Eugine_Nier comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 16, chapter 85 - Less Wrong

9 Post author: FAWS 18 April 2012 02:30AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (1106)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: GeorgieChaos 29 April 2012 06:13:31PM -1 points [-]

I hadn't previously seen any clear motive for Dumbledore to kill Narcissa. That he might have done so to help keep himself ready to defend Magical Britain at least provides a possible explanation.

Assuming that he did, in fact, do broadly what Draco said, anyhow.

Pedanterrific, I'm not conflating the two acts, merely observing that one may illuminate the other.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 29 April 2012 11:08:17PM *  2 points [-]

I hadn't previously seen any clear motive for Dumbledore to kill Narcissa.

The standard theory is that he killed her to show the death eaters that attacking families of Order of the Phoenix members will now be repaid in kind.

Comment author: Alsadius 30 April 2012 02:21:35AM 2 points [-]

stranded

You mean standard? Or is this jargon I'm unfamiliar with?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 01 May 2012 04:24:43AM 1 point [-]

Thanks, fixed.