I’m not a fan of the Harry Potter series. I’ve only read the first one, didn’t particularly like it, and it’s not my kind of fantasy series.

I’m not a fan of fan fiction, despite technically having written some. I regard it as being of dubious quality, despite knowing perfectly well that it’s not more likely to be bad than anything else.

Nevertheless, I was, and remain, captivated by a particular piece of Harry Potter fan fiction: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. Its twist is that its Harry is a hyper-rationalist genius. You should go read it now.

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One Response to “Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality”

1. Graham Says:
   22 Jun 2010 at 02:42

   Harry Potter is like a greatest hits compilation of middle-class-distant-parent-idle-child-vanilla-magic-fantasy stories from the last century. It’s all retro…

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