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

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Comment author: gwern 17 March 2012 03:24:32PM 0 points [-]

Besides, it's made clear that Quirrell never actually visited the place.

Why is that clear? It's a powerfully magical place which might draw someone like Quirrel, and Quirrel's mistake was about whether he had a visa - so he could have gone but not known whether his later cover identity was officially registered or not.

Comment author: Anubhav 17 March 2012 04:55:29PM 0 points [-]

If Grail Wars do occur in this continuity, I'd be very surprised if Riddle didn't visit their site when he was wandering the world looking for knowledge and power.

But I doubt that the reference is anything more than yet another shout-out.