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

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Comment author: jkaufman 21 July 2013 04:42:01AM 3 points [-]

Your quote could be just making fun of canon though.

Comment author: gwern 21 July 2013 02:28:57PM 1 point [-]

Specifically, the final book where Voldemort goes for not just AK #2 but also AK #3 as well.

Comment author: drnickbone 21 July 2013 05:10:55PM *  1 point [-]

"Goblet of Fire" contains AK#2 as far as I remember. "Deathly Hallows" actually contains AK#3 and AK#4.... You would think that after three failed attempts, Voldemort might have got the hint. HPMoR Voldemort would of course update after one failed attempt and not try again.

Allowing for alternatives to AK, I think there are only two possible explanations for why Voldie doesn't just kill Harry at this point:

  1. He values Harry alive so much that he is willing to risk ending the universe.
  2. He can't kill Harry.
Comment author: Kindly 21 July 2013 09:24:26PM 6 points [-]

Of course, every time the AK fails in canon, it is for a different reason (unless you count "plot armor"), making the true correct conclusion more difficult to see.

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