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cultureulterior comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 16, chapter 85 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: cultureulterior 03 May 2012 03:59:22PM 7 points [-]

I think that Salazar's Serpent was a trap Tom Riddle fell into. It was a Langford Basilisk Horcrux, like the book Ginny got in the original timeline, so When Tom Riddle read out the information embedded, he was possessed by Salazar Slytherin. That's why nppbeqvat gb Ibyqrzbeg/Evqqyr/Fnynmne vg frrzf gb unir whfg orra n terng frecrag, abg n onfvyvfx, juvpu vf whfg jung ur jbhyq fnl. Guvf nyfb rkcynvaf gur qnzntrq guvaxvat Uneel frrf.

This might well explain Harry as well, since in OT Voldemort had a giant serpent hanging around. He might not have had one in this timeline, but if he did, it would explain a lot of why he kept it around- it was a horcrux duplicator/imprinter.

Comment author: avichapman 19 June 2012 03:46:40AM 0 points [-]

I've been seeing stuff like this all thread: "That's why nppbeqvat gb Ibyqrzbeg/Evqqyr/Fnynmne vg frrzf gb unir whfg orra n terng frecrag, abg n onfvyvfx, juvpu vf whfg jung ur jbhyq fnl. Guvf nyfb rkcynvaf gur qnzntrq guvaxvat Uneel frrf."

What does it mean? I assume it's some sort of code.

Comment author: arundelo 19 June 2012 04:03:56AM 2 points [-]

This is rot13. It's used to hide spoilers. You can decode it at rot13.com.

Comment author: avichapman 19 June 2012 04:15:47AM 0 points [-]

Thanks. Now I'm in on the secret. :)