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

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Comment author: LKtheGreat 17 April 2012 05:56:06PM 1 point [-]

Just noticed this lovely little tidbit at the very end of Chapter 84:

"[Hermione] thought she heard, as she was within the doorway, a distant cawing cry. But it wasn't meant for her, she knew[.]"

What on Earth is that supposed to mean? Who or what is cawing in Hogwarts or on the grounds, and how does she know something about it that we don't? Or am I missing some terribly obvious connection here?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 18 April 2012 02:23:21AM *  2 points [-]

I'm very sorry about this. It referred to a part of Ch. 85 that I simply couldn't work out in time for the posting deadline. I've removed the corresponding lead-in from Ch. 84.

If I get Ch. 85 to work as originally planned, I may put it back in later.

Comment author: loserthree 18 April 2012 02:37:29AM 3 points [-]

It's so totally Snape.

Comment author: pedanterrific 17 April 2012 06:18:46PM 1 point [-]

Fawkes.

Comment author: 75th 17 April 2012 10:14:59PM 1 point [-]

Yes. And it absolutely was meant for her.

Comment author: aladner 17 April 2012 10:42:46PM 0 points [-]

I'm pretty sure it was meant for Dumbledore. If it was meant for Hermione it could have just fire-ported to her.

Comment author: chaosmosis 17 April 2012 11:17:15PM 1 point [-]

It's done similar things before. It called her to the bullies (probably) without her seeing it.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 17 April 2012 11:58:21PM 1 point [-]

It's plausible that that was actually Fancr, vavgvngvat uvf pbasyvpg rfpnyngvba cybg.

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 17 April 2012 11:26:28PM 0 points [-]

There's still an aftermath chapter left I think - it may be we'll see first hand what Fawkes was cawing for.

Comment author: linkhyrule5 18 April 2012 02:48:49AM 0 points [-]

I thought it was the phoenix, myself.

Comment author: loserthree 18 April 2012 01:58:50AM 0 points [-]

Snape may have used the sound of a phoenix call to guide Hermione in the past.