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

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Comment author: thomblake 30 June 2010 05:19:43PM 0 points [-]

See, I figured that brawl was all just the Weasleys overreacting because they're stupid.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 30 June 2010 08:51:49PM 4 points [-]

You should leave the possibility open that they're more familiar with the wizarding world than you are.

Comment author: thomblake 30 June 2010 09:04:03PM 2 points [-]

I meant that was the interpretation I had when I first read it. If I were to replace "mudblood" with "pig" or "ugly" or something, that scene would have been no more confusing to me, as I thought those Gryffindor folks were the sorts to fly off the handle and get violent in response to a simple insult.