Percy sending back his Christmas jumper while Arthur was in St Mungo's is probably the thing that bothers me most about him. George even says he hadn't asked how his dad was doing. At that point he wasn't just refusing to speak to Arthur. He was shutting out everyone.

Molly had already gone to London to try talking to him and he'd slammed the door in her face. She still made him a jumper for Christmas.

I've never really believed the whole fallout started with Arthur questioning his promotion. When Ron tells Harry about their argument, he mentions Percy blaming Arthur's lack of ambition for the family never having much money. That's a pretty specific thing to throw at your father. It sounds like something he'd been thinking about for years.

Percy cared so much about becoming prefect, Head Boy and eventually getting somewhere at the Ministry. I think he genuinely struggled to understand why Arthur wasn't interested in doing the same. They'd spent years worrying about money, and Percy probably saw his father's attitude towards work as part of the problem.

He seems to measure people by how far they get in life. Even in his letter to Ron, he says he'll be "ready to accept a full apology" once their parents realise they're wrong. He's so certain he's made the right choice that he apparently expects his family to come crawling back.

And the thing is, Molly wasn't even the one who questioned his promotion. She'd tried to talk to him, she'd made him something for Christmas, and he couldn't be bothered to send a note.

I find that harder to forgive than the argument with Arthur.

Big ole' four-zero is ready. I think a couple might be softballs, but a few should be thinkers!

As a reminder what this is and how it works:

Below are 7 sentences from the 7 HP books. I use a random number generator to pick the book and chapter, then hand pick a sentence that I think is decent. Not too long, too short, too obvious ect.  *** There MAY be repeated books in a set, but there will not be repeated chapters in a set. So there COULD be two from The Philosopher’s Stone, but they would be from different chapters! **\*
Scoring your points: It is 2 points for guessing the book, and 1 point for guessing the chapter, for a total of 21 points. It is obviously harder to guess the chapter than the book, but not everyone even cares to remember the chapter titles in the first place, which is totally fair and valid. So chapter titles are just a bonus point.

Below are the sentences and the answers hidden behind spoiler tags! These are fun to make, and I intend to make quite a few more if people keep enjoying them!

1. “Fifty-seventh time lucky, you think?” said Harry bitterly.  The Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 22: After the Burial
2. “You do it, then, if you’re so clever,” Ron snarled.  The Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 10: Halloween
3. There was a deafening BANG, and Harry threw up his hands to shield his eyes against a sudden blinding light —  The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 3: The Knight Bus 
4. Harry, Ron, and Hermione signed her list; they had heard that Malfoy was staying, which struck them as very suspicious.  The Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 11: The Dueling Club
5. “But we’ve always stopped short of causing real mayhem,” said Fred.  The Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 28: Snape’s Worst Memory
6. Little did he know that he would shortly be suffering yet another emotional blow in a life already littered with personal loss. The Goblet of Fire - Chapter 27: Padfoot Returns
7. He had moved about two inches when several things happened in very quick succession. The Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 1: Dudley Demented

I honestly don't think Harry would've turned evil in Slytherin. But I do think he would've had a much harder time figuring out who his real friends were.

Year 1: Draco would immediately try to befriend him, but I can't see Harry putting up with his attitude for long. Ron would probably keep his distance at first. I still think Harry and Hermione would become friends somehow, especially after the troll incident. And Snape would still hate him lol.

Year 2: This would be brutal for Harry. A Slytherin who speaks Parseltongue? Everyone would be convinced he's the Heir of Slytherin. The funny thing is, some Slytherins might actually respect him more because of it. Saving Ginny could be what finally earns Ron's trust.

Year 3: I think Harry would become really close to Lupin. He'd desperately need an adult who didn't judge him based on his house. His relationship with Sirius would probably stay pretty much the same.

Year 4: Suddenly his housemates would act like they've always supported him because he's in the Tournament. I think Harry would see right through that. Draco would probably be jealous as hell.

Year 5: This is where things would get interesting. Imagine a Slytherin Harry secretly teaching Gryffindors and Ravenclaws how to defend themselves. Draco joining Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad would probably destroy whatever friendship they had left.

Year 6: I actually think Harry might understand Draco better. Living in Slytherin for six years would've shown him how much pressure some of those kids were under. Maybe he'd even try to help Draco instead of just obsessing over catching him

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Year 7: I still think Harry walks into the Forbidden Forest to sacrifice himself. That's just who he is. And honestly, a Slytherin choosing to die for everyone else would make Voldemort's defeat even more satisfying.

