31 PM ---Yes, I'm speaking from his point of view. And I won't derail the thread further by discussing basic human bias tendencies. My point is: Morgan most likely knew about the potion, and didn't care.
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I still don't see anything to support the idea that he could have known about it, let alone that he "most likely" knew.
He wasn't present when it was made -- or else he would have lopped off Harry's head just for having Bob.
He wasn't present when it was used -- otherwise he would have known that the Demon was sent to attack Dresden.
He does not keep tabs on everything magical Harry does -- otherwise he would not have suspected Dresden in the first place.
So where is he getting this supposed knowledge of the love potion?
Paviel:
--- Quote ---He wasn't present when it was used -- otherwise he would have known that the Demon was sent to attack Dresden.
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He was present very soon after it was used, though.
The question is, did Susan purge every last trace of it from her system in the meantime? If it's as similar to alcohol as Bob suggested, I'd say probably not.
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