Gondolinian comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, January 2015, chapter 103 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gondolinian 29 January 2015 01:06:43PM *  3 points [-]

As for the rest of you... those who have received Exceeds Expectations or above... have received my letters of recommendation... to certain organizations beyond Britain's shores... where your training might be completed. They will contact you... when you are old enough... if you still appear worthy... and if you have not failed an important test.

Any guesses about these "certain organizations beyond Britain's shores" that Quirrell finds capable of completing his students' training?

Comment author: fezziwig 30 January 2015 03:10:37PM 3 points [-]

Interesting guesses in the responses here. It never occurred to me that this organization might be anything other than "the next iteration of the Death Eaters".

Comment author: Alsadius 30 January 2015 06:13:05PM 2 points [-]

I suspect he's referring to other schools which he believes to be more capable of teaching Battle Magic than cursed Hogwarts.

Comment author: zedzed 30 January 2015 12:34:52PM *  0 points [-]

Salem Witches' Institute or a dojo in Asia seem the obvious choices, so we can probably safely eliminate them (because when was the last time EY used the obvious solution in MOR?)

Comment author: Gondolinian 30 January 2015 01:05:05PM 3 points [-]

we can probably safely eliminate them (because when was the last time EY used the obvious solution in MOR?)

That would be just what he would expect.

Comment author: CronoDAS 29 January 2015 10:26:47PM 0 points [-]

Earlier in the story, Quirrell gave Harry a Portkey claiming it would take him somewhere that he would be contacted by people who would take him to a magic school in America...

Comment author: Gondolinian 29 January 2015 10:54:25PM *  8 points [-]

Wasn't that Dumbledore who gave Harry the portkey and told him it led to the US, and then Quirrell who checked it and told Harry it led to somewhere local? Or are we thinking about different points in the story?

Comment author: CronoDAS 30 January 2015 05:52:22PM 1 point [-]

Yeah, I remembered that wrong. Sorry!

Comment author: Velorien 29 January 2015 06:14:48PM *  0 points [-]

It is also possible that Quirrell is referring to narrower training in Battle Magic. He's made previous references to knowing assassins in other countries (whom he could put in touch with Harry), and this could be an extension of that.