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23 июля 2025 20:27

Why would Sirius suggest switching to Peter as secret keeper?

Ok hear me out before you come for my throat. So the Order knew there was a leak feeding Voldemort information. Sirius says so in POA. So some people suspected lupin but Sirius would know he himself isn’t he even tells Harry “I would’ve died before i betrayed them.” if you can’t fully trust anyone else in the order why suggest the switch?

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23 июля 2025 17:27

Do you think Vernon would have signed the Hogsmeade permission form?

Had Aunt Marge not blow up, obviously.

It's an interesting chapter. We get glimpses of Vernon recognizing that Marge treats Harry poorly. There's a couple of times where she says something nasty and he hurries up and changes the subject, or he glances at Harry nervously. Like clearly he sees Marge is being the problem, not Harry.

It would be an interesting conversation if Harry was able to keep his cool the whole week. Would he say something like, "Alright boy, you actually did pretty good so I'll sign that ruddy form of yours." Or would he try being a jerk like he normally is? He might try using that exploding glass (Marge says she must have gripped it too tight) to not sign it.

Personally I think he would begrudgingly sign. Not to be nice to Harry of course but I kind of feel like Vernon is a man of his word. He's a business dude after all, so a deal is a deal. He might understand that going back on his word means he'll never control Harry again.

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23 июля 2025 15:27

Voldemorts appearance

So we know voldemort was more snakelike after his ”rebirth” in GoF, but what did he look like before like when he offed harrys parents?

In CoS he still looks like an ordinary human, so when did he start to change and again, what did he look like during the time he offed James and Lily?

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23 июля 2025 13:27

Is "Longbottom" supposed to be a funny last name? Question for native English speakers

So, I had an argument with a certain guy, both of us are not native English speakers. I insist that "Longbottom" is supposed to be a funny and lame surname, to enhance Neville's initial image as a fat loser kid, and it could be roughly translated as "big ass". But my opponent insists that it has some other, non-funny meaning, and it shouldn't sound funny to the English people.

I agree that it may indeed have some other, proper meaning, but I'm pretty sure that most English speakers will still initially see "Longbottom" as "big ass" or something like that, and the "proper" meaning will come to their head much later.

So, which one of us is right?

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23 июля 2025 04:27

The "Sirius Black was and remains to this day, Harry Potter's godfather" scene is one of the best in the movies

While Harry is under the invisibility cloak, it shows how the respectful adults like McGonnogal and minister Fudge act like true distressed adults.

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23 июля 2025 01:27

If the Dursleys decided to immigrate to America to escape the wizards, would Harry have gotten a letter to Ilvermorny?

Let’s say when Harry was 8 or 9 Petunia remembered when Lily got her letter, and they flee across the ocean. I assume Ilvermorny also had a means of detecting young witches and wizards. Do you think he would have received a letter?

Though I imagine Dumbledore would insist on Harry going to Hogwarts, prophecy and all dictates he is needed in Britain to defeat Voldemort.

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22 июля 2025 19:27

Which HP character isn’t in the movies but you wish they were?



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22 июля 2025 17:27

In which of the life threatening moments do you think Harry must've been comparatively more scared?

Across all seven books, I mean

(P.S. There's no doubt that Harry shows a lot of bravery throughout the series and that's one of his strongest points. In fact, facing situations despite being scared is true bravery. So I'm in no way implying that he wasn't brave)

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22 июля 2025 15:27

Why did David Yates got to do so many movies?

His were the worst. Two first had atmospherere then it dissapeared and it felt like Hollywood blockbuster.

Imagine of Columbus did the last Two.. how amazing

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22 июля 2025 13:27

Let's say there was a fifth Hogwarts house....

What would you make their emblem, colors, traits?

I know the four houses are perfect as is. This is just for fun.

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22 июля 2025 10:27

A realisation about what Dumbledore saw in the Mirror of Erised

When Harry asks Dumbledore what he sees in the Mirror, he says he sees himself holding a pair of socks, but it’s generally implied that he really saw Ariana alive and his family happy and healthy. He wanted to be free of the guilt of being responsible for her death, and spent his whole life wondering if he had cast the killing blow on his own sister.

But I’ve realised there’s actually a lot of symbolism in him saying he sees himself holding socks. Only a book later in CoS, socks become a huge symbol of freedom when Harry frees Dobby with a sock and Dobby becomes obsessed with collecting them. In a sense, Dumbledore holding a pair of socks would symbolise that he is free of Ariana’s death, something he never managed to achieve… Harry said in DH, “He was never free.” Dumbledore was imprisoned by his own choices, and he never got the ‘sock’ that was his deepest desire like Dobby did.

I don’t really think this was intentional by Rowling, but I can totally imagine that this is what Dumbledore meant when he said that to Harry. It’s such a cool link in any case :) What do you guys think?



