NancyLebovitz comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 28 June 2010 01:02:38PM 5 points [-]

I don't know about you, but having someone tell me I should give up something I've been overfocused on for a long time can be quite painful.

Comment author: Thausler 28 June 2010 05:46:22PM 9 points [-]

Assuming Snape was genuinely hurt by Harry's interpretation of Lily, I would expect to see a fraying between Snape and the Dumbledore faction as Snape questions why he is so faithful to Lily.

Comment author: ShardPhoenix 01 July 2010 09:54:29AM *  6 points [-]

Yes, I suspect that was the point of that scene - to make things harder for Harry by taking away a (secret) ally. That would align with Eliezer's stated philosophy of fanfiction.

Comment author: Thausler 05 July 2010 04:35:20PM 8 points [-]

Furthermore, the major event in Aftermath 2 is that Snape reads students' minds again-something he agreed not to do under his agreement with Dumbledore. Which is further evidence that he has "gone rogue."

Comment author: red75 06 July 2010 02:39:38AM *  2 points [-]

Ch. 18

He will promise to only read minds when the safety of a student requires it.

In Aftermath 2 it seems reasonable that safety of Alissa requires reading her mind.

Edit: Thus, the change is that he directly addressed cause of her distraction.

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