Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality 12 – Impulse Control
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Jun 23, 2011 Harry attends the sorting ceremony at Hogwarts, questions Dumbledore's sanity, plans research goals, receives important notices, and meets the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
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Aftermath Of The Sorting Hat Incident
- Harry describes how Lisa Turpin and others react to his Sorting Hat incident and his repeated promise not to talk about it.
- He privately recounts the hat's cheeky insult to McGonagall and his confusion about defeating the Dark Lord.
Hidden Layers In The Sorting Hat
- Harry hears an unexpected whisper from the hat hinting at Slytherin secrets and realizes he wasn't meant to hear it.
- He recognizes the voice as extra magic embedded by Salazar Slytherin rather than the hat itself.
Designing A Social-Influence Test
- Harry hypothesizes a 'ComEdT' experiment that forces someone to choke on ridiculous speech to test influence.
- He reasons Dumbledore's resistance would validate the device if it worked.