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

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Comment author: Alsadius 03 July 2013 04:51:26AM 2 points [-]

Why would he fake his own death, though? He was winning.

Comment author: Randaly 03 July 2013 11:13:09AM 2 points [-]

He was winning.

Probably not. While Voldemort's terrorist group was doing increasingly well, Dumbledore's presence alone would be sufficient to prevent a complete victory, and the entire civil war was a distraction from Voldemort's likely main concern, the muggles.