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22 июля 2025 07:27

James & Sirius

It's funny that Hagrid compared James and Sirius to Fred and George. McGonagall used to say they were the most unruly students in the history of Hogwarts. Even though she didn't even know half of what they did!

James and Sirius were unofficial Animagus. They spent five years transforming into an animal, one of the most difficult magical processes, with only seven people in UK mastering it. They went to Hogsmeade every month in disguise, knew all the ins and outs of the castle, and drew a map that revealed the movements of every person in the castle. They used mirrors to communicate with each other while in detention. James had an invisibility cloak, and Sirius had a knife that could open any door!

McGonagall called them the most unruly, even though she didn't know all that. The most she could imagine was that they were out of bed at night. I think Fred and George were angels in comparison.

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22 июля 2025 03:27

Are you more in love with the Universe or the Characters?

The more I re-listen to the audio books the more I realize I’m way more attached to the universe, Hogwarts and the magical world itself than the main characters themselves.

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21 июля 2025 19:27

Lupin and Tonks' relationship came out of nowhere and is kind of weird

I have to be honest, not only did it have ZERO buildup on the page before it was announced, but the ages (38 and 24) are kinda weird too when there's no in-text explanation given for why they like each other. Age gaps can work but it feels abrupt and confusing when there's no preexisting chemistry.

They probably hadn't known each other for more than a year or two (the Order was re-formed after the end of Goblet of Fire, so they had only just started working together). I can't see a very young newly-graduated Auror in her early 20s spending a lot of time with a nearly 40yo guy who is a known werewolf she's got no connections to before joining the Order. Then in HBP, Tonks is already so deeply in love to the point that her Patronus changes??

In Book 5, they are both present when picking up Harry as part of the Advance Guard, and they both are seen at Grimmauld Place, but have almost no interactions with each other at all. There's no hint of compatibility, chemistry, even camaraderie. Even at the end of Book 5, when Moody threatens Vernon at the train station and Tonks is with him, Lupin isn't even there. In fact, it's specifically said that Lupin has been spending most of his time "underground" with other werewolves. He wasn't exactly around Tonks much since they both joined the order. So they had NO connection or relationship other than being in the same anti-Voldemort group.

Timeskip only 2-3 months later, and suddenly Tonks is acting different, emotionally distant/disraught about Lupin not wanting to be with her, to the point her Patronus changes?! Where did that deep emotional connection come from? What do they have in common (a rebellious, social, boisterous young woman and a reclusive, rule-following, reserved middle aged guy)? Not saying it's impossible, but there's nothing on the page about it. I think the only time we even see them have a conversation after getting together is when Lupin is getting mad at Tonks for taking risks with the Seven Potters thing.

So then, when it's mentioned that they both died in the final battle, it... didn't really hit me the way it would have if they'd just stayed 2 separate characters who weren't together? It felt like both of them lost most of their interesting characterization after getting together - IIRC, for TDH, every scene they're in (outside of Tonks crying over Mad-Eye) is directly related to talking about their relationship as the main focus/piece of information brought up about their characters.

I know Harry isn't present for a lot of it, but I'm talking about "writing in a way that the reader feels characters are consistent and understandable" - even just one or two conversations between Lupin and Tonks in OOtP would have done SO much for the eventual relationship. Hagrid could have found out he was in love with Rita Skeeter offscreen and Harry, as a student, wouldn't have been able to see any of the context for that either - still would be really out of nowhere from a writing perspective, whether or not something could have happened offscreen to explain the whole situation.

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21 июля 2025 13:27

I tried to draw hermione granger and I added symbols around her to be more recognisable 🪄🪄🪄
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23 июля 2025 18:27

Were the movies too scary for anyone else as a kid?

I remeber trying to watch them and being so scared of the dementors, spiders, and basilisk that I never tried to watch them again until I was older. It’s a shame because it also put me off from reading the books when I was reading pretty much everything else like Percy Jackson

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23 июля 2025 16:27

“Snape was looking as though the first person to ask him for a love potion would be force fed poison.” What are some lines that make you laugh every time?

I’m currently re-reading the series, and I’m on The Chamber of Secrets. This line in particular always makes me laugh out loud. It’s so perfectly descriptive.

What lines in the books make you laugh?


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23 июля 2025 14:27

Gilderoy Lockhart vs. Morfin Gaunt.

I thought this would be funny to post, given how they are both despicable characters.

I know they lived in different eras, this post is meant to be some grim fun.

Assuming they met in a wooded area between space and time (likely due to a malfunctioning time turner that Lockhart was trying to "improve") how would they interact with each other?

Morfin is in his "prime", how he was after being released from Azkaban after the incident with Merope Gaunt and Bob Ogden. He has his signature knife and his wand.

