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

6 Post author: palladias 18 July 2013 02:23AM

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Comment author: Kindly 21 July 2013 10:49:28PM 1 point [-]

I want to like this theory, but I'm not sure that the nonsense words sufficiently obscure the real prophecy. For example, if Voldemort tracked down the student, somehow reversed her Obliviation (if necessary), and then used Legilimency to find out the wording (if it turns out that Voldemort doesn't know this part?) then I'm pretty sure Voldemort would be able to reconstruct the original words.

For that matter, we are also told that "only someone who heard the prophecy in the seer's original voice would hear all the meaning that was in the riddle." Therefore what Voldemort would actually be interested in, given access to all of Rianne's memories, is Snape's own interpretation of the prophecy, or even any hints at it.

Comment author: DanArmak 22 July 2013 09:47:36AM 4 points [-]

Therefore what Voldemort would actually be interested in, given access to all of Rianne's memories, is Snape's own interpretation of the prophecy, or even any hints at it.

But didn't Voldemort already get that when he Legilimized Snape, when Snape originally told him the prophecy?

Comment author: Atelos 23 July 2013 03:38:53AM 2 points [-]

He got 1980ish!Snape's interpretation/thoughts, 1991!Snape presumably has new ones.