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CAE_Jones comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 26, chapter 97 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: CAE_Jones 22 August 2013 06:42:51AM *  1 point [-]

What Harry doesn't know that canon Harry figured out quickly is that Hagrid knows a lot about magical creatures. (He eventually became care for magical creatures teacher, after all.) He ventures into the forbidden forest, tends the nonmagical part of the Hogwarts gardens (which get attacked by magical creatures on occasion), etc. And if Harry did more digging into the Chamber of Secrets incident, he might learn about Aragog.

Knowing most of this, though, requires Harry to actually interact with Hagrid more than is strictly necessary, which doesn't seem to interest him.

Comment author: wedrifid 22 August 2013 07:57:34AM 3 points [-]

Hagrid nose a lot about magical creatures.

Either you are making a pun about the ability to identify said creatures by smell or you mean "knows".

Comment author: CAE_Jones 22 August 2013 11:51:54AM 1 point [-]

Ehehehehe, that was a mistake on my part, thanks! Fixed now.