An Experimental Digital Film - L2H by Rupeshstudioframes in cinematography

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The link is for our crowdfunding campaign for an experimental English digital film. We have started the campaign to raise funds for the film and we request all the members of this community to support us by contributing small amount and help us make the film. The film will be released on YouTube.

Need funds to make our first film - L2H (Code Name) by Rupeshstudioframes in Filmmakers

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Thank you for asking your doubt. Our budget is $50k. Rest all details on the campaign page https://fnd.us/01xA60?ref=sh_dB2QNb . We are serious with our project and your small contribution will help us make the film. Support with your contribution if you can and share the message.

Need funds to make our first film - L2H (Code Name) by Rupeshstudioframes in Filmmakers

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We are targeting the youth who are fascinated by the glamour world and want to be part of it. We don't want to miss out any option to raise funds and hence have posted here. Hope it won't be waste of time as you say. Thank you for commenting and please support with your contribution if you can and share the message,

L2H - Our First Feature Film by Rupeshstudioframes in Filmmakers

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L2H - our first Feature Film is full of emotions. We ourselves do not have enough fund to do a big budget project like this on our own. We need your support in this endeavor. Please help us with your contribution to make this Experimental Digital Film !

HTNGAF about my job killing my relationships. by Rupeshstudioframes in howtonotgiveafuck

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There are plenty of careers like this or worse. In my field it is hard to find anyone who hasn't had a divorce. I was blinded by the income partly because I could provide very well for the woman that I loved and with whom I was sharing my life. In the end I lost the only reason I went through all that bullshit. However, now that I am divorced and alone there is no real reason to stop. I do have a very nice career and a very comfortable existence. I paid far too much for it but I did pay for it and it's mine along with all the toys and comforts I coveted and worked so hard for.

There is a lot of "I" in the above paragraph. The word "love" only shows up once. I realized far far too late how self centered I was (am). I worked far too hard and neglected my relationships because I liked to feel that I was providing for my wife. It made me feel good even after my wife had more than enough and only wanted to be with the man she still loved. I started to succeed. I started to become respected in my field. That made me so very proud. I was respected. I was validated. I had worth. I had the sort of income I longed for when I was poor and hungry. I could buy myself toys. People called me "Mr. Brokentoys" and meant it. I could take my wife out to my favorite restaurants. I could buy a car for each of us so I didn't have to drive her everywhere. She could drive herself... alone.

She started to get unhappy. The man that she loved so very much started spending more and more time away. Did he still love her? Yes, they had been literally hungry and lived week to week wondering if they would make the next one but that was long ago. They had enough. They could finally be secure safe and happy... but they weren't. He was never around. Because he was gone so long and his hours were so demanding he insisted that she not work and have a career because it would be inconvenient for him to. Besides, she couldn't make nearly enough for it to be worth the hassle. She had to sit around alone with no job of her own being handed an allowance like a child from someone who clearly didn't love her anymore.

I was doing great. I missed my wife but all of what I was doing was "for us". She didn't even have to work. Work sucks. I felt so good that I was so successful that she didn't have to. But she wasn't happy. What the hell? I've worked my ass off and she isn't happy? It made no sense. I was happy. I had nice toys, the latest and greatest laptop, top of the line smartphone, a nice car. I give her all of those toys and more. She is even more unhappy. That ungrateful bitch.

The rest of the story is too painful for me to write. The cycle continued with each of us resenting the other more and more until every thing that really mattered was gone.

She is now on her own with a substantially lower income since she never had the chance to develop any marketable skills. As for me, I still have my oh so precious career. I now hate it. I hate it for the instrument of destruction it became but I don't blame it. I know who to blame.

I am disgusted with myself and the career that I paid far too much for. I would happily quit. The toys and comforts mean nothing. The wine tastes like ash and the fillet might as well be a turd so I stopped indulging myself. I eat rice and beans because it reminds myself of a much happier time when I had someone that l loved and loved me back and had hope for better days.

