linkhyrule5 comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 20, chapter 90 - Less Wrong

9 Post author: palladias 02 July 2013 02:13AM

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Comment author: shminux 02 July 2013 06:58:18PM 1 point [-]

Well, he mentions it casually to McGonagall, who did not see it before:

If I'd remembered the Patronus earlier!

Comment author: linkhyrule5 02 July 2013 07:33:02PM 1 point [-]

All that tells her is that he figured out the Patronus somehow. She doesn't know that there's a 2.0 version.

Neither do F&G, really; it's unique and humanoid, but the real secret is that it kills (un-kills?) Dementors.

Comment author: monsterzero 06 July 2013 01:09:29AM 1 point [-]

The real secret is that once you know why it works, you can never cast Patronus 1.0 again. The humanoid form is a clue, so Harry needs to conceal it.

Killing Dementors is awesome, but in the short term the benefit of showing that ability off does not outweigh the risk of leaving all wizards everywhere defenseless against them.

Comment author: somervta 04 July 2013 03:39:39AM 0 points [-]

It's also significantly brighter than normal ones (Patroni? Patronuses?)