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MarkusRamikin comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 110 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: MarkusRamikin 25 February 2015 03:47:29PM *  0 points [-]

I know all that. My point is not that it's out of character for Dumbledore to insult Voldemort. It's the choice of the insult.

Comment author: WalterL 25 February 2015 03:51:32PM 3 points [-]

Its really hard to make "you return when you are killed", which is really quite the complement, into an insult. The dog metaphor was the best he could do.