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cousin_it comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 6 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: cousin_it 03 December 2010 07:43:09AM *  4 points [-]

Maybe I'm being obtuse, but why is it a Voldemort calling card?

Comment author: orthonormal 17 December 2010 12:12:09AM *  1 point [-]

I think because it's the equivalent of cherry tapping to use a well-known and not-that-powerful magic to do the impossible, and Voldemort showed himself to be that kind of perfectionist.

Comment author: TobyBartels 17 December 2010 12:27:43AM 3 points [-]

Judging from the quotations that top the TVTropes page, Alan Rickman tends to play characters who engage in cherry tapping. So shouldn't they be suspecting Snape?