skeptical_lurker comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 19, chapter 88-89 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 30 June 2013 03:12:40PM 1 point [-]

He's seen the curse used by Voldemort to kill his parents, but that doesn't mean he's practiced it. Wasn't Quirrel supposed to be teaching the killing curse, after winning a bet with Dumbledoor that first years could learn the patronus? I'm surprised that the story never mentioned whether Harry chose to learn it.

Comment author: Sheaman3773 23 August 2013 04:28:25AM *  0 points [-]

I didn't think they had reached that point in the year yet.

edit: Lesath mentioned that he hadn't learned the Killing Curse as a contrast against the other students, which clearly implies that that time has indeed come. My bad.