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MarkusRamikin comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 116 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: WalterL 05 March 2015 05:07:33PM 4 points [-]

Prediction 1:

Huh? Hermione is a rule follower. She wouldn't destroy Azkaban if she had a button she could press that would do so. Also she can't kill even one Dementor, or even cast a patronus to prevent one from killing her.

Prediction 2:

Don't think so, remaining story too short for such shenanigans.

Comment author: MarkusRamikin 06 March 2015 07:56:06AM *  7 points [-]

She started as a rules follower. Then Self-Actualisation happened.

That first-year witch stood there with all tears and anger bottled, her face still, nothing changing of her outward appearance, while something slowly broke inside her, she could feel it breaking.

[...]

"And," her voice said, "if you want to break school rules or something, you can ask me about it, I promise I won't just say no."