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[-] SARGE@startrek.website 36 points 2 days ago

I genuinely think the author just put those two together because they knew everyone was expecting Harr-mione to happen. Tried to subvert expectations.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

IIRC, she said it was wish fulfillment on her part, with Hermione standing in for JKR and Ron being like someone JKR liked when she was younger.

[-] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I mean, she was very reactionary with her writing book to book.

[-] Lux 36 points 3 days ago

Harry potter doesn't really fit into the chosen one archetype any more than anyone else. The only person that "chose" him is his mom, which makes him equally special to almost every other person on the planet.

Anyway, fuck jk rowling

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 10 points 2 days ago

The only person that “chose” him is his mom, which makes him equally special to almost every other person on the planet.

Honestly it's kinda fucked that in the HP universe, apparently no other mother than Lily loved their child enough to sacrifice themselves and use this love protection magic on them.

[-] Wetstew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

It's a shame, seems like it would have been super easy to handwave, but they never do.

Voldemore's soul was uniquely shattered and was apparently freshly injured to make another horcrux after murdering Harry's family, the cruelty he showed in giving her multiple outs to abandon her son, most likely to kill her anyway.

Holy/white magic is such a cool element in a magic system, especially with how undercooked HP's is. "This wizard was particularly fucked and unknowingly was the perfect catalyst for white magic to spontaneously manifest to correct"

Like, there was food on the table, and she has wizards shitting themselves despite the castle having bathrooms.

I haven't said it today, so: fuck JKR for being a transphobic asshole.

[-] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Sword of Truth series has some very cool ancient white magic in the world that you get to see.

A few books in it goes balls deep into libertarianism and becomes unreadable but it's fun while it lasts lol.

[-] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 34 points 3 days ago

Trelawney made a prophecy and Voldemort decided Harry fit the bill, although Neville also met the criteria. Voldemort went to the Potter house to kill Harry, end his biggest rival before he could grow up, and create a horcrux from the murder of his enemy. Voldemort chose Harry.

Also these books are so fucking racist. "Cho chang". We should stop talking about them.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

So much writing has been done about how Cho Chang is a perfectly reasonable name that I don't even understand how it's still out there. It's amazing how disinformation Never Dies.

[-] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 days ago

Klaus Columbus

Steven Snorrison

Diogenes de la Firenze

[-] Acters@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

It would have been funny af to watch Neville Longbottom as the main character of the series and the marketing hype train having to tiptoe the last name. I know Harry Potter as a name sounds better but imagine everyone dressing up as Neville for Halloween

[-] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[-] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago
[-] itslilith 3 points 2 days ago
[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Potatofamine carbomb

[-] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Holy shit, I didn't even consider this one until now...

[-] LolaCat@lemmy.ca 66 points 3 days ago

Don’t forget ron was also British

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 18 points 3 days ago

They all were?

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago
[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 days ago

Harry was from Surrey doesnt count.

Im a Californian I am just talking shit with no backing.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

I imagine most Americans picture something like Surrey when they imagine rural England.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Surrey is as British as it gets!

[-] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 days ago

Na The Shire is in Matamata

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

And Potter had Harry palms

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago

That's only in the movies though. In the books, Harry is around same height as Ron but lankier.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wait, does it explicitly write that somewhere?

[-] Forester@pawb.social 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah iirc quidditch scenes. When Ron joins the team

[-] rovingnothing29@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

This whole Hermonie thing feels like the new Rei vs Asuka. People are going to get worked up over this for the next 40 years for no reason.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 days ago

Harry Potter connoisseurs bragging around a greentext. Typical beta move.

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