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I'm not usually that excited about fanfic, but ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ukelele recently pointed me to a fabulous story: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. The title nicely summarizes the basic idea: what if Harry's childhood had been spent learning science and logical reasoning instead of being abused and locked in a cupboard? The early chapters are quite funny, as Harry asks a bunch of the questions that I would have asked in his place (and many that I wouldn't have, especially at age 11: there's a lot of me in this Harry, but he's probably smarter than I am). There are some funny personal interactions, too; a particularly good exchange shows up in Chapter 5.
But by the most recent installments, a real story has been taking shape (though the earlier chapters were thoroughly laying its groundwork). It's far from complete and it will probably wind up being at least a full novel's worth once it's finished, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Have a look!
Edit: Just to be clear, there's a lot of this Harry that's not me, too. : )
ukelele recently pointed me to a fabulous story: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. The title nicely summarizes the basic idea: what if Harry's childhood had been spent learning science and logical reasoning instead of being abused and locked in a cupboard? The early chapters are quite funny, as Harry asks a bunch of the questions that I would have asked in his place (and many that I wouldn't have, especially at age 11: there's a lot of me in this Harry, but he's probably smarter than I am). There are some funny personal interactions, too; a particularly good exchange shows up in Chapter 5.But by the most recent installments, a real story has been taking shape (though the earlier chapters were thoroughly laying its groundwork). It's far from complete and it will probably wind up being at least a full novel's worth once it's finished, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Have a look!
Edit: Just to be clear, there's a lot of this Harry that's not me, too. : )