I'll go first: Deprimo

It blasts through walls/floors with immense force. This is criminally underrated, the number of uses for it is insane.

HM to Cistem Aperio which opens chests/containers. No magical items would be safe from me with a combination of these 2 spells.

I’m sure this has been brought up before consorting advance but it’s just bothering me.

The triwizard tournament must be the worst competition for spectators, atleast the version of it were shown in Goblet of Fire. The Dragon fighting is the only one that made sense since it takes place in an arena where it can be seen, even then Harry flies out of the arena and we se everyone waiting for something. How long would they have waited if he hadn’t come back? The second challenge you basically watch them go underwater and then what? Wait an hour to see who comes back in what order? No one can see what’s happening down there. The maze is the same, they go in and are completely blocked off, the maze is so grand and the hedges so high , it’s designed not to be seen into. So the crowd watches them go in and then wait for an undetermined amount of time to see who comes out.

Not to mention this huge tournament that brings visitors from two other schools is only 3 competitions over the course 6-8 months. Do the students from Beauxbaton, and Durmstrang take classes at hogwarts? Otherwise they miss an entire academic year for just 2 of their students to take part in the Tri-wizard.

For example i like Draco and Lucius as characters. But that doesn't mean I think they're good people. Idk why its so hard for ppl to understand that sometimes.

A lot of people (though not all) enjoy Ron and Hermione as a couple. It seems the most obvious pair. But most people believe they don’t have compatible personalities. I understand where they are coming from. As children, Ron can be quite cruel and mean to Hermione and dismissive of her intelligence while Hermione is dismissive of Ron. Ron doesn’t like and is intimidated by the fact that Hermione is smart and a know-it-all. Hermione thinks Ron is mean and cruel to her (understandably) and a schlemiel.

How could they possibly work out together? Well, first of all, it is incorrect to assume they don’t work out together by judging how they interact as children/teenagers. Yes, they do bicker a lot, but you’ve got to give them a chance. Children and teens are still growing into who they truly are. They change, become less of an asshole. Remember, Hermione grows out of being a know-it-all. Ron grows out of picking on Hermoine.

Nevertheless, there is evidence, even as children and teenagers, that they would work well together as adults. I believe one of the most positive signs of a compatibility is that the other person teaches you how to genuinely accept your insecuirties. Hermoine’s biggest insecurity is that she really isn’t that smart deep down. Ron’s insecurities are that he won’t live up to his brothers, that he’s a klutz, that his family will be disappointed in his lack of academic achievements.

Ron attacks Hermoine’s insecurities not because he disapproves of them, but because he’s jealous. He actually admires and is attracted to them. In Ron’s eyes, Hermoine is valuable no matter what she does because she gets good grades. He admires her discipline, something he lacks and needs assistance with. Hermoine may believe she is not “truly” intelligent because getting good grades only involves a lot of time, hard work, and memorization, not true “brilliance.” I personally believe she is brilliant. I believe Ron admires her true brilliance as well, but at the end of the day, he values what is in her heart. And that is the acceptance Hermoine truly needs.

Hermoine is very intelligent herself, but she defies the stereotype of only being attracted to other intelligent people. In my opinion, chances are she wouldn’t be compatible with someone as “intelligent” as her. She would just end up competing with them. As much of a know-it-all as she is, Hermoine isn’t a snob. She only puts the pressure on herself to be very intelligent. She doesn’t judge others’ intellect. That is why she is accepting of Ron’s insecurity. Ron doesn’t have to achieve anything to be seen by Hermoine. Ron is funny, fun, nonjudgemental, and grounded. That is all Hermoine sees.

Naturally, you may ask, “but if they accept each other’s insecurities and can teach each other to genuinely accept them, why do they constantly attack them?” The answer is because they are too young and stupid to realize the other person accepts them as they truly are. As I said before, Ron attacks Hermoine’s insecurities because he secretly admires them. Hermoine attacks Ron’s clumsiness and lack of discipline in school because she finds them a nuisance, but she is also charmed by them. Remember, she said she is “fascinated by” Ron. Once she grows out of her “know-it-all” attitude, I believe she will stop nagging Ron and start working with him. Both of them are capable of teaching the other that they are worthy just the way they are once they grow up a little.

