shminux comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 27, chapter 98 - Less Wrong

2 Post author: Vaniver 28 August 2013 07:29PM

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Comment author: shminux 29 August 2013 01:51:10AM 1 point [-]

I thought the twins, beyond playing pranks, were not above selling magical trinkets and stuff to fellow students, thus making a bit of profit and so not being completely selfish. Or was it in canon or some other fanfic?

Comment author: Rukifellth 29 August 2013 02:40:45AM 8 points [-]

Not in this one. In the earlier chapters it's narrated that the twins have been selling prank goods at 0% mark-up, unknown to their supplier.

Comment author: CAE_Jones 29 August 2013 02:58:54AM 4 points [-]

They insisted they sell Floom's smuggled goods at 0% mark-up; they said nothing about anything they've come up with on their own. Though I think most of their inventions came later (extendable ears, for example).

Comment author: hirvinen 06 September 2013 10:47:25PM 2 points [-]

They wanted to be able to testify under veritaserum that they had not been profiting.