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• guynamedzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Obligatory JK Rowling is a bad person. Don’t support her or the Harry Potter series.

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  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I always like to include the addendum that she’s also a bad writer. It’s great when people are excited to read, but success is not an indicator of quality.

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    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      and as always, if people do enjoy the stories, get the books or movies second hand. don’t let her earn a cent from it

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    • rmuk@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I tried reading them as a kid and thought they were shit then. I realise now the biggest problems I had with it were the total absence of brick jokes (or whatever the literary equivalent is), the utter refusal to engage in foreshadowing, and the lack of character development.

      Harry Potter was the best person but everyone else was a dick. “Gosh I wish something fun would happen” said Harry. Then Magic Headteacher turned up and it turns out that Harry is famous and rich and amazing! “Come and learn to be wizard and a celebrity” said Haggis, “you are amazing and have no choice”. And he did. And his stepbrother was fat. Then Harry learned to play Quitit. Albino McVillain said “I’ve been playing my who life. You’ll never be as good as me”. And Albino was correct, Harry could only win if he was given a broomstick called a Plonko 9000. Then, Harry got a mystery package. It was a Plonko 9000 and he won. “I am a wizard!” whispered Harry, “but I will still share my chocolates because he is a good person”. And he was. “Special people are born special and that’s why they’re special,” said everyone.

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    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      She’s not a bad writer. She’s slightly above average.

      Before she was outed, her pseudonym Robert Galbraith had sold 8500 English language copies across all formats (hardback, eBook, library and audiobook) and received two offers from television production companies.

      For a “first time” author those are reasonable numbers.

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    • ksigley@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “Harry Potter isn’t as good as you thought when you read it in grade school. Hottest take”

      Hbomberguy

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    • JandroDelSol@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      eh, they’re not great, but not the worst thing ever. ive seen worse debut novels (id argue that the divergent series is worse, though i enjoy it far too much lmao). the series is definitely ruined because of rowling’s awfulness.

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  • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Do make plenty of memes pointing out the myriad plotholes and the nonsensical developments/elements! I hear she just LLLOVES that;)

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• Saleh@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There was two times, he used proper curses:

  In book 5 he tries to use Crucio to torture Beatrix Lestrange, but she shows him and tortures him instead, as a little boy doesnt know how to torture.
  In book 6 he used Sectumsempra on Malfoy without knowing what it is and seemingly completely oblivious to the fact that most spells are just latin word. Subsequently Malfoy almost dies of bloodloss, everyone is chocked how Harry is using dark arts all of a sudden, but Dumbledore bails him out as always.

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  • Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Book seven, he uses imperius curse on some random goblin.

    (Possibly just film? Haven’t reread in many a year)

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    • accideath@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      He also uses crucio in book 7, when one of the carrows spits on mcgonnagal, iirc

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    • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nah that’s in the books too

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  • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Doesn’t that spell even break the rules of the setting? What I’m meaning is that with basically all other spells, just saying the words isn’t enough, there’s a mental element to it, which is related to what the spell is supposed to do. So, casting a spell without knowing what it does should be impossible.

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    • uniquethrowagay@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I love Harry Potter but facing the facts it is very badly crafted and full of inconsistencies like this.

      Obligatory: JKR turned out to be a horrible person and dies not deserve any of our money or attention.

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  • blarghly@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I mean, we should really be asking why they didnt just take latin as one of their classes

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• coriza@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “I fear not the wizard who has practiced 10,000 spells once, but I fear the wizard who has practiced one spell 10,000 times.”

  Actually Harry also used Spectrum Patronum alot (aka, the deus ex machina spell that can do anything and give you a blowjob at the same time)

  So he had 2 go to spells.

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  • Pyro@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Expecto* Patronum

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    • hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Combined with a BJ, erecto patronum works better.

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    • coriza@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fixed. Thanks

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• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Trying to apply logic to JKR’s writing will surely lead to madness.

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  • steeznson@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s a good fanfic series that tries to apply science to the HP universe. I made it like 50 pages into the 300+ page book which is longer than I’d usually read a fanfic for.

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    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality? I think it clocks in at like half the length of the entire original series.

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    • burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      good

      You and I have very different ideas of what the word ‘good’ means, lol. The first, like, two chapters were fine as lampooning the poorly thought out logic of rowling’s world, but by chapter 8 or so it just was the same thing over and over again: mary sue thinker boy immediately noticing the giant flaws of the main author and having already rationalized the perfect exploit in a split second.

      If it really became good later, well, first impressions matter and it had a pretty bad one.

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  • stray@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The fanfic that tried to apply logic to JKR’s writing lead to an actual, real life murder.

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    • burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      O.o wait what.

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    • ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You mean the one by the AI wackjob?

      …wikipedia.org/…/Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_…

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    • Grerkol@leminal.space ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Please explain

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• Fleur_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No he found the spell that was cracked and just spammed it. Why wouldn’t you it’s the best spell. Insta stunlock, no counter. He did the meta build

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Elden Ring Sorcerers once they learn Rannis Dark Moon

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    • EldenLord@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Kid named Night Comet:

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• Junkernaught@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Fake: Magic. Gay: Also magic.

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  • Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨

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    • Junkernaught@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Stop, it’s too fabulous

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• rockerface@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It happens three times, if we count the one when he was 1 year old

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So they used a charm instead of a spell?

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  • Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Also how gilderoy lockheart is defeated

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• lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That pic made me laugh way too hard

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