Locke comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 9 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Anubhav 19 February 2012 04:17:59PM 1 point [-]

You'd expect the Headmaster's office to be laced with anti-eavesdropping charms.

Comment author: Locke 19 February 2012 05:39:19PM *  5 points [-]

How would that work, exactly? Would the Sorting Hat be unable to hear anything said in there? I should think not. And whatever doesn't work on the sorting hat probably wouldn't work on the instruments. Or what about all the portraits? There's some definite spying potential in the slytherin headmasters.

Comment author: gwern 19 February 2012 08:50:16PM 3 points [-]

Exactly. A recording device doesn't have to be actively broadcasting every thing; it could be just that Quirrel gets updates any time he is summoned to the headmaster's office. Untimely intel is better than no intel.