On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Fool <fool1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, that's a bit more plausible. But then it means Sean's messages trying > to get me to pass it was still an intentional trap, unless he wasn't in on > this discussion. I think he's on IRC a fair bit though. > > (Just because I'm paranoid...) > > Not that I'm saying you shouldn't be setting traps for me. >
(Professor Quirrell had remarked over their lunch that Harry really needed to conceal his state of mind better than putting on a blank face when someone discussed a dangerous topic, and had explained about one-level deceptions, two-level deceptions, and so on. So either Severus was in fact modeling Harry as a one-level player, which made Severus himself two-level, and Harry's three-level move had been successful; or Severus was a four-level player and wanted Harry to think the deception had been successful. Harry, smiling, had asked Professor Quirrell what level he played at, and Professor Quirrell, also smiling, had responded, One level higher than you.) -- /Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality/
