5 RIDICULOUS Harry Potter Plotholes 

One apparent plot hole which gets me is that whenever we see horcruxes destroyed it is pretty much instantaneous, and one way to destroy horcruxes is with basilisk venom. So if Harry is a horcrux, why isn’t he instantly killed/ the horcrux destroyed when the basilisk bites him in Chamber of Secrets? How come he gets to hang around for Phoenix tears to stitch him up?

I think that Hagrid picked up Harry the morning after Voldemort’s curse so it’s probably more like 12 hours that are unaccounted for

I’m pretty sure the reason Hermione did that is because she felt like her parents would refuse to leave otherwise. Or it could be possible that she hadn’t told them anything about the war to avoid worrying them and possibly making them pull her out of hogwarts, therefore meaning it would be very difficult for her to explain why she would be leaving and not knowing when she’d return, and wiping their memories would save time and any potential arguments that could come from that. Also, sending them to Australia is good because the death eaters aren’t going to have any idea that they’ve gone there, and even if they search the house, they’d only know they’d left the house and could literally be anywhere in the world. Don’t think you’ve completely thought that one through tbh. Also, possibly Hermione could have told the order that there would be potential complications with getting her parents to comply with them, so they should just leave them to her. Also, your linked video at the end is on the wrong side of the screen! 😂

Hermione may have done it so that her parents would leave. Still knowing their daughter is there and in danger could have given them some reason to stay or seek to help in some way. I get that its iffy but making them forget would make them less of an easy target for instance if legimency was used. Makes them less likely to slip up and say who they are or give away their true identity.

Regarding Hagrid as Gameskeeper, maybe headmaster Dippet did not actually consider him guilty but gave into pressure and allowing Hagrid this position to apologise for not having a backbone

There’s no way portrait Dumbledore could go along with the trio. Where would the conflict come from if Dumbledore was just there the whole time? He quite famously likes Harry to figure things out himself so that’s probably why he didn’t do that.

I always thought the main reason Hermione used obliviate is because her parents would never leave if they remembered her

The thing is when writing a book sometimes you have to write scenes which either don’t make much sense or there were better ways to get through the problem. However, the character has to go through a specific problem in order to advance the plot and the scene is worked around that plot point. So for the 7 potters, Harry needs to come face to face with Voldemort and shoot the golden flames (which then sets Voldemort off on his search of the elder wand). Hedwig apparently needed to die then according to Jo. Mad Eye also needed to die so that the ministry end up with his eye in Umbridge’s door and finally it allows Snape to still be seen as valuable to Voldemort (his information about the date being correct) and that means Snape can be headmaster of Hogwarts and facilitate Harry finding the sword of Gryffindor.

The 7 Harry’s is because of the trace . They knew he was travelling

Hermione’s parents have family, friends and patients - it would be ridiculous to leave them where they lived, what about people who know them?

I just noticed from this video that Hermione's mom is played by the same actress who plays Catlye Stark in A Game of Thrones. Lol. I have actually only watched the final two Harry Potter films once each, so it isn't something I ever noticed until now.

Dumbledore wanted Harry to figure out the horcrux/hallow situation on his own, which he did. So I don’t get that one. Hermione probably knew her parents wouldn’t have been cool with her ditching school and being on the run for her life without their help. It wasn’t about protecting them from the death eaters, it was about her ability to go on the quest in the first place. Don’t get that point either. The only good point you make is the missing day, the others are extremely flimsy. Implying that Voldemort wouldn’t have safeguards to ensure Harry couldn’t sneak out, come on. I’m not a Harry Potter fanboy AT ALL but this video has HUGE “why didn’t the eagles just fly the ring to Mordor” energy.

Hermiome wipe her parents memories because if she died they wont go through the pain. Portrait of ex headmasters can me commanded by the current one. The 5 thing you chose only the 7 potters one was actually sense less rest makes sense.

I read some theory here on YT that Hagrid took baby Harry to Leaky Cauldron because bartender Tom said „good to see you again” or sth like that when 11yo Harry came there with Hagrid

I Always Found Seven Potters Dumb, and I've finally figured out why. Good Job Brett

Great vid

Hii Brettt!

I'd say that maybe the missing day was just planning what to do with Harry.

Ok, but can we please talk about Dumbledore’s scar on his knee? What in the world happened to his leg to have that shape of a scar? And how is that useful at all? It’s got to be tiny because Dumbledore is t exactly a chonky dude.

Brett, have you read the Harry Potter fan-fiction series “All The Young Dudes?” If so, what’d you think of them? Mike

Great video

Wheres part 2? , With a series like harry potter, you can have more sequls for this than the number of days of the year

I disagree with the opening statement (sorry !): while one might not *expect* a book for children to be free of plot holes & other such flaws, why should a writer for children have lower standards in writing for children than in writing for anyone else ? Surely an author should give of his or her best, regardless of whom the author is writing for ? Any notion that a writer can lower his or her standards, because the book is "only" intended for children, & that children can (in effect) be fobbed off with any old tosh, STM to be encouraging authors to serve up shoddy work. A writer for children should have, and should if possible satisfy, the very highest standards of literary craftsmanship, just as the same writer would have if writing for anyone else.

I have always wonder a lot of these.b

I think the only reason Rowling did the battle of seven Potters so that she can kill Moody and Hedwig.

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