Harry potter has one huge plot hole you mightve missed. These are 10 of the worst mistakes in history indy100. Harry potter and the goblet of fire book mistakes, goofs. He turns quirrell into stone, which then falls and crumbles to dust. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your post potter. Culture books news 21 insanely difficult harry potter trivia questions even diehard fans have trouble with.
Over the years of reading and rereading this series ive noticed the odd mistake or two. Seriously, all the times harry should have died are endless. Rowlings beloved harry potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated fullcolor editions. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone that sold for.
Voldemort successfully baited potter and caused the biggest mistake in his life. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001 at the start of term feast, after harry is sorted into gryffindor, he sits down on the right side. But there are some goingson in the movies that go beyond the explanation of. When lily and james potter were forced to go into hiding during the first wizarding war, their fatal mistake was their choice of secret keeper. We solemnly swear harry potter fans are up to no good when it comes to finding plot holes. Top 20 harry potter plot holes best, most, greatest of. Twelve publishing houses rejected jk rowlings harry potter manuscript before bloomsbury finally took her on following the advice of the company chairmans eightyearold daughter alice. Rowling is secondguessing the ending to her beloved harry potter book series in an interview for the upcoming issue of. So many times he could have been murdered easily by voldemorts followers. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectable and gain significant value on the rare book market. After seven epic novels and eight supersized movies set almost entirely within the hallowed halls of hogwarts, even the biggest harry potter. The biggest flaw in the entire series would be that harry never gets killed.
The elder wand was supposed to be unbeatable, but dumbledore defeats grindlewald to win it. When harry is tied up against tom riddles tombstone, it says that his wand is at his feet. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot. We know that harry s birthday is on july 31 because that is the same day as the break in at gringotts.
Peeves was prevalent in every book, and the troublemaker never made it easy for students, teachers and especially the caretaker, argus filch. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. The bluray edition of philosophers stone includes commentary from director chris columbus that reveals that the final scene of the film where harry, hermione and ron depart on the hogwarts express was the first scene shot. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. The harry potter plot was a masterpiece of storytelling. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 2004 harry potter and the goblet of. As numerous fans have been pointing out ever since the very first harry potter book came out, there are some pretty major problems with what is now one of the most famous stories in the world. While some of the mistakes in the harry potter books were easily fixed.
When harry picked up the seemingly innocuous secondhand potions book, we had no idea just how important it was going to be. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80. Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth. If i listed my favorite harry potter books worst to best, it would go from shortest to longest. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. Nope, no amount of wizard magic can cover up these mistakes. Major mistakes in the harry potter movies digital spy. What are the biggest plot holes and errors in harry potter. Its based on the idea that the chess game in harry potter and the philosophers stone is an allegory.
For the sake of the story, that is the only reason why harry lives of course. The harry potter movies have so many mistakes in them that ive decided to dedicate this first part to just the philosophers stone. After all, the harry potter books and movies still fall in the coming of age genre. As the editor of the clerkship mistake series, he has worked with a variety of educators to develop books that help students. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider. How come moody see through the invisibility cloak in 4th year when it was supposed to be one of the hallows. Over the years, fans have put together a long list of discrepancies and theories from the books and movies. When rowling launched her new website in december 2016, she included a faq section to clear up some confusion about the first. Hey, after not receiving your hogwarts letter when you turned 11, who could blame you. Recently we asked the buzzfeed community which harry potter movie mistakes really bothered them, and people focused in on all the differences between the books and movies that felt contradictory. Last week we shared a piece on the latest harry potter fan theory that was actually pretty mindblowing but its not the only one. The beloved first book of the harry potter series, now fully illustrated by awardwinning artist jim kay. Hence, theres plenty to learn from harry s mistakes, speaking of which, here are 10 of such mistakes that left a mark on him.
The author says harry, not ron, should have married hermione. But sometimes, it got a little too complicated for its own good. Then again, he would be harry potter if he hadnt, would he. However, the polyjuice potion has already worn off, so it should be barty crouch jr. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a. Several of hogwarts greatest professors teamed up to try to protect the sorcerers stone. The biggest mistakes in the hp books werr made by the. However, there are a few mistakes in the second installment of the movie that many people didnt notice. Diehard harry potter fans, check out these shocking mistakes and.