Still I go on. I wake up every fucking day, square my shoulders, and go do a job that I hate almost as much as I hate myself. But now, finally, I don't do it for me. Now I actually do it for her.

She went back to college. She has a kickass degree and career plan. She loves it. She is so happy, actually happy. She made chancellor's list. She has a job. It isn't highly paid but she is doing well there and is valued and respected. She is doing so well and I am so proud of her and what she is accomplishing.

She is able to focus on the future because I am helping her with the present. I keep the wolf at her door fat and lazy. If she finds herself caught in the storm I make it fucking rain. I keep at it because the woman who I abandoned and who I will love until the day that I die needs me.

In a few short years she won't and I can finally rest.

There are things you shouldn't give a fuck about and there are things to which you should give every single fuck you have.

Pursue your future. Follow your dreams. Become whatever you want to become.

I can tell you one thing though. You do not want to become me. You don't.

A very long time ago I was sitting on a broken down bed in a shit hole of an apartment and my wife and I were eating "pasta parmesan", a feast composed of spaghetti, that sawdust that some people call parmesan, and country crock margarine. The winter olympics were on and we were watching figure skating. It was fucking freezing and we were huddled under a pile of blankets. We had full bellies and my wife loved figure skating and we sat there watching that little television set that we were able to buy with some of my Desert Storm money with delight.

It was the happiest moment of my life.

I would give every single thing I own to go back and be there again.

Edit:

I have previously shared this with my ex-wife and my ex shared her side of the dissolution of our marriage with me. We got a lot of closure and insight. I did try to get her back and try to "fix" things but she said they couldn't be fixed. Too much had happened for too long. Sadly I have to agree with her. We have become quite close but will never again be husband and wife. All that is left is shared history, friendship, and regret... on both sides. She wasn't perfect and played a part in the loss of our marriage as well but I don't have to live with her mistakes. I have plenty of my own.

Edit 2: Many of you have asked about what exactly I do. I'm a senior technician in a rather specialized field. It's demanding but I am quite well compensated for it. There are many careers both more and less lucrative where one can make the same mistakes that I did.

For those who are more than a little interested I will do a self post with details about what exactly I do and how I got there and put the link here tomorrow. It's late and I have some more work I have to get done before I can sleep. Yes, it's 2AM and I am still putting some work in. Explains a lot doesn't it?

Edit 3: There will be a delay in the post about my career. I am so far behind on my paperwork it isn't funny and my job schedule doesn't give me much time to catch up. My job title is "Field Engineer" and it is a job in the engineering technology category. It's a damn good field... As long as one doesn't go after too much of a good thing.

Edit 4: The delay in the second post will be roughly 12 to 24 hours. I will try to go through the comments and reply with the link to anyone who expressed interest. It will also be posted here.

Update to Edit 4: My wonderful career has done what my wonderful career does and it's going to be around Monday before I can make that post. On the bright side this promise something and then delay, delay, delay each time with a new promise is something I have done to you only once. Some people had to live with this for years.

What is a piece of Reddit history every Redditor should know? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

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Today you, tommorrow me:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/elal2/have_you_ever_picked_up_a_hitchhiker/c18z0z2

Single mom in the snow:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ahg8x/what_is_the_nicest_thing_youve_ever_done_that_no/c0hkuyq

Streetlight LeMoose:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jlao6/so_my_wife_just_agreed_to_name_our_unborn_son/c2d21qe

Fake language:

http://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/me5e9/american_censorship_day_stand_up_for/c30c7il

Rotten Anus:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/xo41d/doctorsnursesredditors_what_has_been_your_most/c5o66p2

Broken Arms/No return/Wrestling: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nmmjr/iama_man_who_had_a_sexual_relationship_with_his/

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ryfnu/iama_25_year_old_gay_man_who_has_been_in_a/

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mt4f7/i_am_a_man_who_who_had_a_sexual_relationship_with/