Lockhart is in his prime, before he got his memory wiped from his malfunctioning Memory Charm. He has his wand.

Also, who would win in a duel?

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23 июля 2025 05:27

Honestly now that I can think about it James & Lily being Head Boy and Head Girl together is unrealistic

So, this isn't a big deal, and it doesn't hurt the story in the long run. However, now that I think about it, James being Head Boy alongside Lily as Head Girl seems unrealistic to me.

For Lily, I 100% buy it. But James? I mean, he got his act together in his sixth year. But honestly, if I were the one making the appointments, it still wouldn't be enough for me because I'd be thinking about other students who set a better example for like longer than a year lol. Ultimately, I think what gave James the edge over the other options was his popularity and the other students looking up to him, not just in Gryffindor.

Also, I think if one can avoid it, I wouldn't have both HB and HG from the same house. Post-series Teddy Lupin was Head Boy (ironic given how Tonks wasn't considered responsible enough to be a prefect lol), so if I were Headmistress, I'd look towards Slytherin first for candidates of HG because I do think they have qualities which work well together with Hufflepuff in the right circumstances.




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23 июля 2025 02:27

Sybill Trelawney got every prediction she made right.

I'm reading the books again and one thing I noticed is that she got every prediction she made right, especially about Harry. And even detected the fragment of Voldemort's soul living in Harry. If Harry and Ron were more diligent, they would have noticed many dangers and events that were about to happen throughout the story.
Even the prophecies that the two "create" actually end up happening.
There's a part in Half-Blood Prince where Harry sees her shuffling a tarot deck, and she correctly predicts that there's a conflicted young man and an impending death. She was clearly seeing the conflict Draco was going through and Dumbledore's death. As someone who really enjoys tarot, I recognized it immediately when she talked about the cards.
She certainly exaggerated in certain points and behavior, but she got all her predictions right.

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22 июля 2025 21:27

Tell the worst ending harry potter could had gotten .

For example, Goyle nail Harry with the killing curse while he was in the room of requirement. Harry dies. Ron and hermione fall shortly after. Voldemort win.

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22 июля 2025 18:27

Let's be real, the real Hogwarts acceptance letter was the first book. What's a small detail from the book that still feels magical to you?

For me, it was Professor Snape's speech: “I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death...”

It was a very powerful speech. It appealed to my Slytherin side. It reflected the power and majesty of magic. It was a moment that took us out of the real world, into a magical world and showed us why we love it.

It was also as inviting as a Hogwarts acceptance letter. But not for everyone, of course. Professor Snape's usual attitude, combined with what he said before and after the quote, made it clear that this invitation was for very special people. Real witches and wizards who deserved this knowledge.

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22 июля 2025 16:27

In book 1, Ollivander says that James's wand was ideal for transfiguration. This is foreshadowing to how James would go on to transform from being alive to dead



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22 июля 2025 14:27

What are small moments in the books that you absolutely love?

Molly and Bill coming to Hogwarts to cheer for Harry during the final task. And it’s called as family.

The Weasley’s really were like the true family for Harry that he needed.

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22 июля 2025 12:27

Does Harry idolising Dumbledore mean that Harry is too hard on Dumbledore when he shows his imperfections?

I think he had Dumbledore on such a pedestal, it is hard for him initially understand Dumbledore is a flawed man. I think we see this in parts of book 5 and 7. Yet he accepts this in the end and I think has a fee-per appreciation for him. I wouldn’t say he is too hard as he often doesn’t have all the information.

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22 июля 2025 08:27

Why did Morfin Gaunt hate Tom Riddle Senior so much? Lol

Morfin went to his house just to hex painful hives on his face and when he was riding by his house Morfin wanted to start shit again with Tom. The only crimes the poor man had was being beautiful and rich lol leave him be.
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22 июля 2025 05:27

How Many Harry Potter Movies You Saw At The Movie Theater?

I Saw 3 chamber of secrets, goblet of fire, deathly hallows part 2. i regret not warching all of them 🤓

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21 июля 2025 22:27

I would love to see the Lupin's obstacle course DADA exam scene and other exam scenes in the books in the new series

Honestly, Lupin's exam scene where third years had to go through the obstacle course of dark creatures is something I would love to see! From Ron's confusion at the Hinkypunk to Hermione's fear being Professor McGonagall telling her she failed her exams, not only is it hilarious but it's such an innovative and great way to assess students' learning!

Other scenes include the Apparition test that Ron and Hermione take, not to mention the Divination test during the OWLs where Ron described the tester's reflection!

I hope the new series shows us more of the school life at Hogwarts, to the degree that it can.

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21 июля 2025 16:27

Jeff Rawle should have gotten an award for his performance of Amos Diggory.
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21 июля 2025 10:27

Cause he is the chosen one
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