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b_sen comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, January 2015, chapter 103 - Less Wrong Discussion
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I realized why Quirrell gave Hermione a Dreadful grade, rather than just failing her. Recall from canon that there are three failing grades:
But a Poor grade indicates that the student can repeat the course. Death is final, there are no do-overs.
Tell that to Harry.
I know, I'm just explaining Quirrell's reasoning in a world where death has not yet been defeated.
The scene certainly looks like evidence for my theory here, if we're talking Doylist reasoning.
Could you rot13 it? I have not read canon and am unlikely to.
If someone wishes to give their readers the choice of whether or not to access a piece of information, it is in very bad taste for a third party to then take that choice away for no good reason.
I rot13d it in my comment just because it's funnier if you figure it out yourself, and like many stealth jokes, it's easy to figure out once you know there's a joke to look for (if you've read canon). If it was an actual spoiler for the chapter that would facilitate discussion because it wasn't just a random throwaway joke, then I wouldn't rot13 it.
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