gwern comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 21, chapters 91 & 92 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 05 July 2013 04:13:23AM 22 points [-]

And quite specifically, ironically, and counterpointedly placed before the prophecy.

Comment author: solipsist 01 March 2014 04:41:37AM 0 points [-]

Note for readability: I did not realize that the prophecy was dialog, said aloud by Trelawney, until I read this comment. I read the prophecy as Quirrell thinking to himself, narrating for the reader why he was happy.