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HungryHippo comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 25, chapter 96 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: loxfordian 28 July 2013 06:50:39PM *  1 point [-]

This explanation assumes that:

1) The Potters didn't have the cloak on them because they trusted in the Fidelius Charm to keep them safe from Voldemort/Death Eaters.

2) The Potters didn't have the cloak on them because they did not trust in the Fidelius Charm to keep it safe from Voldemort/Death Eaters.

So yeah, I don't buy it.

Comment author: HungryHippo 28 July 2013 09:51:33PM *  5 points [-]

I think you missed my point.

We know the Potters did not have their cloak because Dumbledore said so in his note to Harry.

To defend my parenthesis: earlier in the war, Voldemort taught Dumbledore that a human life is not of infinite worth. A corollary of this is that three humans lives may not be worth more than a deathly hallow. I.e. that the protection adequate for the safeguarding of three humans is not adequate for the protection of a deathly hallow (if the risk is that the deathly hallow falls into the hands of Voldemort).