Cool. : )
Is “Unicorns have 5 legs” consistent with reality? I would be quite surprised to find out that it was.
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Could you give me an example of a belief that is consistent with reality but false?
Tell me what Zork is and i’ll let you know. : )
Coming up with a made up word will not solve this problem. If the word describes the content of the author’s stories then there will be sensory experiences that a reader can expect when reading those stories.
A belief is true if it is consistent with reality.
The first means that a fraction of the particles were nudged into a path that was a circle rather than a line. Apparently increasing the chances of fusion. As for the second a “fraction of a line” does not really mean much but it appears to be a comment on the size and form of the glinting thing.
I have updated by learning of it’s existence.
I think the reason I was reluctant to accept that Quirrell is Voldemort is that Harry is a lot smarter than me and he trusted Quirrell.
Oh god, I have this mental image of Harry standing next to a blood soaked guillotine insisting that he is a Light Lord!
Full disclosure for me as well, I want H&C to be Snape so there may be confirmation bias at work on my part. I think that the rage inducing revelation that Snape had in chapter 22 caused Snape to abandon his canon role has Harry’s protector and went back to the obvious role for him: fighting for the dark lord whom he used to serve and will soon be returning. Which means fighting against Harry.
For what its worth Harry also thinks something significant happened in that interaction:
*Just before Harry left the workroom, with his hand on the doorhandle, the boy turned back and said, “As long as we’re here, have either of you noticed anything different about Professor Snape?”
“Different?” said the Headmaster.
Minerva didn’t let her wry smile show on her face. Of course the boy was apprehensive about the ‘evil Potions Master’, since he had no way of knowing why Severus was to be trusted. It would have been odd to say the least, explaining to Harry that Severus was still in love with his mother.
“I mean, has his behavior changed recently in any way?” said Harry.
“Not that I have seen...” the Headmaster said slowly. “Why do you ask?”
Harry shook his head. “I don’t want to prejudice your own observations by saying. Just keep an eye out, maybe?”
That sent a quiver of unease through Minerva in a way that no outright accusation of Severus could have.*
I think H&C is Snape. I am really confused about what was going on with H&C1 and Quirrell but everything since then is consistent with Snape plotting against Harry.
I don’t think the guy who doesn’t think twice about torturing or murdering anyone who slights him will turn out to be in the right all along.
Good point.
Harry in chapter 21.
Tom Riddle needed a Voldemort for his plot so he became Voldemort for a time. Just as he needed a Quirrel and a Mister Jaffe.
They prophecy does not say that “either he or Harry must die” it says that one will “destroy all but a remnant of the other.” One way for that to be true is that Volde dies but is still exists as a spirit due to his horcrux. However even if that is the obvious answer it would be wise for him to try to determine non-obvious ways the prophecy might be fulfilled. Preferably one where he could win. For example, inserting his personality into Harry’s mind so that his personality changes Harry’s such that it is only a remnant of its previous form.
Prophecies are a done deal, what is said will come to pass. Considering that the obvious answer is that Harry kills Volde it might be a good idea to make sure that happens when Harry is still a baby and cannot finish him off. With the personality insert as a backup plan for fulfilling the prophecy without completely losing.
Ha, another magical weapon of mass destruction. Hop on a broom and repeatedly cast Arresto Momentum on the Earth.
The non-existence of unicorns makes the claim that they have legs, in whatever number, inconsistent with reality.