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Ambition comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 21, chapters 91 & 92 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Ambition 05 July 2013 04:01:41AM 7 points [-]

Harry told his patronus to specifically seek out Hermione, which lead him to the Troll. He also got a response back of "AHHHHHHHHHH", which seems suspicious enough, but not completely solid evidence. These details don't seem to match up with the idea that somebody else died in Hermione's place.

I think we are meant to assume that Hermione did die, or at least experienced something close enough to death that Dumbledore was alerted.

Comment author: William_Quixote 05 July 2013 12:12:14PM 13 points [-]

Seeing a glowing super bright human patronus for the first time might be enough to get an ' "AHHHHHHHHHH"'

Comment author: Decius 06 July 2013 03:36:05AM 3 points [-]

While stunned, under an invisibility cloak, watching someone transfigured into you die...

Comment author: Ambition 05 July 2013 07:09:03PM 2 points [-]

Fair point.