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[George Oscar Bluth II]

I was sorted into either Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, can't remember which. Whichever one it is, it's the best (because I'm in it).

 

[DrForester]

Snape was legit, a true potions master, came up with his own spells while he was attending Hogwarts (serious q: did anyone else do that?). James was a huge jackass.

Weasley Twins made a ton of their own spells/potions/charms. James and the Marauders made the map, and figured out how to change shape with minimal instruction.

 

[Toxi]

What exactly was the purpose of Hufflepuff? I don't remember them doing anything in the movies.

Their purpose was to make Ravenclaw feel better about themselves.

 

[Dresden]

Now that I think about it, that ending of the TriWizard tournament must have been crazy.

A draw and then all of a sudden both students just go missing for minutes. All of the teachers are yelling and all of a sudden, Harry is back and holding the dead kid while screaming that Voldemort has returned.

That would have been totally batshit insane seeing live.

instead we'll see it in portrait mode

 

[Angry Grimace]

Harry Potter Thread responses to questions that have probabyl already been asked.

-Snape was an asshole, not a hero
-Ron got screwed in the movies
-Gambon was a better Dumbledore
-GRYFFINDOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!



Dumbledore left the decision to Mr. Crouch, who it was later revealed, was under the imperious curse at the time. Realistically, had he been in his right mind, he would have let Harry out of it.

"-Snape was an asshole, not a hero"

He was both, but keeping this all a secret from Harry was a dumb as fuck idea and it made no sense that Snape would be a horrible asshole to him while simultaneously doing this insane person plan.

"-Ron got screwed in the movies"

Ron hooked up with Emma Watson in the movies, whereas book Hermione isn't supposed to look like Emma Watson.

"-Gambon was a better Dumbledore"

-GRYFFINDOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!

Quidditch is a really stupid sport where nothing that happens is relevant other than the Seeker finding the Snitch, so basically its actually just Harry himself.

 

[Haly]

Except both of the latter two tasks would've been boring as hell to watch. The dragons would've been cool, but the second one you're just staring at the smooth surface of a lake for an hour, and the third one you're staring at these big old hedges. You don't actually get to see any of the action! Such bullshit.

The action was probably live streamed via Twotch, the magical streaming service that's all the rage.

 

[jwk94]

Well, the 1% get sorted to Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. The 99% become Hufflepuffs.

So they didn't do anything?

 

[Sayers]

gryffindor has emma watson

Your argument is invalid OP

 

[BTM]

Hufflepuff is where it's at.

 

[Haly]

Come to think of it, Harry is a pretty craptastic wizard relative to his dad. His Dad and his friends were living the furry dream when they were only 13 years old. Not even Hermione achieved an Animagus at that age.

And she could travel through time.

 

[Ganzlinger]

Hufflepuff is for the people who always wonder why they can't catch a break. The people whose grills get manhandled by their neighbours. The people whose lunches are stolen from work. The people whose hobbies are always maligned as "for kids". The people who can't make it work with a prostitute. The people whose sisters know distinctly what it sounds like when they masturbate. The people who can't abide having to apply for jobs in order to get them. The people who tattoo their own genitals because they procrastinated too long.

Hufflepuff: the people who will only ever become wizards at the age of 30.

lmao

In time: Ravenclaw is best house.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

So they didn't do anything?

Not that I noticed. Well, Cedric jobbed for Harry in Book/Movie 4, I guess that counts as doing something?

 

[B-Dubs]

Come to think of it, Harry is a pretty craptastic wizard relative to his dad. His Dad and his friends were living the furry dream when they were only 13 years old. Not even Hermione achieved an Animagus at that age.

And she could travel through time.

They also made a map that literally tracked everyone inside the castle and showed all of the secret passages. I want to know how the fuck they pulled that one off because that's damn impressive.

 

[DrForester]

"-Gambon was a better Dumbledore"

That wasn't a Gambon problem. Just about everyone in the 4th movies sucked. The Director was just awful.

Quidditch is a really stupid sport where nothing that happens is relevant other than the Seeker finding the Snitch, so basically its actually just Harry himself.

I like that Ginny ends up being a better seeker than Harry. She can catch the Snitch without the fastest broom on the planet. She's just that good.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Come to think of it, Harry is a pretty craptastic wizard relative to his dad. His Dad and his friends were living the furry dream when they were only 13 years old. Not even Hermione achieved an Animagus at that age.

