BrindIf comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 119

BrindIf 11 Mar 2015 11:32 UTC
0 points

Splat. Boing. Splat. Splat.

Saying nothing is a reaction. We’re talking about poeple who knows how to keep their reactions shut down and seems to have secret agenda to hide from each other. They underreact also about Harry’s being Tom Riddle Jr.
- Velorien 11 Mar 2015 11:52 UTC
  0 points
  Parent
  
  “Crap,” muttered Moody. His mad-eye was rolling wildly. “That’s not good, not good at all.”
  
  (...)
  
  “Crap,” Moody said. Then Alastor Moody repeated, “Crap. Kid, should you even be saying this to us?”
  
  “I don’t know,” Harry said. “If there’s a user manual, I haven’t looked at it yet.”
  
  “Crap.”
  
  I don’t think Moody is trying to keep a poker face here.
  - BrindIf 11 Mar 2015 15:59 UTC
    2 points
    Parent
    You’re right, I just re-read it, and there is other passages where they react a lot more. I guess the silence is a way to show their astonishment and perhaps remains of disbelief.