You wouldnt still be reading if you didnt love the sevenbook i dont count the other stuff series, too but if you havent read them, this is your spoiler warning. Six plot holes in the harry potter novels im sure you all love harry potter, but precisely because of this, you also know that the books are flawed. Obviously, they dont detract in any way from my enjoyment of the series, nor did i point them out as a manner of criticism. Ever wonder why dont they just do that a lot of the greatest wizards havent got an ounce of logic. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom.
No novel in the world could resist as close a scrutiny as this saga without several errors and plot holes being spotted. No, thats not true, some things i did notice before but i. Harry potter plot holes created by the movies screenrant. I mean, theres a plot hole that couldve changed everything about book 3 and we dont talk about it. Aug 09, 2017 so what are the biggest plot holes in the potterverse. Plot holes in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Harry potter has one huge plot hole you mightve missed huffpost. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets plot holes by. It was also said that if the elder wand is taken from its owner by someone, it becomes rightfully theirs to use. Hey, after not receiving your hogwarts letter when you turned 11, who could blame you. We are all familoar with the fact that barty crouch junior had impersonated alastor moody and had enteeed harrys name in the goblet of fire. Considering the detail that goes into some of the later years, more would be nice here.
Rowlings original novels were fantastically written and filled with hidden clues. As seen in the initial escape sequence, powerful wizards cannot differentiate the. Many of you may remember that in harry potter and the goblet of fire, voldermort had returned in full form and the triwizard tournament was going on. Six plot holes in the harry potter novels terry graves. Harry potter and the deathly hallows was one of the most highlyanticipated novels of all time, and for good reason. And harry potter fans who know the wizarding world inside and out cant help but notice a few things that just dont make sense. Jun 26, 2017 harry potter plot holes that have never been solved. Harry potter and the cursed child doesnt live up to the magic of the first seven books. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. When dobby blocks the wallportal thingy to platform 9 34 so harry and ron can t. I know the book is fictional, but there are even limits in fantasy and fiction books. All the mistakes, plot holes in harry potter books and. No one is disputing that harry potter is one of the best book and movie franchises of all time.
Harry potter and the gaping plot holes the grad student. I subtracted chapter one from my analysis because it is a prologue and does not advance the plot. But sometimes, if a movie is awesome enough, people will overlook even the most retarded gaps in reason and logic. Theres no denying that harry potter is one of the most magical series ever written, but even j. Harry potter deathly hallows plot holes harry potter has no idea how famous he is. With an expansive series like harry potter, it would literally be impossible for j. Thats because hes being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified harry will learn that hes really a wizard, just as his parents were. The new fantastic beasts movie totally disregards important plot points in the harry potter books, and its a slap in the face to fans. We often wonder how many times she had to go over her books and notes again and again, and how many times she just went on her best memory in order to put the pieces together.
Lets be fair which of us could write a dense series of books without making a mistake here or there. Scroll through our gallery to see all the mistakes and plot holes in the harry potter series. In the harry potter movie series which is the worse plot hole they never use. It doesnt phase you that remus lupin is a werewolf, or that hagrid is a halfgiant, or. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet. Index the wizengamot archive plot holes i think ive identified some plot holes in the harry potter series if theyve already been discussed it would great if a link could be provided, and i would like if we could discuss them and, in case they arent plot holes, to be told so and to.
When malfoy gets into trouble while trying to catch harry with norbert, professor mcgonagall dismisses his claims as utter rubbish, and a cock and bull story. Theres no denying that harry potter is one of the most magical series ever written, but the story does have a few frustrating plot holes. Index the wizengamot archive elder wand plot holes the elder wand was said to be the unbeatable wand. Not only is the wizarding world strange enough to have only developed one sport, the single sport that they have makes zero sense. I have dutifully taken on the responsibility of ranking the books according to their quality, and now present the results. Nov 25, 2016 we love harry potter, but weve got questions. To prove his story was true, malfoy could have shown her the letter ron received from his brother charlie which malfoy accidentally received when he borrowed a book from ron, which detailed their plan to deliver norbert. The biggest holes in the plot of harry potter 22 words. T heres no denying that harry potter is one of the most magical series ever written, but even j. One of the most confusing bits about harry potter is how long travelling somewhere seems to take. Apr 05, 2016 but even with these plot holes, i think we can all agree that harry potter and the sorcerers stone remains a classic a classic with bankrupt wandmakers and nonsensical sports, to be sure, but.
