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

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Comment author: TobyBartels 28 August 2011 10:09:09PM 6 points [-]

How about, SPHEW is inspiring bullies to declare themselves, or non-bullies to become bullies, for the challenge of battling SPHEW? (I'd like this hypothesis better if the bullies weren't older, since even acknowledging first-years as a challenge is quite a status hit.)

Comment author: wedrifid 29 August 2011 02:31:44AM 3 points [-]

From the sounds of this I might have to start reading MoR again. So Hermione doesn't start knitting for house elves, instead she goes around beating the crap through bullies? That's awesome.

Comment author: shokwave 29 August 2011 02:11:02PM 0 points [-]

This seems like what is currently happening in the latest chapter.

even acknowledging first-years as a challenge is quite a status hit

Neatly sidestepped in Quirell's explanation.