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Vaniver comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 11 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Vaniver 23 March 2012 04:39:39PM 2 points [-]

Indeed, they called for it before Lucius did.

Why would Lucius call for it first? Even if he had to convince a confederate to call out for it, it would be beneath him to be the first to call for a girl to be sent to Azkaban.

Comment author: DanArmak 23 March 2012 05:42:25PM 1 point [-]

That's possible. But there's another possible explanation: that Lucius really intended to demand a lesser punishment - as he said himself, and as Dumbledore et al. had predicted - but changed his mind on seeing that he had broad support for a harsher punishment. Which would fit my theory regarding H&C, especially if H&C is Quirrel, who knows how Harry regards Azkaban.

Comment author: Vaniver 23 March 2012 07:30:49PM 8 points [-]

Remember that Malfoy controls the Daily Prophet, which called for Azkaban before the trial began.