And she could travel through time.

I don't even understand how being a shitty wizard works. Its pretty apparent that all you actually need to know to cast a spell is the incantation, e.g. one stupid word. Harry learns the Imperius, Cruciatus, Sectumsempra, Levicorpus and several other spells without having a clue how they work, or even what they do.

 

[Jarmel]

Come to think of it, Harry is a pretty craptastic wizard relative to his dad. His Dad and his friends were living the furry dream when they were only 13 years old. Not even Hermione achieved an Animagus at that age.

And she could travel through time.

I hink you mean Lily was living the furry dream.

Harry really got fucked over through when it came to his actual education. When he got good teachers he skyrocketed.

 

[PSqueak]

Come to think of it, Harry is a pretty craptastic wizard relative to his dad. His Dad and his friends were living the furry dream when they were only 13 years old. Not even Hermione achieved an Animagus at that age.

And she could travel through time.

Harry was supposed to be crap at everything save flying because the whole point was that he was an everykid that everybody thought was great for reasons beyond his control, almost everything that got accomplished in the books was directly tied to his supporting cast because in the end his super power wasn't magic, it was friendship. They really hammer this one towards the end with the whole "Voldemort literally cannot love" thing.

 

[Haly]

They also made a map that literally tracked everyone inside the castle and showed all of the secret passages. I want to know how the fuck they pulled that one off because that's damn impressive.

Seriously! And it could reveal your true name as well, regardless of what steps you took to disguise yourself.

Setting aside the whole "true name" bullshit in fantasy, that is some cu-razy wizarding work.

I hink you mean Lily was living the furry dream.

Harry really got fucked over through when it came to his actual education. When he got good teachers he skyrocketed.

I don't think Lily was being invited to their monthly furry dances underneath the full moon.

I don't even understand how being a shitty wizard works. Its pretty apparent that all you actually need to know to cast a spell is the incantation, e.g. one stupid word. Harry learns the Imperius, Cruciatus, Sectumsempra, Levicorpus and several other spells without having a clue how they work, or even what they do.

Apparently being a Good Wizard means you could do a lot of fancy stuff that didn't matter in the long run because there were simple spells useful for all occasions.

So, exactly like college!

Harry was supposed to be crap at everything save flying because the whole point was that he was an everykid that everybody thought was great for reasons beyond his control

Yeah, you have a point there.

 

[Alcotholic]

I am a proud hufflepuff.

 

[Jarmel]

Harry was supposed to be crap at everything save flying because the whole point was that he was an everykid that everybody thought was great for reasons beyond his control, almost everything that got accomplished in the books was directly tied to his supporting cast because in the end his super power wasn't magic, it was friendship. They really hammer this one towards the end with the whole "Voldemort literally cannot love" thing.

Harry was in no way average. He was able to shake off the Imperius curse from Voldemort at 14. Very few adults alive could do that shit.

He was also beating multiple Death Eaters in duels before he even got out of school.

 

[PSqueak]

Seriously! And it could reveal your true name as well, regardless of what steps you took to disguise yourself.

Setting aside the whole "true name" bullshit in fantasy, that is some cu-razy wizarding work.

I don't think Lily was being invited to their monthly furry dances underneath the full moon.

Ever wonder why the twins allowed Ron to sleep with, according to what the map would be showing, a man named Pettigrew during his first 3 years at Hogwarts?

Maybe they thought he was gay and were to polite to bring it up.

Apparently being a Good Wizard means you could do a lot of fancy stuff that didn't matter in the long run because there were simple spells useful for all occasions.

So, exactly like college!

Being a good wizard is knowing a shit tons of spells.

Being a clever Wizard is using a few spells in creative ways for every possible situation.

 

[Ronin Ray]

Ravenclaw 4 life (blue is my favorite color and there symbol is the best)

 

[Haly]

Harry was in no way average. He was able to shake off the Imperius curse from Voldemort at 14. Very few adults alive could do that shit.

He had literal plot armor for that. He milked that prophecy for all it was worth.

Ever wonder why the twins allowed Ron to sleep with, according to what the map would be showing, a man named Pettigrew during his first 3 years at Hogwarts?

lmao

 

[GAMEPROFF]

We should talk more often about Harry Potter.
Lesser Comicbook Threads, more Potter threads!