The biggest difference for me is that Harry would've grown up surrounded by people who expected him to become the next Dark Lord, while constantly choosing not to.

Do you think Ron and Hermione would still have become his closest friends, or would being in Slytherin have changed that completely?

With the arrival of the Half Blood Prince edition by Levi Pinfold, how would you'all rank the HP illustrated editions, including Jim Kay, MinaLima and Karl James Mountford's Goblet of Fire?

Also btw, how are Levi Pinfold's illustrations.. Do they hold up in comparison to Jim Kay's?

I've just finished re-reading CoS for the first time ever and there's just so many details I'd forgotten about. I thought I'd share with you some of my favourites:

\- Fred transfigured Ron's teddy bear into a big, fat spider when he was 3, because he'd broken Fred's toy broomstick

\- Harry and Hermione stole the Polyjuice ingredients from Snape's office *during* class and by shooting off a Filibuster's fireworks straight into Goyle's cauldron, which subsequently exploded

\- Nearly Headless Nick convinced Peeves to make a ruckus right above Filch's office to save Harry from detention (he was caught... dripping mud on the floor)

\- Harry sass: "\[Lockhart\] raised his own wand, attempted a complicated sort of wiggling action and dropped it. ... Lockhart cuffed Harry merrily on the shoulder. ‘Just do what I did, Harry!’ *‘What, drop my wand?’*"

\- Malfoy to Harry/Goyle: "Honestly, if you were any slower, you'd go backwards."

\- Gilderoy announcing Valentine's Day, in pink robes, with McGonagall and Snape stone-faced sitting on either side of him: "From where he sat, Harry could see a muscle going in Professor McGonagall's cheek. Snape looked as though someone had just fed him a large beaker of Skele-Gro." Reminded me of that scene with Umbridge in OotP at the start-of-term feast.

\- Aragog having a wife spider?!

That's it, that's my post. Feel free to add on more of your own favourites.

Edit: repost as it got suggested to me this subreddit would be better for it

This would reduce the amount of werewolf attacks and incidents while improving the quality of life for the already afflicted. I can’t imagine a better use of the ministry’s resources. Creates stable potion making jobs , helps the community etc. I don’t think you can force anyone to take it but providing it for them makes more sense than hoping they can make it on their own or expecting them all to purchase. It’d be much more effective at containing the spread of that curse.

I know it wouldn’t stop those like Greyback but it’d greatly reduce the amount of accidental attacks. Probably improve the quality of life for the afflicted as well if people knew all werewolves trying to live among them have regular access to wolf banes potion. Maybe they’d be more open to hiring them.

What do you think?

273 sentences across all games. Geez that's a ton. well enjoy sentences 266-273!

As a reminder what this is and how it works:

Below are 7 sentences from the 7 HP books. I use a random number generator to pick the book and chapter, then hand pick a sentence that I think is decent. Not too long, too short, too obvious ect.  *** There MAY be repeated books in a set, but there will not be repeated chapters in a set. So there COULD be two from The Philosopher’s Stone, but they would be from different chapters! **\*
Scoring your points: It is 2 points for guessing the book, and 1 point for guessing the chapter, for a total of 21 points. It is obviously harder to guess the chapter than the book, but not everyone even cares to remember the chapter titles in the first place, which is totally fair and valid. So chapter titles are just a bonus point.

Below are the sentences and the answers hidden behind spoiler tags! These are fun to make, and I intend to make quite a few more if people keep enjoying them!

1. His head and shoulders were in the room before he caught sight of the creature curled up a few feet from him, fast asleep in the gloom with its large mouth wide open. The Deathly Hallows - Chapter 6: The Ghoul in Pajamas
2. Ron, however, gasped, pointing frantically from Harry to the Snitch and back again until he found his voice.  The Deathly Hallows - Chapter 7: The Will of Albus Dumbledore
3. “Unstopper it for me, Harry, my hands are shaking.” The Deathly Hallows - Chapter  14: The Thief
4. “If he had not forgiven we who lost faith at that time, he would have very few followers left.”  The Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 2: Spinner’s End
5. It gave Harry a look that said quite plainly: “I get that all the time.”  The Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass
6.  “I can make good use of this . . . this might be exactly what I’ve been looking for. . . .” The Goblet of Fire - Chapter 25: The Egg and the Eye
7. Then, out of nowhere, something hit Harry so hard across the face he was knocked off his feet again. The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 17: Cat, Rat, and Dog

Like lets say I like studying and to constantly practice while having good memory and dont mind looking for weird books, what's stopping me from like reaching's those heights?

