Val comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 110 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Val 26 February 2015 09:38:36PM 1 point [-]

Assuming what happened to Dubledore was real, he made two very stupid mistakes:

he didn't count with the possibility of Voldemort having Harry and the Invisibility Cloak with him
he gloated like a cartoon villain about how he'll trap Voldemort. Why? He needed time for the time stopping spell to charge, but why did he reveal what kind of spell it was? Also, Voldemort couldn't have simply run away, he tried but failed. Voldemort did have extended knowledge but there was a chance he was not familiar with the spell Dumbledore was casting. So why take the unnecessary risk to warn him?

Comment author: TobyBartels 26 February 2015 10:34:38PM 0 points [-]

I love the image of Dumbledore gloating like a cartoon villain. You're right, of course.