Logos01 comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 11 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Logos01 24 March 2012 07:01:22PM 0 points [-]

He would definitely force Veritaserum or Legilimency on Harry to find out the complete truth of what happened that day.

Harry is an Occlumens. Neither of these strategies would work.

Comment author: DanArmak 24 March 2012 09:13:50PM 1 point [-]

Legilimency would work, he's not a perfect Occlumens yet.

Comment author: pedanterrific 24 March 2012 09:21:46PM 2 points [-]

The distinction is that perfect Occlumens can show false thoughts to a Legilimens; regular Occlumens, of which Harry is one, are perfectly capable of blocking Legilimens from learning anything, they just know they've been blocked.

Comment author: Sheaman3773 23 June 2012 06:04:42PM 0 points [-]

We know that Occlumens can project the persona of a rock in order to thwart Legilimency. Do we also know that there is no brute-force method for getting past the defenses?

Comment author: DanArmak 24 March 2012 09:29:44PM 0 points [-]

I was wrong, then. Thanks.

Hmm.