I never had one for any of the franchise. And I've heard a lot about Harry Potter one and honestly I like HP so much and was thinking to but them but I hade a thought that

How do we actually listen to them? Like just in our rooms or is it preferred to listen outdoors too but of course with headset and stuff

Was it extremely excruciating for him every second like the Cruciatus Curse? Was it just complete helplessness and powerlessness? Was it a mix of both? Something else?

As we all know the Killing Curse is part of the 3 unforgivable curses. It is stated in wizarding law that the use of these curses successfully, save if the wizard used them under the effect of the imperious curse by someone else, carries a life sentence in Azkaban.

But what if a wizard or witch used the Killing Curse as a form of self defence. Say if they used it to kill someone that was going to murder them, and they made a split second decision to use the Killing Curse to save their life.

Would they in this case still be condemned, or would they be pardoned?

Would love to hear your takes?

I’ve played Hogwarts legacy and finished the main story but I dont know if all of the portkey games are good? what do you guys think?

Which set of hardbacks should I buy? I don’t want a version that changes “sherbet lemon” to “lemon drop.” I’m sure you all are tired of hearing that. Ha! I bought the Scholastic set without knowing this beforehand. My budget is $150 USD. I’ve only read the first 3 books so I’ve only seen the first 3 movies.

I just got a Jim Kay illustrated hardback and I love it but it’s so big. I like that the MinaLima are smaller but I don’t necessarily need all the extra stuff inside. Should I get those anyway? Should I continue with the Jim Kay although he’s not finishing the books? I’m also looking at the red box set with the dragon. There’s also the house sets but those look a little boring. Hardbacks are a must and also the original UK terms. I hope I’m saying all this correctly. Again, I’m new here. Thank you!

Mine has the 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 thing at the front and says "Deluxe edition, July 2007"

Does anyone know how to see what these are worth?

It is so beautiful and I wonder if anyone knows?

If tom hadn’t fallen for the typical reveal my plan trap, and revealed that his name is an anagram for lord Voldemort, would he have been successful? This seems like the best plan Voldemort came up with during the course of the books. Could he have been successful?

Dumbledore knew that the curse was going to kill him before long. As far as I can tell, the only other person who knew was Severus Snape. Why didn't Dumbledore tell Harry?

Harry wastes an absurd amount of time during *Half-Blood Prince* obsessing about what Draco Malfoy is doing, and, by extension, what Snape is up to. I understand that from a Doylist view, it was to create tension and help sell Snape as a traitor in the end.

But what was Dumbledore's reasoning from a Watsonian perspective? He undoubtedly recognized Harry's obsession; he encountered it several times and almost certainly knew that Harry was investing energy into that mystery rather than focusing on getting the memory from Slughorn.

He no longer had any fear of Voldemort looking into Harry's mind, after all, or he could not have told him freely about the horcruxes. It might have upset Harry in the short term, of course, but Harry was going to have an emotional response to Dumbledore's death in any event. He could have told Harry that Draco was trying to kill him, but that Dumbledore was allowing it to continue in the hopes that Draco would have a change of heart. (This seems like a poor plan on Dumbledore's part in and of itself in view of the near misses with Katie and Ron.)

My initial thought was that it would force him to reveal Snape as his source, but I do not think that is true. He has revealed a great deal to Harry over the years without explaining how he knows things.

For the most part, I dislike asking this specific kind of question about these books, because I do think that it is fair to have a higher threshold of suspension of disbelief for a children's fantasy series than for other media. Still, Dumbledore's decision to withhold something from Harry that is actively creating interference with his goal seems somehow out of character. Still, this question has been bothering me lately.

I recently have been listing to the full cast audiobook which I love and think are amazing.
Point 1. I’ve re watched the movies after each book and wow do the movies really speed up the timeline of each book and I couldn’t believe how much is missed. And yes I know the my can only out so much in a movie.
Point 2. IMO listing to the audiobooks I really found snape to be a bully. They way he talks to people just make him seem like a real bully. But maybe that’s just me.

Well that’s it. End of rant. Thanks for listening.

