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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Eliezer Yudkowsky (2015)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages203 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Heroine archetypes

Bookish / Nerdy Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Petunia Evans married a biochemist, and Harry Potter grew up in a house filled to the brim with books, reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, introducing strange new opportunities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione Granger, and Draco Malfoy, and Professor Quirrell. HP:MoR is now complete at 122 chapters and 2000 pages. Authors notes, fan art, alternative formats, and other information may be found at http://www.hpmor.com/ . This mirror contains both the the flowing text directly from https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5782108, and the book style PDF from the tex code at https://github.com/rjl20/hpmor If you have suggestions, or wish to report a problem regarding this version of HP:MoR, contact me at hpmor@isaacleonard.com and I will try to fix it.

Is Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This rationalist reimagining of Harry Potter contains moderate fantasy violence and complex philosophical themes exploring scientific thinking and ethics. The story maintains the general content level of the original series while emphasizing logical problem-solving.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and manipulation.

Who'll love this

Teens who loved Harry Potter will enjoy seeing a scientifically-minded Harry use logic and experimentation to understand magic.

Tags

Rational FictionScience FictionFanfictionIntellectual Fantasy