Anubhav comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 10 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 12 March 2012 08:17:04PM *  1 point [-]

And we'd expect Ravenclaw members to already be using any clever potions or at least have rules against them (either imposed by the school or by themselves as 'cheating'). In canon, they all know about the Ravenclaw diadem which is supposed to make you more clever. So it's reasonable if there were any such thing, Harry would have been told about it (everyone knowing his interest in self-improvement or being more clever), heard of it, or read about it by now.

Comment author: Anubhav 13 March 2012 11:10:04AM 3 points [-]

So it's reasonable if there were any such thing, Harry would have been told about it

Yes, because people want Harry Potter to be smarter than he is.

Comment author: Fergus_Mackinnon 13 March 2012 09:04:44PM 4 points [-]

If it existed and was semi-public knowledge, then Lucius would have made a priority of acquiring some for Draco.

Comment author: marchdown 14 March 2012 09:18:23PM 4 points [-]

Draco doesn't even need to know about this.

Comment author: sketerpot 14 March 2012 07:22:49AM 4 points [-]

Who says he didn't? I notice that Draco is unusually bright, as are Crabbe and Goyle. It would certainly be convenient for the Malfoys if the youngest sons of all three families were significantly above average....

Comment author: Anubhav 14 March 2012 02:03:26AM 0 points [-]

^ Truth.