DanArmak comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 17, chapter 86 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 21 December 2012 07:45:58PM 0 points [-]

Or maybe Trelawney stopped speaking after he teleported her away, and that proved the prophecy wasn't about him but about someone who was left in the Great Hall.

Comment author: gwern 21 December 2012 08:27:37PM 0 points [-]

That's a good point. Actually, don't we have some vignettes of Trelawney under prophetic pressure after that incident? That would explain the lack of any Hall action, if the prophecy is not yet done.

Still leaves Dumbledore a mystery: if Trelawney stopped after teleporting away, and this proves it wasn't about Dumbledore, then what is stopping him from sitting in Trelawney's office and one by one summoning suspects until she suddenly bursts out the rest?