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Bound copy of Manacled

Has anyone in the UK reliably sourced a bound copy of Sen Lin Yu - Manacled ? Preferably with the original fan art from her post.

The Dramione fan fic that broke me.

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2024/12/17
04:48 UTC

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The rat…

Going back to the First Wizarding War…

The Marauders all knew that someone in the order was an informant for Voldemort. My questions is…

How tf did they not know it was Peter? I mean, his animagus form is a literal RAT lmaooo 😂

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2024/12/17
04:28 UTC

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I just wanna say, I'm so glad HP's portrayal of Werewolf is terrifying as all hell. Usually, a lot of fantasy make werewolves look either cool or somewhat human-ish, but for all the fun "magical" charms of wizarding world, I love how demented the whole concept it.

I'm glad they didn't turn werewolves into some kind of weird hot furry thing.

My two favourite portrayals of werewolves in films are Lupin from Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban and Van Helsing werewolf (Hugh Jackman).

I love that Lupin's werewolf is inhuman, lanky, terrifying. It really makes you realize how he sheds his humanity and basically becomes a grotesque beast. You really feel bad for the man.

And later the introduction of Fenrir Greyback backs the entire thing even MORE creepy. Turning Fenrir almost into a sick, sadistic predator that attacks literal children.

There's nothing hot or cool about it. There's no redeeming feature or quality. If you're a werewolf, you're done for. And the entire community of the wizarding world shun you for it. It's tragic, and in a way, I'm fine it with. It's fresh to see a curse be treated as a curse rather than something with benefit/charm to it.

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2024/12/17
04:21 UTC

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Doing my annual Harry Potter series rewatch with my two year old so I’m not paying attention as much as I should so someone refresh my memory

In the Order of the Phoenix film, why is Fudge SO against Harry Potter in the beginning? Can’t remember if he’s in cahoots with Lucies? But he’s being a little b**** even towards Dumbledore!!!

And oh lord I just saw Professor Umbridge and I’m getting anxiety and irritated just looking at her 😂

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2024/12/17
03:51 UTC

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TRUE Gryffindors and the sword of gryffindor.

Ok, so I think only a handful of Gryffindor students could get the Sword of Gryffindor.  I say this because it is implied in the series that only a TRUE Gryffindor could get it, and so I feel that a person could be a Gryffindor but not strong enough to get the sword, and it sort of is like Thor's hammer, which in a way allows people from other houses as well. The sword was created by Godric Gryffindor and is associated with the house, but it's like Thor's hammer and only really comes to a person that shows true acts of bravery, regardless of their house.

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2024/12/17
03:39 UTC

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Why wasnt The Cursed Child a proper novel?

I like the story minus a few details like how Bellatrix squeezed out Delphini before the battle of Hogwarts.

But what really held it back was the format. Why didn't they choose to release the book as a proper written story like the rest? I know JKR probably just wanted to do something else with her time but why give the keys to someone who writes the story in a completely different format? Was this an experimental thing?

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2024/12/17
03:15 UTC

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Noticed a thing just now

I've been listening to OOTP for the 6th time (great book btw) and I noticed a weird thing. Harry Potter being a Gryffindor (known by the red colour) has green eyes whereas Voldemort, a Slytherin (known by dark green) is described as having scarlet eyes. Anyone else noticed this before? What do you think of this? Was this intentional?

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2024/12/17
03:19 UTC

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Hogwarts Legacy audio messed up

I was playing Hogwarts Legacy, and after one of the memories all the environmental sounds like walking, shooting spells and opening doors are incredibly loud now, and all the voices are basically silent and super echoy. This happened after the first trials pensive memory any idea what caused this and how to fix it?

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2024/12/17
03:00 UTC

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The biggest movie mistake

For me the most obvious movie mistake will always be Harry using the Lumos spell in the beginning, and just 15-20 minutes later into the movie, wondering why he wasn't getting expelled for using magic outside Hogwarts in the whole Aunt Marge incident. (Although, that was kind of unintentional use of magic, but I guess they're supposed to learn to control magic by that age).

They changed the book scene, which ended up becoming a movie mistake

Loved the POA movie though. The cinematography was amazing

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2024/12/17
02:55 UTC

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Spells used in duels

I just finished OOTP in my yearly marathon of the 8 original movies. In the scene with Harry and Sirius dueling Malloy and the other death eater I got to thinking.... in the whole series, why aren't both sides of the war not just spamming avada kedavra at each other. Screw stupify or expelliarmus.

Just a shower thought lol

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2024/12/17
02:49 UTC

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Would Harry have a scar if the curse didn't backfire on Voldemort?

On HBP chapter 17 - "the avada kedavra curse does not usually leave any sign of damage" although the exception sits before me, dumbledore nodded towards Harry's scar"

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2024/12/17
02:31 UTC

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Are there any tom riddle chronicles?

