Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 3

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The second thread has now also exceeded 500 comments, so after 42 chapters of MoR it's time for a new thread.

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Update: This post has also been superseded - new comments belong in the latest thread.

The second thread has now also exceeded 500 comments, so after 42 chapters of MoR it's time for a new thread.

From the first thread:

Spoiler Warning: this thread contains unrot13'd spoilers for Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality up to the current chapter and for the original Harry Potter series. Please continue to use rot13 for spoilers to other works of fiction, or if you have insider knowledge of future chapters of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality.

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It was made by founders of Hogwarts. Possibly Dark Lord or Dumbledore could cast a spell like that, but few 11 year olds or their parents.

I wonder how much consideration the founders put in to the effects of non-magical chemical interventions.

On the day before the sorting I could conceive and then carry out the following plan:

Pack a lunch packed lunch which includes a beverage dosed with MDMA.
Ensure that I will eat this food in preference to purchasing off the trolley. Either by writing a note or by giving my parents instructions to remind me quite seriously.
Drug myself with an amnesiatic cocktail and so forget the plan.

MDMA would likely be sufficient to influence the sorting. Especial... (read more)

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