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Decius comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 20, chapter 90 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Decius 03 July 2013 05:47:34AM 0 points [-]

But is was bypassed, allegedly by holding the locked case in place and spinning the time-turner within it.

It would be fine if it were tried and failed, but I think it's a better narrative if the specific actions the enemy took to prevent the time-turner from being effective were noted, or at least had some direct effect on the attempt.