Its beautifully crafted, charming, engaging, and generally just the best thing to come to childrens fantasy books in a long, long time. Starting off with the first book, this a plot hole that most people are familiar with, but it is. We went ahead and rounded them all up for you, and we honestly cant stop laughing. With the release of harry potter and the cursed child, many potterheads were excited to jump back into the wizarding world. Jun 21, 2018 so were here to reveal all those juicy moments that you may have missed or maybe youve caught them yourself. Sep 17, 2019 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban i dont understand why dumbledore tolerated the way the dursleys treated harry so poorly. Nontechsavvy elderly woman asks her neighbors for some books. Does anyone else think harry potter has a lot of plot holes. Its no wonder harry is a standout when hes one of the. What are the weakest parts in the harry potter books, not. For instance, jk rowling mentioned there have been a thousand scholars in hogwarts. For many, it was their first and final midnight release of the series.
What are the biggest plot holes and errors in harry potter. Surely after voldemorts identically timed appearancs at hogwarts at the end of books 1,2, 3. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a. However, it could also mean that harry simply moved 3 spaces left diagonally. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki. Posts about the same six books over and over and over again. Honestly, dumbledore has done countless questionable things and we never noticed half of them. If youre a harry potter fan, chances are you already know every single harry potter plot twist by heart. Rowling herself has admitted that the story has a few plot holes but while some of these. However, after reading through the script, many fans were upset with how many uncharacteristic plot. Top 20 harry potter plot holes best, most, greatest of. The best and biggest harry potter movie plot holes of all time, as voted by visitors to. The harry potter series was groundbreaking in many waysits length for ya, its depth of character, its intricate plot and fantastic settingsbut the foundation of rowlings success is her reliance on basic story structure.
Top harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban problem. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. Harry potter has one huge plot hole you mightve missed. It seems they love to look at unregulated violence in their game as if it was part of the deal which makes quidditch the wizards sport equivalent to hockey. A few glaring plot holes in harry potter must be addressed. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban plot holes movie plot.
Plot holes harry potter wiki fandom powered by wikia. So now its time to examine the biggest plot holes in harry potter. It seems they love to look at unregulated violence in their game as if it was part of the deal which makes. Because if that happened the goblet of fire would be a picture book that looks pathetic on your harry potter bookshelf. All the mistakes, plot holes in harry potter books and movies. Home community books harry potter harry potter plot holes. Jan 04, 2016 if youre a harry potter fan, chances are you already know every single harry potter plot twist by heart. Harry potter plot holes that have never been solved. Nov 07, 2010 please list plot holes from any book in the harry potter series. This is the the biggest plot hole in harry potter indy100. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 plot holes. Here are 15 massive plot holes in harry potter that were never explained. Its hard to believe that its now been over ten years since the final novel in the harry potter series was released.
Please list plot holes from any book in the harry potter series. Its beautifully crafted, charming, engaging, and generally just the best thing to come to childrens fantasy books in. So anyway, you know how you read comfort books while youre sick, and i was reading the harry potter books again, specifically the fourth one, the goblet of fire. But in 2004, rowling answered this question in an interview at. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. And reading retrospectively, with a view of knowing what has happened before and next, two plot points stuck out. Its not a plot hole, just sometimes fans need to give jkr some slack. But even with these plot holes, i think we can all agree that harry potter and the sorcerers stone remains a classic a classic with bankrupt wandmakers and nonsensical sports, to be sure, but. Draco malfoy was the true owner of the elder wand, yet when harry disarmed draco, he disarmed dracos normal wand.
