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Steven Zuber

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

But I wholeheartedly disagree that that's Harry's biggest failure.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

That's like his smallest, right?

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

But to Wales' point, I think he's right.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

Harry doesn't have the standard kind of like repeatedly failing due to his weaknesses over and over again.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

Well, no, actually, I disagree with that.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

So here's the thing.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

Harry's biggest failure is not losing to Hermione because he didn't consult his lieutenants and get ideas from them.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

His biggest failure was forgetting the lesson he learned from that.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

Because then he realizes, oh, Hermione asked her lieutenants.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

And the lesson from that is there are people around me who can do what I can't.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

I should learn to lean on powerful allies.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

And he consistently fails to do so for the rest of the story.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

And Hermione dies because he doesn't think to contact Dumbledore immediately, right?

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

He does try to contact McGonagall, but he hasn't pre-trained in the habits of, what if I need to get a grownup's attention?

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

If he had, he would have remembered the Patronus, right?

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

Yeah.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

And so I think his biggest failure was always him thinking he could do everything himself.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

And to be fair, like his his reliance on himself is is reinforced over and over because a lot of people around him are being dumb.

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

I remember who was it who runs the library library?

The Bayesian Conspiracy
254 โ€“ The True Theme and Meaning of HPMOR

But he's trying to get her like, how can I talk to McGonagall?