Comment on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 25, chapter 96

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:11:50 GMT

I am confused.

The particular Bible passage was written in Greek a solid millennia before Hogwarts was built, it was available in Latin at least since the 4th century (Latin being the language of the educated post-Roman Empire, and the language which magic seems to be based off of), and, according to a quick Wikipedia search, translated into Old English by the Venerable Bede in the 7th century.

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