Huh. Well, I’ll clarify a bit to deprive myself of a win on reference: I guess that the style of hp:mor was similar enough to Watt-Evans that I was guessing that it was intentional, and as part of making it happen Eliezer had actually opened a book.
Or at least, that hypothesis is way above the base rate.
Quirrell’s “ritual to summon Death” is a reference to the Seething Death from LWE’s Ethshar novels, so it’s a pretty safe bet.
Huh. Well, I’ll clarify a bit to deprive myself of a win on reference: I guess that the style of hp:mor was similar enough to Watt-Evans that I was guessing that it was intentional, and as part of making it happen Eliezer had actually opened a book.
Or at least, that hypothesis is way above the base rate.