Reactions to Chapter 70:
Why, just a few centuries earlier -
What exactly is she talking about here? From the reactions, it appears to be rape (forcible rape of women by men), but unfortunately there's no reason to go back centuries for that. Even if Sinistra ignorantly assumes that votes for women put an end to rape, she still doesn't have to go back any farther in her history than she's already gone.
I think that's the most overtly evil Defense Professor we've ever had.
A good line made great by the follow-up.
she realized that it was Professor Quirrell who was Harry Potter's mysterious old wizard, and not Dumbledore at all
She finally gets it!
I mean everyone in Gryffindor's been through it by now -
Well, naturally!
heroines
I would expect Hermione to know that the correct PC thing to do is to use "hero" as a gender-neutral term. (This is probably because "hero" can also be used as a synonym for "protagonist", so that "heroine" simply means the leading female character, who is usually not a hero[ine] in the sense that Hermione wants to be. Example: The heroine of Super Mario is Princess Peach.)
Why, just a few centuries earlier - What exactly is she talking about here?
Overt slavery. Prof. Sinestra also has dark skin.
Update: Discussion has moved on to a new thread.
The load more comments links are getting annoying (at least if you're not logged in), so it's time for a new Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread. We're also approaching the traditional 500-comment mark, but I think that hidden comments provide more appropriate joints to carve these threads at. So as of chapter 67, this is the place to share your thoughts about Eliezer Yudkowsky's Harry Potter fanfic.
The first 5 discussion threads are on the main page under the harry_potter tag. Threads 6 and on (including this one) are in the discussion section using its separate tag system. Also: one, two, three, four, five, six. The fanfiction.net author page is the central author-controlled HPMOR clearinghouse with links to the RSS feed, pdf version, TV Tropes pages, fan art, and more, and AdeleneDawner has kept an archive of Author's Notes.
As a reminder, it's often useful to start your comment by indicating which chapter you are commenting on.
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