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linkhyrule5 comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 15, chapter 84 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: linkhyrule5 11 April 2012 05:44:32AM 0 points [-]

Presumably they're... well, at the risk of being obvious, the Most Ancient Houses?

Comment author: pedanterrific 11 April 2012 05:48:00AM 3 points [-]

Then how could the destruction of one cause their numbers to fall from eight to seven? If it's just a matter of who can trace their roots back the farthest, surely the next-oldest would be bumped up.

Comment author: taelor 11 April 2012 09:14:28AM 6 points [-]

Possibly there's some cutoff point, with only houses founded before that point given the Most Ancient label; whether this comes with any official privileges beyond just being old and respected remains to be seen.

Comment author: LucasSloan 11 April 2012 09:19:37AM 5 points [-]

It seems like the obvious cut-off point would be the original houses founded when Merlin created the Wizengamot.

Comment author: [deleted] 11 April 2012 06:41:04AM 6 points [-]

By now the Most Ancient label has shifted from being descriptive, to just part of the name

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