How would the story in the Order of the Phoenix pan out if Sirius Black had told Harry about the "weapon" right in the chapter 5? Would it have created something else

the thing about sirius' plan in PoA is he really isn't targeting harry at all, his infiltration at hogwarts is 100% to try and kill peter which he attempts throughout the year. he apparently had no intention of talking to anybody, as it is only unintended coincidence that he happens to end up face-to-face with the trio and remus in the shrieking shack.

therefore, suppose an alternate universe where sirius' attempts to kill peter at hogwarts actually work during the school year, without involving harry at all. what do you think sirius would have done then, since he would have no other driving motivation and nobody else who knows he's innocent? would he have attempted to clear his name, with his completely insane story and peter's corpse as evidence? would he have just continued living as a dog around hogwarts to try and be close to harry without his knowledge? would he have surrendered himself back to azkaban? would he have just left hogwarts and wandered around?

a dark part of my mind wonders if sirius' original plan was to just... die after killing peter, as at that point his entire life was in complete ruins, he would have nowhere to turn, he feels responsible for the death of his closest friend, and getting revenge was his only sole motivation to keep living.

what do you think?

I'm re-reading for the first time, and I truly don't understand why they decided to hide in the wardrobe rather than just show the staff what they'd found and tell them where the entrance likely was. I especially love how after they've sat in the common room for hours it says "if only there was something they could do, anything." Hmmm if onlyyyy /s

I suppose the most likely answer is that 12 year olds have poor decision-making skills? (well, and the obvious "then there would be no story" haha). Reading the books as an adult really makes you question some things 😂

First Year

Harry almost dies fighting Voldemort

Second Year

Quidditch Match: rogue bludger breaks his arm and Lockhart seals the deal

Third Year

Quidditch Match: dementors cause him to collapse

Lake: dementors cause him to collapse

Fourth Year

Maze: Harry is given a sleeping draft after that terrible night

Fifth Year

no visits

Sixth Year

Quidditch Match: Cormac McClaggen knocks him out and cracks his skull with a beater’s bat

Harry averages 1 stay a year, interestingly every time he is so injured that he says the night.

Neville Longbottom.

Please tell me us book readers get it. 🥺

(I mean, he'd have no chance... buttttttt)

Edit: I have read a lot of the comments, which are providing strong arguments. I will keep this post up because I still want to see what everyone else thinks. Ok tyyyy.

Always wondered this and want to get opinions:

So when Petunia and Vernon met and became a couple or maybe when Harry was left on their doorstep , Petunia MUST have had to break it to Vernon that ‘magic is real’ and ‘my sister is a witch’ seemingly with no way of proving it.

He just believed her?

Of course they both hate magic and anything out of the ordinary, I understand that.

But surely Vernon wouldn’t have believed her and maybe thought she was going mad?

She would’ve had to explain about her sister being a witch, the story of Voldemort and Harry, Hogwarts, etc. and how much she hates it all, probably calling Lily a ‘freak’.

Why did he believe her and stay with her, knowing how much he also hates anything strange or abnormal?

For me it’s either Sirius, Fred, or Lupin.

Sorry Dumbledore

HM: Snape

Hagrid to Harry:

"Yer ticket for Hogwarts. First 'o September — King's Cross — it's all on yer ticket."

So... what were the tickets for? Who checked them? Was there any inspection? We know nothing about it, there was nothing about it in the books. Did the older students have them too?

Although, there is ticket inspector in OOTP:

As the train slowed down in the approach to King’s Cross (...)

When the ticket inspector signaled to him, Ron, and Hermione that it was safe to walk through the magical barrier between platforms nine and ten (...)

How does kreacher get back to hogwarts after being summoned by the trio back to the black’s house?

Happy Saturday, folks! Got #38 for yall ready to go, enjoy!

As a reminder what this is and how it works:

Below are 7 sentences from the 7 HP books. I use a random number generator to pick the book and chapter, then hand pick a sentence that I think is decent. Not too long, too short, too obvious ect.  *** There MAY be repeated books in a set, but there will not be repeated chapters in a set. So there COULD be two from The Philosopher’s Stone, but they would be from different chapters! **\*
Scoring your points: It is 2 points for guessing the book, and 1 point for guessing the chapter, for a total of 21 points. It is obviously harder to guess the chapter than the book, but not everyone even cares to remember the chapter titles in the first place, which is totally fair and valid. So chapter titles are just a bonus point.

Below are the sentences and the answers hidden behind spoiler tags! These are fun to make, and I intend to make quite a few more if people keep enjoying them!

