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This is a XeLaTeX version of Eliezer Yudkowsky's epic fanfiction:

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

The source for this version was originally duplicated from http://github.com/rjl20/hpmor/master. Since then, it has been greatly reworked, with various improvements and stylistic changes.

Features:

  • Includes an edited version of Daystar's Remix of Rationality
    • Improves the flow and tone of chapters 1-4.
  • Formatted in the style of the American editions of canon Harry Potter
    • Text set in 11-point URW Garamond No. 8, chapter headings set in Lumos
    • Large initial capitals at the start of each chapter with lettrine
  • Spellcheck and standardization
    • Fixed some typos
    • Removed early Britpicks for consistent usage throughout
    • Removed Omake files and epigraphs
    • Standardization of formats for dates and times
    • Consistent capitalization of various words
    • Minor improvements to italics, lists, notes, and headlines
  • LaTeX formatting code restructured, pruned, and somewhat commented
    • Individual .tex files for each chapter
    • Formatting and macros in common header
    • Batch file to compile in full
  • Outputs six PDF files for printing the story in six volumes
    • Page size 9 in. by 6 in.
    • Bookmarks and unobtrusive links with hyperref
    • Automatic chapter numbering restarts in each subbook with ToC
  • Careful typography
    • Microtype protrusion
    • Adjusted line spacing
    • Nonbreaking spaces and hyphenation
    • Em dash and ellipsis
    • Wider kerning in Lumos
    • Manual linebreaks in long chapter titles
    • Fancy headers, footers, and section breaks

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