History FanFic / HarryPotterAndTheMethodsofRationality

** The [[NiceGuysFinishLast apparent take]] on the breakdown of Snape and Lily's friendship has [[UnderStatement drawn some flak]], causing Yudkowsky to irritatedly point out that 'views expressed by Severus Snape are not necessarily those of the author'. He later admitted that he had been labouring under certain misconceptions regarding the nature of their relationship prior to the whole '[[Fantastic Racism mudblood]]' incident - see DidNotDoTheResearch, above.

** The [[NiceGuysFinishLast apparent take]] on the breakdown of Snape and Lily's friendship has [[UnderStatement drawn some flak]], causing Yudkowsky to irritatedly point out that 'views expressed by Severus Snape are not necessarily those of the author'.

* UnfortunateImplications: Quite a few instances, most explained by the author as Harry not having all the facts at his disposal. [YourMileageMayVary Not all readers were entirely convinced.]]

* UnfortunateImplications: Quite a few instances, most explained by the author as Harry not having all the facts at his disposal. [YourMleageMayVary Not all readers were entirely convinced.]]

* UnfortunateImplications:

** Also, the crack about Padma Patil, 'whose parents came from a non-English-speaking culture and thus had raised her with an actual work ethic'. (Which the author claimed was an example of Harry jumping to conclusions again.)

** And then there's this, which has been edited out of Chapter 7...
---> "Even in Muggle-land, [the powerful treating the powerless as subhuman animals - and getting away with raping them] was probably still happening, somewhere in Saudi Arabia or the darkness of the Congo. It happened in every place and time that didn't descend directly from the Enlightenment."

* [=~It's Quiet... Too Quiet~=]: Spoofed in chapter 7, when Harry wakes up thinking his dorm room is suspiciously quiet and then remembers there's a silencing charm on the bed.

* TheStarscream: Draco, to Harry, in a Russian Nesting Doll of XanatosGambit-ing.

* TranquilFury: Harry "Dark side" is mentioned to be actually be very controlled and cold, even if it doesn't think to much in the consequences.

** [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Lagann]] is the trigger word for the "Breaking Drill Hex" in Chapter 32.

* CliffHanger: Chapter 32.

* FeedTheMole: A lot of moles get fed in chapter 32.

* HitlerAteSugar: Harry falls into this fallacy briefly in chapter 34, but even after he's called on it his point still stands.

-->'''Quirrel:''' In your future career, Mr. Zabini, I do not suggest trying any plots that complicated. They have [[XanatosRoulette a tendency to fail]].

* TurnCoat: Chapter 32 is full of these.

* [=~It's Quiet... Too Quiet~=]: Spoofed in chapter 7, where Harry wakes up thinking his dorm room is suspiciously quiet and then remembers there's a silencing charm on the bed.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Neville in Chapter 30. ''[[spoiler:[[ShoutOut "Blood for the blood god! Skulls for the skull throne! Ia! Shub-Niggurath! The enemy's gate is sideways!]]]]''
** Also, in Chapter 32: [[spoiler:Either Harry Potter had thought of a lot of very good ideas very fast, or for some unimaginable reason he'd already spent a lot of time working out how to fight underwater.]] Yes, [[EndersGame completely unimaginable]].
* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
** Chapter 5 builds to a nice climax.
** The result of Harry's experiment with the Time Turner in Chapter 17.
** Chapter 21 ends with a letter home describing Harry's (eventful) first week:
--->Dear Mum and Dad:
--->Hogwarts is lots of fun.
--->I learned how to violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics in Charms class, and I met a girl named Hermione Granger who reads faster than I do.
--->I'd better leave it at that.
** "You have lost the game", for the wrong reason.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5782108/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_Rationality Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]'' is a on-going fanfic by [[http://yudkowsky.net Eliezer Yudkowsky]], AI researcher and a specialist in decision making theory, known for (among other things) the [[http://yudkowsky.net/singularity/aibox AI-box]] [[HannibalLecture exp]][[TalkingYourWayOut eri]][[ManipulativeBastard ment]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5782108/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_Rationality Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]'' is a on-going fanfic by [[http://yudkowsky.net Eliezer Yudkowsky]], AI researcher and a specialist in decision making theory, most famous for the [[http://yudkowsky.net/singularity/aibox AI-box]] [[HannibalLecture exp]][[TalkingYourWayOut eri]][[ManipulativeBastard ment]].

** [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Lagann]] is the trigger word for the "Breaking Drill Hex".

* [=~Ain't Too Proud To Beg~=]: Quirrell feels this is an important quality to instill in Harry.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: This version of Voldemort has apparently read (actually, ''written'') the EvilOverlordList. This has made him smarter about how he manipulates people, but it also strengthened him to the extent that in chapter 20 we find that (same spoiler as above) [[spoiler: ''Voldemort made the Pioneer plaque a horcrux.'']]

* [=~Ain'tTooProudToBeg~=]: Quirrell feels this is an important quality to instill in Harry.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Quirrell feels this is an important quality to instill in Harry.

* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Quirrel teaches Harry to pull off more subtle kinds of deception, leading to situations like this:

* TakeThat: In Chapter 26, Harry's conversation with Quirrel in his office hours loudly points out how completely stupid many of canon!Harry's actions are, if described without the knowledge that the perpetrator is the protagonist.

* ThirtyXanatosPileup: The War of Three Armies. 'Thirty' may be underselling it a little.

* CallingYourAttacks Neville, surprisingly enough. (in his CrazyAwesome {{Badass}} mode, granted.)