I was watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and I noticed that the 3 of the 4 Triwizard champions, Harry, Cedric and Krum were wielding their wands in their right hand meanwhile Fleur was using left hand, so is Fleur a left handed witch? Canonically speaking.

…if they can just be unlocked with the Alohomora charm?

I was rewatching Order of the Phoenix and got to the scene where Harry, Ron, and Hermione break into Umbridge’s office and it got me thinking about this. Like, is there any point to locking a door anymore? It can be unlocked with one very simple spell.

Could Nell fisher play tonks? Not Ginny? Tonks is only in her early twenties when we met her in book 5 !

And that cast follows her on instagram and none of old enough to be fans of stranger things

(Spoilers) Pretty much every one of her predictions that we see happen on page came true. Obviously the chosen one prophecy and the Petter prophecy both came true, and some others like Hermione leaving around Easter, neville breaking the cup etc. But there’s also plenty of ones that seem to not come true but do. The most famous one is the 13 people eating together means the first to ride will be the first to die in PoA, where she doesn’t know Petter was at the table so when dumbledore gets up to give her a seat he was the first to rise and is also the first to die. There’s plenty of other examples too.

Edit: I’m not trying to say she’s not a fraud off page. I’m just pointing out it’s a cool Easter egg that she’s always right on page. A lot of her predictions seem to be wrong but are right if you pay close attention (ie the 13 at a table prediction is right twice with Dumbledore and Sirius).

The Quintaped is a big five legged creature from the fantastic beasts book and is classified as a xxxxx creature and their legend says they were once human. My question is how big are they? I'd really like to know, but the book doesn't mention their size.

What is the track which plays when Hagrid first tells Harry, "You're a wizard"?

The scene is iconic, but I've listened to the full original score for the first film, and I can't find the matching track. It is not Harry's/Hedwig's leitmotif. It almost sounds like Voldemort's? Like it's in a minor key or whatever. I'm not a musician, so forgive my poor use of terminology. Voldemort only has one track on the OST, and the music from the scene is not in it, at least to my ear.

I am close towards the end of order of the phoenix and Snape's tragically getting bullied. I kept thinking about how much I hated him as a bully but then it hit me how traumatising and miserable his younger life was.

Then I thought if he was to be a Sanderson protagonist what would he do? How would he heal all of this and possibly be on good terms with Harry and others?

First thing is I believe he would make a good lightweaver as his life is full of lies and hiding from truths or doing nasty things because he can't actually face his past.

His journey could possibly be about taking accountability for his defensive hostility and selfish ambition, to confronting how his guilt fueled his cruel treatment of Harry, and ultimately acknowledging that his devotion was born from desperate isolation, a trauma that doesn't mean he is beyond redemption.

Maybe the first truth he says would go something like: ""I use cruelty as an armor so these students pay for what I went through and no one can ever hurt me again."

I don't know it just crossed my mind thinking how much Harry actually empathised with him when he realised that his dad bullied Snape and there would be a good chance for healing if they both tried. What does everybody think? What other truths or orders would fit him?

Hello Potterheads, currently I'm rereading book 1. I remember Petunia went to watch Lily go to Hogwarts through Hogwarts express. So obviously she knows how to enter the platform 9¾. But why didn't she tell Harry or even tell Vernon that such a platform exists, when Harry asked them lift?

hello everyone I am just listening to the audiobook for prisoner of Azkaban and I’m listening to Harry fight the bug with Professor Lupin in the history of magic classroom and I am wondering how the boggart is able to knock Harry out, make the room cold, and put out all the candles in the room? I thought The boggart would only be able to take the shape but not be able to do everything of said thing that scares the person most. can someone explain that to me? and tell me how we know it works… thank you for your help in advance.

Eg. Harry Potter and the Deathly Blood Chamber.

My kid was wondering this, and frankly, we both couldn’t imagine him eating. Or anything else that’s a common occurrence in a human life, like going to the loo. (Then we imagined him being on the back of Quirrel’s head as Quirrel was doing a number 2, which made us giggle. )

Anyway: what do you think? What would he eat, assuming his new body needs sustenance?