History Awesome / HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality

** Also, in Chapter 32: 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, [[Literature/EndersGame completely unimaginable]].

* "''And they continued their journey downward, as the Dark Lord reached into his pouch, and retrieved and [[ItMakesSenseInContext ate a cookie]].''"

** Really the entirety of that chapter is one awesome moment after another.
* In Chapter 10, the raised by rationalist/scientist Harry meets the first challenge that is able to seriously oppose him mentally, [[spoiler:the Sorting Hat. Why? Because the Sorting Hat runs off the consciousness of the person who wears it, meaning that the Hat has all of his smarts but retains its own goals.]] The resultant battle of wits has to be seen to be believed, being both tense, intelligent, and hilarious. The crowning moment of the scene is [[spoiler:the Hat's last laugh, where even after failing to convince Harry to join Hufflepuff or Gryffindor, briefly declares him Slytherin before saying "kidding, Ravenclaw". This finally gets through to Harry the danger he incurs by relying excessively on his intellect without any consideration to his or other's wellbeings, and ensures that his stay in Ravenclaw will be properly tempered.]]

* 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!]]]]''
** [[spoiler:Hermione gloating]] at the end of the first battle of the armies.

** 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, [[Literature/EndersGame completely unimaginable]].

* Chapter 39: Dumbledore accuses Harry of wanting [[spoiler:the secret of the Dark Lord's immortality]] in order to use it for himself. Harry's response: "Wrong! I want [[spoiler:the secret of the Dark Lord's immortality]] in order to use it for ''everyone!''"
* Chapter 45: Harry [[spoiler:kills a dementor. No, he does not drive it back, he KILLS IT, by completely rejecting what it symbolizes. His patronus is a ''Homo sapiens sapiens'', BTW.]] [[http://tindeck.com/listen/rdhu Cliffnotes of the awesome.]]
** [[spoiler:Don't forget that his HeroicWillpower is so strong that he eventually learns to ignore the dementor's negative emotions by himself -- although he has a tough time telling the difference between artificially-induced self-doubt and the rational realization that something is a bad idea.]]

* Chapter 58: This. Is. My. [[spoiler:Broomstick!]]

* Chapter 78. The [[spoiler:Dragon Army]] literally defeats the [[spoiler:Chaos Legion]] at their own game. How? [[spoiler:"NOW!" bellowed Dean Thomas... "DO WHATEVER THEY DO!"]]
* In chapter 81, Harry [[spoiler:forces Lucius' hand by calling in his blood debt for killing Voldemort, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments accepts the extra 100,000 galleon fee without hesitation]], swears to destroy Azkaban (which makes Dumbledore back down and enlightens the Wizengamot as to who they're dealing with),]] and forces a Dementor to flee into a corner by throwing his hands in the air and shouting "BOO!" at it.

--> '''Harry:''' [[spoiler:Hello, Lord Voldemort.]]
--> '''Quirrel:''' [[spoiler:Hello, Tom Riddle.]]
* Chapter 114: [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Shut Up and Do The Impossible]]. Harry must defeat [[spoiler: 36 Death Eaters]] plus the [[spoiler: fully resurrected Lord Voldemort]], despite being naked, and holding only his wand. [[spoiler: He wins by extreme abuse of [[ChekhovsGun Partial Tranfiguration.]]]] Also a CMOA for the [=HPMoR=] Reddit community - they came up with that solution within two days of the previous chapter's posting, and came up with better ways to distract [[spoiler: Lord Voldemort]] than even the author!
* Chapter 119: [[spoiler: Dumbledore]] one-ups everyone. From the grave.

** Hermione notes that it's a good deal less impressive if you've [[StarWars seen certain movies]], but it was still ''very'' impressive.

*** To put things into perspective: They are the first to slip out of the great hall during the Troll incident to look for Hermoine, before even Harry. Defend the pair against a magically-empowered troll, knowing full well they have no spell in their inventory potent enough to incapacitate it, draw the sword of Gryffindor when magic fail them and last but not the least, resolve to perform a HeroicSacrifice by telling Harry to run when it becomes clear they are doomed.

--> '''Quirrel:'''[[spoiler:Hello, Tom Riddle.]]

