RobinZ comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 2 - Less Wrong

13 Post author: dclayh 01 August 2010 10:58PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (696)

Sort By: Best

Show:

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: RobinZ 22 August 2010 09:11:08PM 7 points [-]

Two possibilities:

Dumbledore has been too busy to step back and think about the situation creatively.
Dumbledore is making up a reason to invite Harry Potter into his office to (a) get his report on Lucius Malfoy, (b) warn Harry about the Dementor coming onto campus, (c) encourage Harry to practice his cunning outside the formalized exercises of Quirrell's armies, (d) lend credence in Harry's eyes to his suspicions of Quirrell by revealing that Quirrell is acting suspiciously, (e) query Harry about Voldemort.

I do not find either entirely implausible.

Comment author: TobyBartels 23 August 2010 02:49:06AM 2 points [-]

I agree with (2). I could quibble over the subpoints, but it comes down to: to get Harry's reaction.