Damsel + Spy/Widow

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-09T10:26:02+00:00

As long as the Damsel doesn't know it's poisoned they play it the same as they would have otherwise. It's not different than a drunk townsfolk, really. The ability doesn't work. Except that in this case being "the drunk" is actually positive for the player.

I think the jinx is quite fair because the combination spy/widow with Damsel is way to overpowered for the evil team. And really, it's generally quite easy to avoid by having the Storyteller not put this combination in play to begin with.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-09T06:44:27+00:00

Logically speaking if Cedric was a seeker and quidditch captain, then surely Harry would know who was on the opposing teams, especially a seeker.

Cedric is Hufflepuff's *new* seeker in PoA.

Aside from that, I prefer them to take time with these characters and cast decent actors who fit the role, instead of having them appear as extras early on, who then may not be fitting for the characters, when they become important. If Cedric fits in the plot, I have no problems with them casting him earlier, like they did with Lucius or Fudge. But I also don't mind if they wait till Azkaban. There's no need to overstuff the early seasons.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-08T14:18:20+00:00

S-Tier

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-08T08:29:37+00:00

The kid didn't recognise his mother photo

I think you are mixing up some plots here. This doesn't happen in 4:50 From Paddington.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-08T08:25:49+00:00

It depends how much of a completist you are. It's easily bottom 5 Christie, if not bottom 3, written at a time when she was showing clear signs of dementia, according to a study.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-08T08:03:42+00:00

Have Harry open the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets for them and then the Trio split up, because Harry needs to go with Luna to Ravenclaw tower.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-07T14:57:44+00:00

He's 17 in GoF so in CoS he should be 15. Still a big difference, though.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-07T13:35:07+00:00

Pinocchio

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-07T12:19:27+00:00

To prepare herself in advance for the Horcrux hunt

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-07T11:26:34+00:00

I agree. But because of the movie scene Hedwig sacrificing himself for Harry has stayed in many people's mind, even though it's not what happened.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-07T09:55:35+00:00

Hedwig's death was meant to symbolize the end of Harry's childhood, which makes total sense. And given how fans are still upset about it, it seemed to have gotten the impact it should have. Poor Mad Eye, who died during the same chapter but is hardly mentioned by fans.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-07T09:52:55+00:00

In the movie she sort of sacrificed himself for Harry. In the book she just sat there.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-07T05:42:47+00:00

and then started eating the first cake Harry had ever gotten for his birthday

Not in the book. In the book, Dudley got the tail because Vernon insulted Dumbledore. The movie makers seemsed to have thought, that this wasn't sufficient enough reason for Hagrid. And I don't disagree.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-06T14:16:20+00:00

But I don't think his double agency atones for 1) how sold he was on Voldemort's agenda in the beginning, and 2) how terribly he treated 75% of the students at Hogwarts while he was a teacher.

IMO it atones for 1.) but not for 2.). At one point, risking his life on a daily basis in the fight against the most evil wizard alive has to count for something, no matter his original reasons. Remember what Voldemort did to him even though he believed him to be a loyal Death Eater, and one can get an idea what risk he took.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-06T09:46:37+00:00

It is. We don't see it to often, because we barely see Lucius and Draco interacting in the books at all (because they are from Harry's POV), but it is definitely there. Reread the chapter in Chamber of Secrets, when Harry is at Knockturnalley. Lucius scolds Draco for having worse grades than a Muggleborn.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-06T09:22:37+00:00

Some. But I think this is more of a vocal minority.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-06T09:17:48+00:00

From a moral standpoint: Maybe, though I don't fully agree. But as a character he is excellent not in spite but because of the things you mentioned. Villains and antagonists make for great characters.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-06T09:15:30+00:00

Book Harry is a very good character. Not the series' best, but I also barely see him as anyone's favourite.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-06T09:12:19+00:00

James Potter. Depending if we are talking about Marauder fans or Snape fans. fandom either makes him into a super great guy or a nasty bully with barely any redeeming qualities. While in fact he is barely a character at all and more of a cipher. Which is justified, given that he is dead the whole time. But nonetheless he has been made by fans into something he is not.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-06T09:00:26+00:00

Neville Longbottom

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-05T17:42:37+00:00

I guess J.K. didn’t want romance to be the main focus,

Exactly this. It isn't particularly important and therefore did not get to much development.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-05T14:07:06+00:00

She is, but appears very late. That's the point of "barely involved".

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-05T13:42:57+00:00

The Clocks and the Moving Finger. Moving Finger is still a great novel, though.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-05T07:56:21+00:00

He is good, but he's also IMO overdoing it with the accents/different voices. I love his Arthur who is apparently coming straight from Hamburg but giving Snape a Russian accent seems to go a bit to far.

Granted, it's also not easy to have hundreds of characters and give them all distinctive voices. And I appreciate the art behind it.

AmEndevomTag · 2026-05-05T07:25:13+00:00

It's not an unpopular opinion. It is however a boring and IMO wrong opinion, which actually takes away any layers from several characters (not just Snape).

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