* [[TheReveal Hary figuring out what has been happening in Hogwarts this whole year in chapter 104, culminating in this dialogue:]]

* In chapter 81, Harry [[spoiler:forces Lucius' hand by calling in his blood debt for killing Voldemort, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming accepts the extra 100,000 galleon fee without hesitation]], swears to destroy Azkaban (which makes Dumbledore back down and enlightens the Wizengamot as to who they're dealing with),]] and forces a Dementor to flee into a corner by throwing his hands in the air and shouting "BOO!" at it.

** Using a ritual that, if it was an actual ritual, would have involved permanently sacrificing the [[CthulhuMythos Outer God Yog-Sothoth]] to briefly maintain Harry's presence, no less.

* During a Defense Against the Dark Arts lecture, Quirrel tells Harry that he must shoot somebody with a hex, or else he would deduct house points. Rather than prove Quirrel right that Harry has a killing instinct, Harry shoots himself.

** What with the author's confessed fondness for a [[Manga/DeathNote Certain Japanese Franchise]]. This troper prefers to read this as: the Dark Lord took a cookie. AND HE ATE IT!

** 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]].

* Chapter 114: [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Shut Up]] and [[BeyondTheImpossible Do The Impossible]]. Harry must defeat [[spoiler: 36 Death Eaters]] plus the [[spoiler: fully resurrected Lord Voldemort]], despite being naked, and holding only his wand. [[spoiler: He wins by extreme abuse of [[ChekhovsGun Partial Tranfiguration.]]]] Also a CMOA for the [=HPMoR=] Reddit community - they came up with that solution within two days of the previous chapter's posting, and came up with better ways to distract [[spoiler: Lord Voldemort]] than even the author!

He's not dead yet!

** [[spoiler:For every person that thought "boring cliche golden patronus, this sucks" upon reading this, give it a chance. It's AWESOME. It's awesomely justified, fits ''absolutely perfectly'' with the explanation given for dementors, and simply '''rocks'''.]]
** [[spoiler:Merely a ''Homo sapiens sapiens''? This troper likes to think that Harry's patronus was the [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} God Emperor himself.]]]]

* Chapter 114: [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Shut Up]] and [[BeyondTheImpossible Do The Impossible]]. Harry must defeat [[spoiler: 36 Death Eaters]] plus the [[spoiler: fully resurrected Lord Voldemort]], despite being naked, and holding only his wand. [[spoiler: He wins by extreme abuse of [[ChekovsGun Partial Tranfiguration.]]]] Also a CMOA for the [=HPMoR=] Reddit community - they came up with that solution within two days of the previous chapter's posting, and came up with better ways to distract [[spoiler: Lord Voldemort]] than even the author!

* In chapter 81, Harry [[spoiler:forces Lucius' hand by calling in his blood debt for killing Voldemort, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming accepts the extra 100,000 galleon fee without hesitation]], swears to destroy Azkaban (which makes Dumbledore back down and enlightens the Wizengamot as to who they're dealing with),]] and forces a Dementor to flee into a corner ''without'' casting a Patronus Charm.

** The RoaringRampageOfRevenge is a crowning moment for all three. Let's not forget that Fred and George managed to summon the Sorting Hat and pull out the ''[[CoolSword sword of Godric Griffindor]]''.

* Chapter 104: [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Shut Up]] and [[BeyondTheImpossible Do The Impossible]]. Harry must defeat [[spoiler: 36 Death Eaters]] plus the [[spoiler: fully resurrected Lord Voldemort]], despite being naked, and holding only his wand. [[spoiler: He wins by extreme abuse of [[ChekovsGun Partial Tranfiguration.]]]] Also a CMOA for the [=HPMoR=] Reddit community - they came up with that solution within two days of the previous chapter's posting, and came up with better ways to distract [[spoiler: Lord Voldemort]] than even the author!

* Chapter 119: [[spoiler: Dumbledore]] one-ups everyone.

* Chapter 104: [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Shut Up]] and [[BeyondTheImpossible Do The Impossible]].
** To clarify, Harry must defeat [[spoiler: 36 Death Eaters]] plus the [[spoiler: fully resurrected Lord Voldemort]], despite being naked, and holding only his wand. [[spoiler: He wins by extreme abuse of [[ChekovsGun Partial Tranfiguration.]]]]
** Also a CMOA for the [=HPMoR=] Reddit community - they came up with that solution within two days of the previous chapter's posting, and came up with better ways to distract [[spoiler: Lord Voldemort]] than even the author!