mstevens comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 8 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: mstevens 27 August 2011 04:53:38PM 3 points [-]

Not convinced - Quirrel said he'd have trouble arranging a small portion of the evidence Skeeter saw. Obviously we don't have to believe that, but EY's general setup makes me think it's something Fred and George did.

Comment author: orielwen 11 September 2011 07:52:41AM 0 points [-]

I wouldn't take at face value anything Quirrel says that's not in Parseltongue. And even then with a pinch of salt: it might be that it's simply harder to lie in such a non-human language rather than there being any actual magical constraint.