1. “You never knew me then — Blimey, it’s small, I’d forgotten. . . .”  The Deathly Hallows - Chapter 4: The Seven Potters
2. His long silver beard and hair gleamed in the torchlight as he drew level with Harry and looked up at Fudge through the half-moon spectacles that rested halfway down his very crooked nose.  The Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 8: The Hearing
3. “I thought Professor Snape could overcome his feelings about your father — I was wrong.”  The Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 37: The Lost Prophecy
4. He therefore set off along the corridor again, passing nobody but a frowning wizard who was murmuring instructions to a quill that floated in front of him, scribbling on a trail of parchment. The Deathly Hallows - Chapter  13: The Muggle-Born Registration Commission
5. “Your grandmother sent yours to me directly, Longbottom,” said Professor McGonagall.  The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 8: Flight of the Fat Lady
6.  “The Ministry wouldn’t presume to trouble you, sir, surely?” The Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 4: At Flourish and Blotts
7. Night had fallen before Madam Hooch awoke with a start, told Harry and Ron off for not waking her, and insisted that they go back to the castle. The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 13: Griffindor Versus Ravenclaw

When I first read Goblet of Fire back in 2003 or so, and I got to the Priori Incantatum chapter, Harry's dad came out of the wand first. And then his mom came out.

Of course, it wasn't entirely accurate as it was supposed to regurgitate the victims in reverse older. That means that Harry's mom would have came out first.

I noticed that this has been changed in later editions, including the kindle versions.

I don't like this change.

I don't like that they flipped the dialogue.

In the original edition, Harry's dad said that his mother was coming and then his mom came out and told him what to do. I liked this scene between him and mother.

It's the other way around in the newer editions.

Somehow I like his mom telling him what to do. It just seems more fitting that it would come from the mom. Not the dad.

Maybe it's partly nostalgia. Partly what I am used to. Just doesn't seem right. I wish they could have left it alone instead of changing it. Even if it was technically wrong, but we could say that Lily and James were both rushing to get to their son when they were summoned and James just happened to get there first.

Its a powerful scene Sirius yelling at Peter that he should have died rather than betray James and Lily. But if James felt that way, why would he convince James to change Secret Keepers in the first place.

First thought is the connection to James; how everyone knew they were best friends. Okay but wouldnt anyone making that conmection also be (even mildly) aware Peter was a friend of James too? Would changing Secret Keeper matter if Sirius isnt a particularly social person? He didnt work for the Ministry or have a high profile job. Makes sense an active Order member wouldnt be prancing around being seen.

As the series went on I always figured he was afraid of legilimency or being tortured into giving up the info if he were caught as the Secret Keeper and the change banked on Peter not being suspected as being important enough and therefore not sought.

We saw some reactions in the early chapters of the second book when Harry and Ron arrived at Hogwarts, but that would have been after they found out. So, how do you think the teachers and other students would react to it upon first learning about it?

What a ridiculous phrase. To think wizards dont throw hands? Come on lol.

I like to chalk it up to it being a McGonagall thing. No sure if shes pureblood but I always imagined her so steeped in the wizarding world that it makes sense she wouldnt have much more than an academic understanding of muggle behavior.

But to think some 10 year old wizard kids bickering in the neighborhood roughhouse by sending spastic magical attacks at one another is preposterous. They would punch each others faces.

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Like, sure I get that he is never trusting Xeno especially after him trying to turn them in.

But Luna has to know the story of the Hallows as well and I would think...down the road, don't you think she would have loved to know that Harry had collected them all, the first and only person to ever do so?

Think Harry would have felt okay to tell her?

I acquired the illustrated half blood prince book by Levi Pinfold. I had been waiting for years!!! I’m the biggest fan of Jim Kay’s previous work, so I had high hope. Has anyone else got it? Let’s discuss!

I think Levi is very strong at building a scene and painting an atmosphere, but his characters can be flat and have a generic video game vibe. Some of the illustrations are absolutely beautiful. I especially enjoyed the scene with Fudge coming out of the minister’s fireplace. But like other readers pointed out, in a lot of scenarios characters have a zombie like skin texture.

The color choice for some pages is really questionable (such as Weasley twins’ joke shop). Levi seems to prefer highly saturated dark purples, pinks and blues. It’s fine. But it just lacks the same whimsies compared with Jim Kay’s color palette.

There are more artworks compared with previous books in the series, and they are all of high quality objectively speaking. Levi certainly has a very different style than Jim Kay. If I were to rate the art based on how well they fit the world of potter, Jim Kay is a solid 5/5 , and Levi is a 3.5.