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DanielLC comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, January 2015, chapter 103 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: b_sen 30 January 2015 03:25:50AM 1 point [-]

I realized why Quirrell gave Hermione a Dreadful grade, rather than just failing her. Recall from canon that there are three failing grades:

[passing grades]

Poor

Dreadful

[redacted for explaining a joke]

But a Poor grade indicates that the student can repeat the course. Death is final, there are no do-overs.

Comment author: DanielLC 30 January 2015 06:17:49AM 1 point [-]

Death is final

Tell that to Harry.

Comment author: b_sen 30 January 2015 02:41:52PM 0 points [-]

I know, I'm just explaining Quirrell's reasoning in a world where death has not yet been defeated.

Comment author: hairyfigment 30 January 2015 07:08:38AM -1 points [-]

The scene certainly looks like evidence for my theory here, if we're talking Doylist reasoning.

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