When reading HPMOR, I thought Harry’s decision to not kill Voldemort was hubris, even considering his morals. He should have known that all plans have a non-zero chance of failing, and that Voldemort coming back could be an existential risk. So, finite harm now to stop a small chance at nearly infinite harm later. Nice to see this coming to bite him. I’m looking forward to the conclusion!
Voldemort also saves Harry from the Lethe Touch in Significant Digits, though how he knew of the spell was confusing to me (I suppose he may have learned from Salazar Slytherin’s basilisk, or some other random place, and the Interdict of Merlin prevented him from actually casting it)
When reading HPMOR, I thought Harry’s decision to not kill Voldemort was hubris, even considering his morals. He should have known that all plans have a non-zero chance of failing, and that Voldemort coming back could be an existential risk. So, finite harm now to stop a small chance at nearly infinite harm later. Nice to see this coming to bite him. I’m looking forward to the conclusion!
But Harry had no way of killing him because of all the horcruxes. Memory-erasure was simply the best he could do.
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1. You’re ignoring any possible benefits. (Like
Lex Luthor in Metropolitan Man.)
2. You might say he did kill him (there was a prophecy, and prophecies may have a ‘you know when it’s over property’).
3. Arguably (post-obliviation, it’s a risk like he’s a risk, except maybe less).
Voldemort also saves Harry from the Lethe Touch in Significant Digits, though how he knew of the spell was confusing to me (I suppose he may have learned from Salazar Slytherin’s basilisk, or some other random place, and the Interdict of Merlin prevented him from actually casting it)