Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality/Shout-Out: Difference between revisions

* To test {{spoiler|his Patronus,}} Draco sends Harry the message, [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0377.html "beware the green monkey,"] which was "a sign from [[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|a play Draco had once seen.]]"

* To the author's mother in chapter 49.

* From the same chapter: [[South Park|Tenorman's family chili]] and [[Soylent Green (Film)|green lentil soup]] (served with [[A Glass of Chianti|a glass of]] ''[[The Silence of the Lambs|Chianti]]'', natch).

* Chapter 51 references [[Tom Lehrer]], quoting the first two lines of his song "Be Prepared". It also includes Harry saying a password that contains the word "[[The Lord of the Rings|friend]]". ''And'' the world "melon", which sounds like the elvish word for "friend". ''And'' swordfish, as a reference to the Marx brothers (because [[The Password Is Always Swordfish]]). The [[Tom Lehrer]] reference is also a callback to Harry quoting the song to explain why needs to be [[Crazy Prepared]] to McGonagall in chapter 6 (see also [[Second Verse Curse]] below).

{{quote| "I am going to be in Ravenclaw. And if you really think that I'm planning to do something dangerous, then, with respect, you don't understand me at all. I don't like danger, it is scary. I am being prudent. I am being cautious. I am preparing for unforeseen contingencies. Like my parents used to sing to me: Be prepared! That's the Boy Scout's marching song! Be prepared! As through life you march along! Don't be nervous, don't be flustered, don't be scared -- be prepared!" (Harry's parents had in fact only ever sung him those particular lines of that Tom Lehrer song, and Harry was blissfully unaware of the rest.)}}

* Chapter 54: An auror mentions fighting [[Heralds of Valdemar|Madam Tarma]] as a first year Auror trainee.

* Also in chapter 54, Auror Li has a son named [[Bridge of Birds|Kao]].

** Also the Dementors are referred to as [[Dungeons and Dragons|spheres of annihilation.]]

* The prisoner saying "I'm not serious" is either a reference to ''[[Dark Knight Trilogy|The Dark Knight]]'', a hint about Sirius Black's current fate ("I'm not Sirius"), or both.

* Chapter 62: ''[[The Dark Is Rising|Silver on the Tree]]'' alludes to the story of another 11-year-old English fantasy hero.

* Chapter 63: [[The Sundering|Urulat]], [[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Verdandi]], [[The Princess Bride (Film)|Iocane Powder]] (which, of course, is thought to be in one of two flasks), [[Idiot Ball|"Bahl's Stupefaction"]], the phrase [[College Roomies From Hell|"Maximum Fun Location"]], Robot Unicorn Attack, and [[Return of the Jedi|"a furry creature like a small child, holding a peculiar flat spear"]]. (The small furry creature may be a [[Little Fuzzy|Fuzzy]] and not an [[Return of the Jedi|Ewok]]; the "peculiar flat spear" is more distinctive of Fuzzies than Ewoks.) And the [[Oh God Not Again|Salem Witches Academy of America]].

* Chapter 65: [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Peter Pevensie]] is a former student of Hogwarts.

* Chapter 67:

** "We're the Grey Knights of [[Warhammer 40000|Chaos]]," said Neville's voice.

** Hermione intends to emulate [[Superman]]. {{spoiler|It doesn't work as planned.}}