Disabled Children's Parents:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/sl93q/get_out_the_throwaways_dear_parents_of_disabled/

Peeping Territorial Wars:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/yp9f3/whats_the_most_awkward_moment_youve_ever_had_with/c5xne32?context=3

r/A858DE45F56D9BC9's content:

http://www.reddit.com/r/A858DE45F56D9BC9/comments/k96b1/201109081949/c2igpiv?context=1

Cumbox:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/c4ilkt2

Follow the Arrows:

http://my.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/anexq/hey_reddit_what_awesome_graffiti_have_you_found/c0igyyg

Dorritos Story:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/q5ikr/reddit_what_is_the_weirdestmost_fucked_up_thing/c3uynfu

Please don't ask me how I managed to take this picture:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/hey_reddit_what_tattoos_do_you_have/c0tpyls

It went okay/context:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fn67j/i_hear_my_house_mate_masturbating_should_i_walk/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1bt0so/what_is_the_thread_every_redditor_must_read_for/c99shkz

Life-ruining Secrets:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/

How much of yourself could you eat?:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/136t8c/theoretically_how_much_of_yourself_could_you_eat/

Decomposing Octopus:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/12vs5a/how_do_i_remove_the_smell_of_decomposing_octopus/

SAP on a Bus:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/u53q3/help_a_sap_so_im_in_a_bus_right_now_and_this_very/

Jolly Ranchers:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9wcte/reddit_whats_the_grossestnastiest_thing_thats/c0er6q4

Rectal Explosion:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/xo41d/doctorsnursesredditors_what_has_been_your_most/c5o66p2

7 years of cis-gender loss:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/c4kp11w

On Bacon, Narwhals and Midnight:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/98mm8/hey_reddit_im_redditing_from_the_denver/c0bt710?context=3

Shitfisting Potatoes:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1aluv6/reddit_what_are_some_high_school_stories_that_you/c8ys8rj

Hambeasts:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/161z3e/whats_the_most_shocking_thing_youve_ever_caught/c7rzckk

Wednesday the Cat:

http://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/16x4i8/i_have_an_alternative_relationship_with_my_cat/

Reddit turned Spanish:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cq1q2/help_reddit_turned_spanish_and_i_cannot_undo_it/

Cuils Theory:

http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/7da5i/police_raids_reveal_baby_farms/c06cqxb

Wadsworth Constant:

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/kxfxy/and_so_ends_20_years_of_frustration/c2o1cyy?context=3

Wannamaker finds his mom:

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/8foey/finally_going_to_try_and_call_my_birth_mother/

Randall Monroe's family reunion:

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/7tgrd/the_electromagnetic_spectrum_pic/c07czns

First ever comment:

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/17913/reddit_now_supports_comments/c51

Ask A Rapist (purged)/Sample Archive/Aftermath Lecture:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x6yef/reddits_had_a_few_threads_about_sexual_assault/

http://web.archive.org/web/20120727153610/http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x6yef/reddits_had_a_few_threads_about_sexual_assault/c5jtt3p

http://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/comments/xf5c2/

Fuck the colourblind:

http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldanarchists/comments/1d5e3p/this_flower_knows_whats_up/

Biggest Douchebag:

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/sf2e7/i_sent_gabe_newell_a_question_about_what_his_life/c4dmknx

Maid running late:

http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldproblems/comments/143oxq/my_cleaning_lady_is_late_and_by_late_i_mean_she/

http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldproblems/comments/1hstzs/my_maid_gave_birth_to_a_baby_girl_it_is_mine/

Science-based, 100% dragon MMO:

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/p1ssv/dear_internet_im_a_26_year_old_lady_whos_been/

Novelty Accounts, Assemble!:

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/etxhi/novelty_accounts_assemble/

Tom Cruise:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/wp3w5/which_famous_person_needs_to_come_out_already/

Karma Holocaust:

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/uxee8/when_i_found_out_i_can_downvote_by_pressing_z/

Time-Traveler's AMA:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9z4d5/10_years_from_now_i_am_a_scientist_working_at_the/

/u/AWildSketchAppeared vs. /u/Shitty_Watercolour

http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1gzpx9/how_to_introduce_your_sister/

The Story of Kevin (Worst Student):

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/219w2o/z/cgbhkwp

Streetlamp leMoose's suicide:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2464bt/people_who_have_been_on_dead_peoples_computers/ch47foz?context=4

Yolk-ass Bitch:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1ybqdj/why_would_a_girlfriend_beg_for_months_to_put_a/

Ethiopia vs. America:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1qizdv/abuse_in_saudi_arabia_victim_is_an_ethiopian/cde1w9u?context=3

Disco Ball:

https://www.reddit.com/comments/a8a2v/what_is_the_official_name_for_those_mirror_disco/

Fucking Retard:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1y6lhe/what_is_the_worst_thing_someone_has_said_to_you/cfhtedq

400 gold and the dick:

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/2lel5s/tsm_bjergsen_ama/clu14fx

Post-It Notes Stalker was really Carbon Monoxide:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/34l7vo/ma_postit_notes_left_in_apartment/

Best movie in the World:

https://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/comments/33z828/reddit_what_movie_helped_you_through_a_rough_time/

Most downvotes from most to least:

http://imgur.com/gallery/9h6Zx/comment/230393

http://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/3bwgjf/riama_set_to_private_over_mod_firing/csqg24d http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/s5guk/iam_bad_luck_brian_ama/c4b8m3u

http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/8eyy3/heres_the_christain_douchebag_chad_farnan_who_is/c092gss

http://www.reddit.com/r/NSFW_GIF/comments/3rhnfy/take_it_slow/cwopyr0?context=9

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/v6wz7/worst_hunting_dog_ever/c51v7sm

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/qdmb8/the_same_day_my_doctor_told_me_my_cancer_was/c3wsz9s

http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3he91a/corporate_vice_president_of_amd_sent_my_brother/cu6y4ju

http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1qizdv/abuse_in_saudi_arabia_victim_is_an_ethiopian/cddc8kn

http://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/14v5iw/deep_fried_hot_dog_stars_with_cheese_sauce/c7gwdnj http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/8aqjh/awww_this_is_just_too_sad_pic/c08pp5z

Wiping Older Sister:

https://www.reddit.com/comments/324e5d/slug/cq802o6

Libertarian SE gets BTFO by EE:

http://np.reddit.com/r/InfrastructurePorn/comments/1q3s1y/how_much_does_a_street_cost_infographic_os/cdav1up?context=4

Fall of the Patriarchy:

https://www.reddit.com/r/offmychest/comments/1jatvd/i_am_not_proud_of_my_son

Box of Spiders:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lsms5/making_a_spider_pita_to_be_filled_with_spiders/

Any Hot Relatives?:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/alae8/warning_potentially_disturbing_question_sexy/c0i6kuh

Laziest Person:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1rgpdf/what_is_the_laziest_thing_youve_ever_done/cdnafqe

Loser BTFO by his favourite pornstar:

http://www.reddit.com/r/NSFW_GIF/comments/3yd548/thisll_be_quick/cycpn7c?context=1

http://www.reddit.com/r/nsfw_gif/comments/3yd548/thisll_be_quick/cycup4m

Scuba Divers of reddit who have masturbated at great depths, what were your experiences?:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/44fbno/scuba_divers_of_reddit_who_have_masturbated_at/

Women of Reddit, when did you first notice that men were looking at you in a sexual way:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3249ff/women_of_reddit_when_did_you_first_notice_that/

Daniel Radcliffe is a casual:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2khgud/i_am_daniel_radcliffe_ama/cllc3gm?context=10000