 

[Dresden]

We should talk more often about Harry Potter.
Lesser Comicbook Threads, more Potter threads!

You'll get your wish when the inevitable rewrite of the series happens, complete with a reboot of the films.

 

[DrForester]

Harry was in no way average. He was able to shake off the Imperius curse from Voldemort at 14. Very few adults alive could do that shit.

He was also beating multiple Death Eaters in duels before he even got out of school.

Harry had a knack for Defense Against the Dark Arts. That was his one really good subject. He was average in everything else.

 

[Jarmel]

He had literal plot armor for that. He milked that prophecy for all it was worth.

lololol

He was an excellent duelist though just due to his raw speed. The big thing for wizarding duels seems to be reflexes and reaction time as they have to take in account virtually anything.

The books just did a shitty job of showing him studying despite him getting literally the best grades in his year in DADA.

 

[Sir Abacus]

Obviously nobody in here has seen Sorted This Way since we would be all in agreement about Hufflepuff obviously being the best house.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

You'll get your wish when the inevitable rewrite of the series happens, complete with a reboot of the films.

Eh, please not then.

 

[foxtrot3d]

Harry had a knack for Defense Against the Dark Arts. That was his one really good subject. He was average in everything else.

In other words he was a total jock/bro. Like Father, like son.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Do you know what bothers me? The dormitories in the films. We see the dormitories for Harry's year, they go up the stairs and one door goes to the girls, the other to the boys. Where the hell do all the other years sleep? If you look at the Gryffindor common room, you'll see that those are the only dormitories in there.

 

[Jarmel]

Harry had a knack for Defense Against the Dark Arts. That was his one really good subject. He was average in everything else.

He actually had above average grades in almost all of his other studies, multiple Exceeds Expectations (Which is the most bullshit grade ever).

 

[B-Dubs]

He actually had above average grades in almost all of his other studies, multiple Exceeds Expectations (Which is the most bullshit grade ever).

Neville exceeded expectations by not setting fire to his answer sheet.

 

[Cyan]

We should talk more often about Harry Potter.
Lesser Comicbook Threads, more Potter threads!

Stumpokapow Presents: Thanos vs Voldemort

 

[SmithnCo]

Do you know what bothers me? The dormitories in the films. We see the dormitories for Harry's year, they go up the stairs and one door goes to the girls, the other to the boys. Where the hell do all the other years sleep? If you look at the Gryffindor common room, you'll see that those are the only dormitories in there.

That bothered me in the games too, as if there were only ten people in Gryffindor.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

That bothered me in the games too, as if there were only ten people in Gryffindor.

What's even worse is the amount of students you see at Quidditch matches and in the Great Hall. Where did all these kids come from? There's no way that there are this many students in each house.

 

[Cyan]

Do you know what bothers me? The dormitories in the films. We see the dormitories for Harry's year, they go up the stairs and one door goes to the girls, the other to the boys. Where the hell do all the other years sleep? If you look at the Gryffindor common room, you'll see that those are the only dormitories in there.

The other students are automatons. They line up in the closets at night and run self-diagnostics before shutting down.

 

[foxtrot3d]

What's even worse is the amount of students you see at Quidditch matches and in the Great Hall. Where did all these kids come from? There's no way that there are this many students in each house.

Parents, Teachers, and general fans.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

You'll get your wish when the inevitable rewrite of the series happens, complete with a reboot of the films.

I seriously had a dream that JK Rowling released a prequel series of books titled Tom Riddle and it was about Toms time at hogwarts.

I woke up in a cold sweat.

 

[Jarmel]

That reminds me, why the fuck do you need three failing grades?

It's like they have to rub salt in how bad you did.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I also need to point out that the wizarding world's understanding of muggle culture is astoundingly awful. Arthur Weasley is supposed to be an expert and he's a fucking idiot. It's pretty pathetic.

Am I the only one who thinks Hermione is actually one of the better characters in the series? She only seems like a know-it-all because all of the other characters are so dumb. Harry takes no initiative to learn about the wizarding world after discovering he's a wizard, instead just kind of coasting along and letting people tell him whatever in order to provide exposition for the reader. That continues throughout the series. In the final book he's still learning things that are common knowledge for most wizards, even Hermione, who was also raised by muggles. It's...not great.

Wizard education is stupid and creates morons.
Where are the Math lessons? English lessons? Wizards are leaving Wizard school with the education level of a 10 year old. They're all idiots.