Are there any series fanmade or something on AO3 or Wattpad or something that is basically like a series of Tom Riddle's time as a teenager? from before or after getting his letter from Dumbledore till his 7th year or till his defeat? like 1st year till whatever? a series? from Tom Riddle's perspective of his earlier times, not later times, or during the Golden Trio era, during his own era.

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2024/12/17
02:05 UTC

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Guess who joined the family?

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2024/12/17
01:59 UTC

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What if James Potter had used a love potion to force Lily to marry him, as Harry briefly wonders in Order of the Phoenix after seeing Snape's worst memory? How would this revelation impact the story and its future events?

In Order of the Phoenix, Harry glimpses Snape’s worst memory and is troubled by what he sees, even briefly wondering if his father, James Potter, might have forced his mother, Lily, to marry him using a love potion. While this doubt is fleeting in the book, imagine if it were true for a moment. How would this revelation about James’ actions reshape the story in terms of Harry’s view of his parents and their relationship and its broader implications for the wizarding world? How might it alter Harry’s choices, his identity, and the dynamics with characters like Snape, Sirius and Lupin in the future?

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2024/12/17
01:30 UTC

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How hard would a wandless accio be?

So in some corners of the world they don’t even use wands, some people only learn wandless magic. So mastering just one spell, accio, it would really negate some disarming spells

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2024/12/17
01:27 UTC

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I'm crying

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2024/12/17
01:20 UTC

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I would have sued Hogwarts

I’m rewatching the movies and I’m shocked at how Dumbledore constantly put everyone’s lives in danger! I would have sued that headmaster lol

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2024/12/17
01:02 UTC

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Why my son stopped reading the series at Half Blood Prince.

I'm like why? He's like "Mrs. Umbridge." I'm like "She's too intense?" And he says "No, it's because she reminds me of Mrs. (Name withheld)" his 4th grade teacher. I barked out laughing. I literally just found out what that meant. I'm like "yeah, I get that" 😂🪦

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2024/12/17
00:59 UTC

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What if the Trio never had to leave Grimauld Place? Would they ever have found all the Horcruxes?

How would Snape have "given" them the Sword of Gryffindor?

Without ever being caught by snatchers, would they EVER have tried to check the Lestrange vault in Gringotts for a Horcrux?

Obviously it's a story and the story is written for things to fall into place but still, interesting to think about!

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2024/12/17
00:57 UTC

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Lots of "Harry Potter is bad" videos

I was re looking for the takes bad video on Harry Potter again and came apon a lot of Harry Potter is bad videos . Now I have watched them all but what I saw felt like Nick picking at best. Idk I'm bias I loves these movies so 😂 . What y'all think.

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2024/12/16
23:59 UTC

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Who is this girl on the impossible puzzle from Harry Potter?

While I was making the puzzle, I couldn't regocnize this character. Can someone help me please?

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2024/12/16
23:40 UTC

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I made an Hogwarts map

Hey guys so as the title suggests I made an Hogwarts map. When I was a kid I made a map so perfectly lore accurate, but I lost it, but yet it was so well made and I put so much effort into it that I still remember the major details. So, I decided to recreate another one following the same model, still trying to follow the books.

What I'd like y'all to tell me is how accurate to the books this map looks and what I could improve.

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I took many locations from the marauders map of the order of the Phoenix game, in fact many locations are almost the same.

I also know some locations are not really accurate, wether it is for incoherence throughout the novels or for the lack of information or different informations in general (like where the library is located, on the first, second of fourth floor. Same with Dumbledore's office that was initially on the third floor but then it is on the seventh).

And the huge arrow at the bottom indicates the road students take to enter or exit Hogwarts at the end or start of the school year.

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2024/12/16
23:38 UTC

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These Jim Kay illustrated versions are amazing. What are your thoughts on them?

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2024/12/16
23:33 UTC

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what is this supposed to be?

me and a friend tried the haribo harry potter edition for the first time and cant figure out what this green gummy should be…

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2024/12/16
23:18 UTC

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Ralph Fiennes Reacts to Photos from ‘Harry Potter’

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2024/12/16
23:17 UTC

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How possible would it be to make the Weasley clock IRL?

I saw a FB advert for a clock designed to look like the Weasley family tracker clock, though it was just a normal clock otherwise. Made me think of tracking apps some families use to keep tabs on each other, based on their phones location.

How possible would it be to translate that over to a physical clock? I'd assume you'd have an App on your phone, which the clock would be connected to via internet. Assign your family members to an "Arm" and then assign in App the labels of locations in a map or something, school, work, etc. Then when you move, your clock arm rotates to the spot where your phone says you are. Mortal Peril could be something like Walmart.

I am not a programmer at all, but I'd assume it'd be possible?

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2024/12/16
23:15 UTC

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In which years do the Harry Potter movies play?

I've seen quite some discussion on in which years do the Harry Potter movies play.

Some say it's the same as the books (1991-1998), some say because of clothing and certain muggle infrastructure that didn't exist in the 90s yet, that the movies play in the 2000s.

Is there some official statement on what exactly is true and what do you think?

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2024/12/16
23:11 UTC

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