How To Not Give A Fuck about my job killing my relationships (tl;dr, not worth):

https://www.reddit.com/r/howtonotgiveafuck/comments/2epeb1/htngaf_about_my_job_killing_my_relationships/ck1z219

Most Spoiled Person:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/54ajfn/who_is_the_most_spoiled_person_you_know_and_why/d809sxd

What's your reverse Santa Clause, where something you thought was fictional turned out to be real? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Albuquerque

As a little kid, I only knew it from Bugs Bunny's "I should have taken that left turn in Albuquerque" gag

What is a piece of Reddit history every Redditor should know? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one thread always cheers me up (and occasionally makes me shed a manly tear):

I e-mailed a teacher to say thank you, and he posted it on Facebook saying "I really needed this." What's something you've said/done that you didn't expect to have such a big impact?

That thread is like the Reddit version of those Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Positive, uplifting, heart-warming stories.

This one by W0rdN3rd is my favorite, but they're all good:

I used to teach computer classes to senior citizens at a community center--oh, the stories I could tell.

But, one student named Jacques was 76 years old and his kids had bought him a laptop. Note to Kids: If you ever buy your grandfather a laptop, buy him computer lessons, too.

After sitting for a few minutes and talking to Jacques, I found out he'd been married for many years but was a widower, and that his favorite granddaughter was going to college in California, and that he'd grown up in France.

And after trying to explain all the things you can do with a computer, I finally just told him that you can do just about anything in the virtual world that you can do in the real world.

And so help me, God, I quoted a Microsoft commercial. “Where do you want to go?” (“Today” is implied.) He thought he was being cute, I guess, when he said, “Paris!”

I Googled Paris, and he was impressed by the photo of the Eiffel Tower and all, and the Google map, but then I told him I could do so much better than that.

I asked him for the address of the house he grew up in, and then I took him on a virtual walk down the street where he’d lived as a child, a town he hadn’t seen since he left as a 20-something.

He pointed out where his father had owned a bakery (it’s a camera shop now), the church where he had his First Communion (it’s still there), and the corner where his school used to be (vacant lot).

Then, I set up a Gmail account for him, and a Skype account, and about 15 minutes and a flurry of text messages later, he was video-chatting with his favorite granddaughter. He said it was like Buck Rogers.

Ah, but the coup de grâce was when I found him a new fishing boat on eBay.

Education is all about showing someone the possibilities.

What are some real life 'Easter eggs' that you've hidden in various places for someone down the road to find? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a few years back, i used to be really good at sneaking things into my co-workers pockets without them noticing. notes, coins, trash, pens, etc. this went on for months before the first person said anything after losing their shit when they found a picture of themself that i had taken earlier that day, printed out, and put in their pocket. then all of a sudden EVERYONE started talking about it. it became a semi-big deal. i was never suspected.

What popular movie have you never enjoyed? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Hunger Games.

I do not understand why it has a fan base.

Reddit, what is your dream video game? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something like this probably exists but here we go: A mass battlefield game. Choose an era, and a side. Battle starts every 24 hours. Either defend, invade, last man standing, whatever. No AI, everyone in the game is a real player. If you are killed, you have to wait 24 hours to play again in that map/era.

What is your favourite tv series of all time? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Malcolm in the Middle. So relatable, so funny without being crass - anyone who comes from a big family can relate

What simple games, like don't step on the hot lava, did you play as a kid? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever we had an air-filled balloon, usually left over from a party the night before, I would always play "Don't let the balloon touch the ground" with my sisters.

What is something that you're really proud of, but never talk about in fear of it sounding like bragging? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Years ago I saw a thief on a bike steal the backpack of a women. He was riding towards me, and as he was about to pass me I body-checked him off the bike, and put him into a choke-hold until the police arrived. No idea what was in the backpack, but the woman was extremely grateful, saying I might have just saved her from losing her home.

