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

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Comment author: pedanterrific 21 August 2013 04:59:35PM 2 points [-]

Really late reply, but: the prophecy was made before Harry was born; Voldemort and Dumbledore found out about it at roughly the same time (almost immediately); and the attack came when Harry was fifteen months old. They knew about the prophecy while they were in hiding.

Comment author: HungryHippo 21 August 2013 08:34:24PM 0 points [-]

I'll be damned. Good correction!