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Benito comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 104 - Less Wrong Discussion

8 Post author: b_sen 16 February 2015 01:24AM

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Comment author: Benito 16 February 2015 05:24:25PM 2 points [-]

It's odd, because Quirrell went so far out of his way to appear to be dying. He set himself up to be caught drinking unicorn's blood. So it's very strange for him to give that away.

Comment author: Transfuturist 16 February 2015 06:57:33PM 1 point [-]

To be caught?

Comment author: Benito 17 February 2015 12:34:46AM *  2 points [-]

Well, if he's faking the illness, he doesn't require unicorn's blood. Therefore he set up the situation with the unicorn, so that Harry would find him, and know he was dying.