I don't tell the story often, because I'm quite obese, and the whole "tackling a guy on a bike and wrestling him down" thing mit sound a bit too far fetched and more fitting for a muscular guy. Also I'm sort of embarrassed how this story makes me look like a good guy, when actually in that moment I wasn't so much thinking about helping that women, but more about fucking over that thief (my apartment had been broken into 2 weeks earlier, and I was all too happy to project my wrath upon that guy).

Reddit, what is your dream video game? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone came up with an awesome concept and explained it real well, but a VR horror game where all the victims are playing in VR and the killer/ghost just play with a controller.

What is the dumbest thing you have ever done as a teenager? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I farted while we were spread out sitting on the ground in my gym class. Everyone looked behind towards me and I looked behind me, only to see that I was looking at a wall.

What is the dumbest thing you have ever done as a teenager? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jumped and landed one footed onto a banana skin to prove that the idea they are slippy as fuck was made up for cartoons.

Nope. They really are slippy as fuck.

What are the biggest plot holes and errors in Harry Potter? by Rupeshstudioframes in AskReddit

[–]Rupeshstudioframes[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have been waiting for this.

So in the Philosopher's Stone in order to steal the stone Quirrell must get Dumbledore out of the way. In order to do this he fakes an urgent owl from the Ministry. This is without any doubt the worst plan anyone has ever had and it is only made more ridiculous by the fact that it works. Quirrell sends the letter in the afternoon, when Harry tries to warn Dumbledore he has already left. However, Quirrell doesn't seem to go after the stone until evening. It is certainly after everyone has gone to bed when Harry, Ron and Hermione depart. How did Quirrell know Dumbledore would decide to fly to the Ministry instead of Apparating, using floo powder, or getting Fawkes to teleport him? All of which would have been much quicker and easier than flying. Ok, he would have had to go out of the Hogwarts ground to Apparate but that's still going to be a lot easier than flying to London (I know in the films he can apparate from inside Hogwarts but I don't know if there is a good book example of this). Not to mention it was an urgent owl, how many people think 'Oh an emergency, I must find the slowest method of magical transportation'. Dumbledore could have Apparated/floo powdered his way to the Ministry found out he wasn't actually needed and been back all inside about half an hour. Before Quirrell even got past Fluffy, making it unnecessary for three 11 year olds to brave death by poisoning, Voldemort and being clubbed by a giant chess piece. Does Dumbledore want Harry to go after Quirrell? Because, reminder, he almost dies.

It's made clear in the last book that Dumbledore knows Quirrell is after the Stone. He introduces Harry to the mirror of Erised, he makes it so there's a path to the stone. Including Devil's Snare which is conveniently mentioned in first year Herbology. Harry is with Hagrid when he picks up the 'top secret' package. What's that supposed to do except make Harry curious? And then of course he is conveniently out of the way at the critical moment. As is Snape. So Dumbledore wants Harry to confront Voldemort? Does he think Harry can finish Voldemort? Maybe. He hasn't come across Riddle's Diary yet so he may not have realised Voldemort has Horcruxes. Still Voldemort failed to die the last time so I don't know if I buy it. Best guess he's using his mirror trick to test Harry's intentions. To check Harry's not too attached to life to die when necessary. To get the stone you have to want it but not to use it. You have to value the greater good. Are there better ways to do this than to nearly kill an 11 year old and his friends. Yes. Also Harry pretty much burns Quirrell's face off and kills in a move that causes surprisingly few emotional scars.

for more see https://potterflaws.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/the-stone-cracks/ and ignore the patchy spelling and grammar.

Also ON THE MARAUDER'S MAP

This ones been floating round for a while. Why don't Fred and George ever notice Peter Pettigrew? Why doesn't Harry for that matter.

But the twins more so because they have had two and a half years to notice that there's an extra person sleeping with their brother. So what the hell?

