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

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Comment author: gwern 14 March 2012 06:20:50PM *  0 points [-]

'ongoing' doesn't seem to be the germane distinction. For example, in canon book 7, don't the Gringotts wards and mechanisms detect both ongoing polymorph and an Imperius when Harry et al break in?

Comment author: pedanterrific 14 March 2012 07:13:07PM 0 points [-]

No, the Imperius was cast inside the bank.

Comment author: [deleted] 14 March 2012 06:24:09PM 0 points [-]

If that were valid here, then wouldn't Gringotts be the place to send Ministry employees at random thrice a week?

Comment author: gwern 14 March 2012 06:42:34PM 2 points [-]

Yup. Why does Gringotts have better and useful wards than the Ministry? Because they're all idiots.

Comment author: sketerpot 15 March 2012 05:27:43AM 4 points [-]

Goblins have a history of taking certain things very seriously, and security is one of them. The Ministry is very serious about looking like they take security seriously. The difference is not a small one.