We Want MoR – The One with Eliezer Yudkowsky
podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
"I wrote Harry as not a typical 11-year-old," Rowling says. "The particular way in which Harry is made out of me is something like 18-year old Elie Azer with his wisdom and constitution score swapped in all the breaks removed." She adds that she doesn't think people who really like young Tom Riddle have some kind of weird problem, but they may be mistaken about who Quirrell is by the end of the book or something.
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