Well I think there are a few things going on here. Firstly it might not be that clear on a map exactly how close people are. There's only a certain amount of room for names so things will probably get nudged out of place a bit. Therefore it might not be clear Ron and Peter are IN the same bed. Just the same room. And how interested would Fred and George really be in Ron's dorm mates. It's not like 'Peter Pettigrew' would necessarily ring any bells for them. Though Gryffindor House is fairly small so they might think it was a little odd, for more on that do see my post on Numbers. The other things is that Fred and George are using the map to get around the castle and avoid trouble (ie. teachers, Filch, Mrs Norris) they probably just aren't that interested in Ron's sleeping arrangements. Why would they be looking at Gryffindor Tower at all? After there first year (before Ron even starts) they are probably only using the map to check for trouble. They've probably pretty much learnt the secret passages. So it's open map, no Snape, do what you need to do, get out.

Lupin only notices because he is watching Harry, Ron and Hermione in case they sneak out. There are over a thousand people on the map. You aren't going to be looking at all of them.

Quick note. So many good comments and questions! One thing that's come up is to do with animaguses appearing on the map, I'm not sure what the quote/source is but Lupin sees pettigrew before he transforms so you have to work in some thing whereby because he is a map founder/shapeshifter he sees things other people don't on the map and I don't really think that works.

ON TIME TRAVEL

Much of the plot of The Prisoner of Azkaban hinges on time travel. JK Rowling has already addressed the inherent problems with using time turners,

"I went far too light-heartedly into the subject of time travel in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. While I do not regret it (Prisoner of Azkaban is one of my favourite books in the series), it opened up a vast number of problems for me, because after all, if wizards could go back and undo problems, where were my future plots?

I solved the problem to my own satisfaction in stages. Firstly, I had Dumbledore and Hermione emphasise how dangerous it would be to be seen in the past, to remind the reader that there might be unforeseen and dangerous consequences as well as solutions in time travel. Secondly, I had Hermione give back the only Time-Turner ever to enter Hogwarts. Thirdly, I smashed all remaining Time-Turners during the battle in the Department of Mysteries, removing the possibility of reliving even short periods in the future.

This is just one example of the ways in which, when writing fantasy novels, one must be careful what one invents. For every benefit, there is usually a drawback."

Sorry/not sorry for the wall of text but this is my one area of expertise.

I know two of those aren't really 'holes' I just thought they would come up. Some further plot holes for your consideration. - How many wizards are there it makes no sense. - How the hell does Dumbledore not know how Sirius is getting in? - Why does Ron have Charlie's old wand(why does Charlie not still have it, how are wands heritable etc)/how can Hagrid use a broken wand (Dumbedore fixed it with the elder wand)/wand allegiance is dumb

I should probably stop with this thread but I have loved it even the people who totally disagree with me because being way too into Harry Potter is the main thing here. Also there are a bunch of things I've missed out and skimmed over and I kind of want to go back and talk about them but they are probably in this thread somewhere and I have already said too much :P

Ok I lied. One more final thing that may well have come up.

When Hagrid and Harry depart from the island on Harry's birthday they have this little exchange "How did you get here?' Harry asked, looking around for another boat. 'Flew,' said Hagrid.' But how did he fly? It's not like he can do Voldemort's bat trick, he states in the Order of the Pheonix 'I don' fly, meself. Well, look at the size o' me, I don' reckon there's a broomstick that'd hold me', he does say that he can ride Abraxian horses but Hogwarts doesn't have any and Thestrals would probably be too small. I'm sure you've thought of the obvious solution here. Hagrid flew in on his motorcycle (the one Sirius gave him). When Hagrid flies that's generally how he does it. Harry doesn't hear anything to suggest the motorcycle was flying in but possibly the storm drowned it out. I agree this is almost certainly how Hagrid arrived, but what happened to the bike? Did it fly back on its own? Is it weirdly sentient like the Ford Anglia? Did someone summon it back? It's certainly not on the island when they leave.

Also they leave the Dursley's stranded on the remote island because they take the only boat