NancyLebovitz comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 18, chapter 87 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 23 December 2012 04:58:21PM 3 points [-]

Trouble is, McGonagall was the first representative of Magical Britain we met, so she gets to represent the Average Wizard (average witch?)

It didn't seem that way to me-- McGonagall is shown enough respect by other wizards and witches that she's clearly above average.

Comment author: MugaSofer 23 December 2012 10:21:15PM 2 points [-]

I meant that more in terms of she's kind of a representative of the magical world generally. Wizards aren't generally hypercompetent.

Hmm, that didn't come across very well.

Comment author: Alsadius 24 December 2012 12:55:25AM 6 points [-]

I think it's fair. She's competent, but she's not superhuman. In a fic based around the interaction of ~3 people who are(Harry, Quirrell, and Dumbledore), she's going to come off second-best.