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• absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  In the books it explains that wizard robes have charms against physical attacks woven into the threads. They’re wearing full body bulletproof vests.

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  • Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Just shoot them in the face?

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    • PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There’s no reason wizard hats can’t shield the face from bullets. In fact, in the later books there might be a hat that does basically that IIRC.

      Besides which, wizard hats have wide brims. And they have scarves.

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      • Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        In the face. Where there is no cloth. Also, just shoot them with a shotgun. That’s gonna hurt like hell and bruise the shit out of them if the threads manage to stop the bullets.

        Just keep shooting at it until it dies. Doom advice.

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  • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Where in the books does it say that?

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    • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      During the Dumbledore’s army arc, I think book 5. I don’t really care enough to go back and find the quote, but it was a fairly significant plot point in the resistance movement.

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      • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Apparently, the clothing with permanent shield charms are an invention of the Weasley Twins (harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Jinx-Off). So, not as widespread in the wizarding world as you assume. The article on the shield charm itself lists that most wizards can’t produce a functional shield charm (harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_Charm), so yeah, guess a muggle with a gun could kill most wizards. I apologize for linking to fandom.

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  • TheFerrango@lemmings.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yes but imagine magic infused guns

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    • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I mean yeah, one Bayonetta could take on the entire wizarding world with both hands behind her back.

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      • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        with both hands behind her back.

        … a gun in each of them, killing two targets at once, mid-backflip, while delivering innuendo.

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