Quirinus comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 16, chapter 85 - Less Wrong
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Eliezer has deviated from canon in such a way that it allows the method for casting dark rituals to be congruent with what happened on Godric's Hollow. We are still missing a lot of information on what Voldemort's intention really was, and if he did intend to kill Harry at all, but there has been speculation on previous threads that Voldemort, in his hubris, accidentally fulfilled the requirements for a certain ritual.
From Chapter 74:
And previously on Chapter 43:
So in this interpretation, Lily Potter's life was to be sacrificed, and Harry's to be gained. What possible side effect would happen when/if Voldemort tried to murder Harry, we can only speculate.
Neato, thanks. That was a good move by EY.
I mean, there are problems with it. But it's fiction and his is roughly 50 times more logical than Rowling's version.