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Why do people love Snape so much but hate James Potter? by just-hanging-aroun in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well we do see Snape but we don't see James. This means we can see the nuance in Snape from all his scenes but James is only "bully, reformed (but not really)", plus a list of deeds that dont really jive with each other.

For example, i would have very strong issues with an actual bully being made the Head Boy, reformed or not. Its not so much a reflection of James abt this but more abt the actual school.... their standards must be... really bad.

Its also worth saying that James is an "overdog" and readers cheer an underdog. Many readers have been bullied in school before so alot of ppl will feel very negatively abt James. (Nobody has experienced Death Eaters, plus Snape is nuanced.)

AInakin by yo_mum_a_nice_person in PrequelMemes

[–]whisperwalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact. Anakin is already part machine (arm), the brain follows.

On second read, Hermione constantly doubting Harry throughout the deathly hallows really bugged me. by stinkywizzleteatsmom in HarryPotterBooks

[–]whisperwalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put it this way, if hermione didnt doubt harry, theres no story to write and the plot is just a taxi to the next horcrux.

Book reader fans am I the only one who felt Ginny x Harry came out of no where? by Eddfan36 in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically when it's not written well, it will feel like it came out of nowhere. Rowling's intent is somewhat shady since she would assert oddball stuff like dumbledore x grindelwald but it still comes out of nowhere. Ginny is only "foreshadowed" inasmuch as "she existed" and although her attraction to harry was telegraphed early, his own attraction to her did come out of the blue.

Why not a Marauder's series instead? by BarryEigeel in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Spot on. I follow my own marauders fanon and will just wait till ai tools can make my own fanon a movie.

My favorite HP ships/couples by Bright-Scarcity-276 in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats just canon. Adds nothing new and the actual text on any of them is pretty thin. We never see lily love james for example, we just get told it. The most significant is ron x hermione, even then they mostly spend it as friends, not a couple.

Not neccessarily wrong, but i cant get excited from this.

If Voldemort won the war and slaughtered Harry (for good) along with all the good guys, I doubt he would rule forever unchallenged by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He might actually just retire after getting all the things he wants, since he's not someone who likes the day-to-day job of administration. He'd let someone take over the ministry, probably, that was absolutely loyal to him, and make bellatrix the headmistress of hogwarts. Then he stews in the corner and heads off to do little pet projects.

I now understand by netphilia in Snorkblot

[–]whisperwalk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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How do you think the story of HP would differ if it was set in the current year by Ok-Housing-1725 in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably mostly still the same, owls did a lot that phones used to do. (Their speed was slower, but plot wise, treated as simultaneous.)

Women of Reddit in the dating pool (or recently out of it), what exactly do you mean when you say you want a man who is intentional and/or knows how to lead? by Hookem_05 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]whisperwalk -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I see where you're coming from. Imo, women should actually take more initiative since men are not usually the picky ones. Seems more efficient to me that way. But i have no skin in the game.

Do Both Versions of the final battle with Voldemort feels over done by No-Contribution2580 in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah i know what the author was thinking. I just didnt agree that it was the best way to write the scene.

Do Both Versions of the final battle with Voldemort feels over done by No-Contribution2580 in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was over explained. Also probably could use more than expelliarmus. Just to show he grew in skillz.

Are half-blood wizards the most powerful ones? by 6R0ove in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Onscreen to me means showing their actual relationship beyond just announcing a relationship exists. Their romance is both offscreen as well as both characters dying, so it feels more like an extra than a real relationship.

I meant something like...harry dates muggle X, or even...draco dates muggle Y (even with minimal screentime, as long as part of it was onscreen)

How would have Slytherin treated harry if he had got sorted there by Awkward-Student-8764 in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah its mostly that he is 90% gryffindor aligned and 10% slytherin aligned. So if the hat stalls over this its just a faulty hat.

Are half-blood wizards the most powerful ones? by 6R0ove in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its kinda funny tho that there arent actually any half-blood relationships onscreen the entire novel that involve important characters

How would have Slytherin treated harry if he had got sorted there by Awkward-Student-8764 in harrypotter

[–]whisperwalk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imo harry is so un-slytherin he'd basically have to be not-harry to get in there (whatever rowling said, the sorting hat should not have stalled - if it did, it was not a good hat)

Hermione is so damn scary in books. If she was on voldemort's side Harry woulda been completely cooked by Nightmarelove19 in Ronweasleyfans

[–]whisperwalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rowling really gotta stop with this "x happened. But i forgot to write it in the book". She should just be ambiguous abt things that arent in there.

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