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

6 Post author: NancyLebovitz 25 July 2013 04:36AM

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Comment author: MugaSofer 29 July 2013 07:37:20AM 0 points [-]

Wait, could you pull a quote for that? I must have missed it.

Comment author: Benquo 29 July 2013 12:30:23PM 1 point [-]

I think there used to be something implying that in the exchange with Griphook in chapter 4, but it seems to have been rewritten.

Comment author: hairyfigment 29 July 2013 10:24:41PM 1 point [-]

Yes. And Ch 87 says, "gold or silver".

Comment author: MugaSofer 31 July 2013 03:54:33PM -1 points [-]

Ho ho. That is interesting.

Comment author: CAE_Jones 02 August 2013 01:06:45PM 3 points [-]

The real publication attributed to Flamel claims he transmuted silver, then some time later (years, as I recall) transmuted gold. Presumably silver is left out in most discussions of the stone because who would settle for silver when you could have gold?