 

[Sou Da]

You'll get your wish when the inevitable rewrite of the series happens, complete with a reboot of the films.

You mean "Harry Potter:TNG"

 

[Toxi]

I hink you mean Lily was living the furry dream.

Harry really got fucked over through when it came to his actual education. When he got good teachers he skyrocketed.

Strangely, Harry was a pro at dealing with magical creatures. Look at his record.

• Killed a fucking Basilisk at the age of 12
• Learned Patronus with enough proficiency to repel a huge swarm of Dementors at age 13
• Was top of his class in Defense against the Dark Arts the year Lupin was teaching and the curriculum was magical creatures
• Had the fastest time getting the egg from his dragon in the Triwizard Tournament
• Got past a sphinx in the maze

In combat against other wizards, he was basically limited to Stupefy and Expelliarmus, but against any sort of magical beast he was very capable.

 

[PSqueak]

Wizard education is stupid and creates morons.
Where are the Math lessons? English lessons? Wizards are leaving Wizard school with the education level of a 10 year old. They're all idiots.

To be fair, Wizard world seemed to be very specialization driven, why would wizards need advanced math when all their specialized fields of work doesn't require them? Why would a wizard become a banker when they have an entire SPECIES of people who do banking jobs?

I guess the wizard world had normal schools for kids who wanted a future in jobs that didn't involve heavy wizarding.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

The other students are automatons. They line up in the closets at night and run self-diagnostics before shutting down.

That... kinda makes more sense than students just disappearing.

Parents, Teachers, and general fans.

I suppose. The number of students in the Great Hall still remains a mystery to me, though.

 

[foxtrot3d]

I also need to point out that the wizarding world's understanding of muggle culture is astoundingly awful. Arthur Weasley is supposed to be an expert and he's a fucking idiot. It's pretty pathetic.

Am I the only one who thinks Hermione is actually one of the better characters in the series? She only seems like a know-it-all because all of the other characters are so dumb. Harry takes no initiative to learn about the wizarding world after discovering he's a wizard, instead just kind of coasting along and letting people tell him whatever in order to provide exposition for the reader. That continues throughout the series. In the final book he's still learning things that are common knowledge for most wizards, even Hermione, who was also raised by muggles. It's...not great.

Wizard education is stupid and creates morons.
Where are the Math lessons? English lessons? Wizards are leaving Wizard school with the education level of a 10 year old. They're all idiots.

Both of these things are true, but honestly the world building in the HP series isn't great. If you poke it with a stick it immediately falls apart. But, they're a novel series for children basically what do you expect? It was just good enough for me back then and thus is good enough for me now.

That... kinda makes more sense than students just disappearing.

I suppose. The number of students in the Great Hall still remains a mystery to me, though.

They go to a wizarding school, the answer to every question is thus "magic."

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Do you know what bothers me? The dormitories in the films. We see the dormitories for Harry's year, they go up the stairs and one door goes to the girls, the other to the boys. Where the hell do all the other years sleep? If you look at the Gryffindor common room, you'll see that those are the only dormitories in there.

What's worse is where the other houses sleep.If you're in Slytherin you get the dungeons. Ravenclaw gets a tower which is alright. Hufflepuff though? They get a basement.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Man, this thread really makes me want to re-read all the books.

They were was basicly my childhood. Philosophers Stone was the first book Ive ever read back then in first class and the last one released the year I finished school. So many memories.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

What's worse is where the other houses sleep.If you're in Slytherin you get the dungeons. Ravenclaw gets a tower which is alright. Hufflepuff though? They get a basement.

And you have to tickle a fruit to get in. A pear, I think.

Man, this thread really makes me want to re-read all the books.

They were was basicly my childhood. Philosophers Stone was the first book Ive ever read back then in first class and the last one released the year I finished school. So many memories.

The Deathly Hallows book released the same day I had finished primary school (kinda). Emotional farewell to school and all, but then I forgot about all that as I went to the midnight launch of the book a few hours later

 

[Angry Grimace]

That wasn't a Gambon problem. Just about everyone in the 4th movies sucked. The Director was just awful.



I like that Ginny ends up being a better seeker than Harry. She can catch the Snitch without the fastest broom on the planet. She's just that good.

The fact that broomsticks aren't standardized is shit.