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alex_zag_al comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 28, chapter 99-101 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: alex_zag_al 20 December 2013 04:57:05PM 0 points [-]

And if he's going to leave a corpse, he could at least do it silently.

Remember that Tracey ran towards the sound of a unicorn being attacked?

That's what makes me sure that Quirrell wanted to get caught. There's just no reason for him to skip the silencing spell, otherwise. (Unless he's hiding from someone that can detect the use of magic?)

I don't know how he got Tracey to approach, though.