Sirius was forced to rescue harry with the order of the phoenix in tow and this result in sirius death. Some editions of the first harry potter book contain a valuable mistake. Although the amendments scribbled in the margins initially annoyed him, harry soon realised. Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Harry potter and the philosophers stone released in some territories as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 britishamerican fantasy film directed by. For me the biggest logical fallacy came in book 4, the goblet of fire.
No, im not referring to the portkey but something very closely linked and which im stunned. The biggest one ive found, is after the trio escape from the wedding, and are attacked by two death eaters at the cafe in tottenham court road. Were both huge fans but weve noticed some mistakes in the books. What is the biggest flaw in the harry potter book series. Its not a plot hole, just sometimes fans need to give jkr some slack. Despite his status and, as it turned out, the fact he turned out to be a rather powerful wizard, harry still made mistakes. Harry potter plot holes and questions explained time. The harry potter film franchise gave us eight movies brimming with magic, and made warner bros a buck or two besides. The biggest mistakes in the hp books werr made by the protagonist and the antagonist discussion every character in the hp books has made at least one mistake, its inevitable, but some of the largest mistakes are made by the protagonist, harry, and the antagonist, voldemort. Test your knowledge of the harry potter series with. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. In the books, it made total sense that harry wasnt able to see.
It wont be wrong to say that harry potter is one of the most successful british american film series based on the book series of the same name. This would mean that harry, an 11 years old just killed an adult. I noticed in the first book jk rowling says something about dudley having a playstation but that book was supposed to take place in 1990 and the playstation didnt come out till 1994 at the earliest. One supplementary, also on the same night when children were. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. The secret keeper is one who becomes the living embodiment of a secret after they are told, no one else can pass on the secret they hold, not even those who gave it to them. Here are 11 more that will change the way you see the series. Peeves constant interference was inspirational, to say the least. In chapter 35, the book says the imperius curse, moody said.
The latest harry potter book is also set to become the biggest book of the decade. He seems to be rather unaffected by it in the following scenes. Rowlings inaugural novel harry potter and the sorcerers stone and 10 since she put the book series to rest with harry potter and the deathly hallows. Me and my cousin were discussing the harry potter books today. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. Below are a list of changes made to the stories of the harry potter books when they were adapted into feature films. Together they managed to face dementors and death eaters, dolores umbridge and horcruxes. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki.
Harry potter and the cursed child a longawaited continuation of the potter story in the form of the hit. How come all the order members apparate inside the hogs head when the air around was supposed to become thick and harry was not able to disparate from there. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet. In book 2 harry potter and the chamber of secrets it says on page 283 the last word on the page is professorr, they put one too many rs here is the exact sentence there was a loud bang behind harry as neville longbottoms wand slipped, vanishing one of the legs on his desk. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 goofs imdb. We know that harrys birthday is on july 31 because that is the same day as the break in at gringotts. In a big difference over the book, in the last fight scene, harry potter actually kills professor quirrell. Would they still be alive if harrys parents had been their own secretkeepers. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and its mesmerizing. In philosophers stone, harrys letter from hogwarts says he may bring a cat, an owl, or a toad.
Although this may take the longest to read, it becomes the most interactive to read. List of differences between the harry potter books and. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Because if that happened the goblet of fire would be a picture book that looks pathetic on your harry potter bookshelf. Rowling has created an entire wizarding world that has sparked the imaginations of millions across the globe for years now. We collected all the mistakes from glaring oversights to iniscule details that have appeared in the harry potter book series. From the second book we know nearly headless nicks 500th death day party was on 10311992. James or lily potter could have been their own secret keepers.
Still, most of the mistakes he did serve as valuable lessons for his growing up. And there are hundreds more over at movie mistakes. Harry potter may be one of the most beloved series in the world, but that. The harry potter franchise has way more mistakes than most fans realize.
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