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NancyLebovitz comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 24, chapter 95 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 July 2013 08:26:33AM 10 points [-]

He might be afraid that he'd waste a lot of time if he doesn't have a guide to at least point him at the good stuff.

Comment author: linkhyrule5 18 July 2013 09:04:06AM 6 points [-]

Also, brilliant he may be, but there's a limit to how fast you can learn without a teacher.

Remember that story about the dojo? Quirrell isn't too proud to learn.

Comment author: gthorneiii 18 July 2013 03:06:02PM 2 points [-]

Or rather, he simply want to know what Harry knows so he can produce an even better model of Harry and improve his influence over him.

Comment author: ChrisHallquist 18 July 2013 08:34:47AM 0 points [-]

Ah. True. He may have been studying muggle science for awhile, but suspects Harry can direct him to things whose importance he hadn't realized.

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