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

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Comment author: cultureulterior 24 September 2012 10:23:02PM 0 points [-]

This does not imply that prophecies have intended recipients, though.

Comment author: MugaSofer 25 September 2012 07:51:55AM *  2 points [-]

seers were like weak points that let out the pressure, when the right listener was nearby.

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the seers themselves didn't remember their prophecies, because the message wasn't for them. And the messages would come out in riddles, and only someone who heard the prophecy in the seer's original voice would hear all the meaning that was in the riddle.

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