When i first learned of thesterals as a reader in the fifth harry potter book, i thought this seemed like a major plot hole. From peter pettigrew to sirius black and the polyjuice potion, there are just a. Alohamora and alohamoraproofing things this is probably the biggest plot hole in harry potter that no one pays attention to. Rowling herself has admitted that the story has a few plot holes. When dobby blocks the wallportal thingy to platform 9 34 so harry and ron cant. Even if he didnt want harry to know that he was a wizardworld rock star, he might have had hagrid drop by one day when harry wasnt around to have a word with vernon. Over the years, fans have put together a long list of discrepancies and theories from the books and movies. Therefore, presumably, hogwarts serves as the school for every magical child in the u.
Nov 20, 2017 t heres no denying that harry potter is one of the most magical series ever written, but even j. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban book 3 rowling, j. We solemnly swear harry potter fans are up to no good when it comes to finding plot holes. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. For the most part i shy away from nitpicking plot holes along the lines of why didnt. Surely after voldemorts identically timed appearancs at hogwarts at the end of books 1,2, 3,4 and 5, the school should really. Harry potter and the gaping plot holes march 25, 2009. Not even some of the greatest story plots are immune to plot holes, and while some are so minuscule that they can be easily ignored, others are so hard to forget that they may turn the story into the worst movie ever.
Posts alleging some kind of systemic prejudice against the op because they are adults that exclusively read ya. Harry potter might have ended, but they didnt tie up all the loose ends. Dec 02, 2012 harry potter plot holes lately, i have been rereading the harry potter books, as any good potterhead does at least once a year. Apparently in the wizarding world, everything is highsecurity thanks to all the magic, which is great and all. Does anyone else think harry potter has a lot of plot.
Im a giant harry potter fan too and sure, the extra i learn the books, the extra i become aware of plot holes. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets plot holes by comptinator the crowd full of immensely powerful wizards does not lift a single wand to help him. Instead, hermione and harry use the time machine to go back 34 hours in the past. There are some holes to the plot, like dumbledores rather immediate trusting of harrys abilities, but it also feels a bit short.
Feb 17, 2019 the story is honestly epic, but you may not have noticed that there are actually a ton of plot holes in the series. Both the film and the book contain troubling discrepancies that bother fans from either camp as well. At least, until some asshole on the internet points them out and makes. Jan 16, 2011 im not saying its a bad series, i loved the books. The plot hole that ate a mother and father theleaky. The biggest plotholes and inconsistencies in harry potter. Sep 10, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child doesnt live up to the magic of the first seven books. We are all familoar with the fact that barty crouch junior had impersonated alastor moody and had enteeed harry s name in the goblet of fire. You can list minor ones if you like, but if anyone has any major conflicting plot holes, they are welcome to. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book plothole. Lately, i have been rereading the harry potter books, as any good potterhead does at least once a year.
The fantastic world of harry potter is, without a doubt, absolutely incredible. The story is honestly epic, but you may not have noticed that there are actually a ton of plot holes in the series. This is a plot gap simply absent from story not a plot hole a. Harry and hermione, however, were raised in the muggle world and are therefore fully capable of thinking things through. Harry dying and being revived absolutely makes no sense. So were here to reveal all those juicy moments that you may have missed or maybe youve caught them yourself. So those are some plot holes from the harry potter books i found worthy of note. However, after reading through the script, many fans were upset with how many uncharacteristic plot holes there were. However, the latest installment contradicts several points from the series. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 plot holes bellatrix tries to resolve the matter by showing harrys deformed face to draco malfoy instead of actually using magic on him.
It seems like the creators of the harry potter movies were more concerned with special effects than making sure that the story actually made sense. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Harry potter plot holes and questions explained time. Harry potter may be one of the most beloved series in the world, but that doesnt mean j. Why wouldnt professors snape and lupin the werewolf tell the ministry the whole story, since they were both there.
Harry potter plot holes that have never been solved the week uk. Some of them are quite nitpicky and i am well aware of that, which is why i reiterate that none of these influence my opinion of the series. Harry potter plot holes that have never been solved the. Dec 01, 2017 9 harry potter plot holes that we still think about all the time. Its well known that there are a few tiny plot holes in the harry potter series. This time, however, i started to notice some things that just didnt add up. For instance, according to pottermore, there are eleven schools of magic in the entire world. This is a plot gap simply absent from story not a plot hole a istake surrounded by correct info.
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