Things that didn't quite make sense in Harry Potter?

[Kyng]

So... what's the point of Quidditch if catching the Snitch automatically wins the game? Wouldn't it be a much more interesting game if everyone engaged in finding the thing, beating the tar out of all other players and throwing them off their path, all whilst keeping an eye on its location?

Actually, catching the Snitch ONLY ends the game and adds 150 points to the Seeker's team. It's not a guaranteed win. The 1994 Summer Quidditch World Cup had the Irish win a narrow victory despite the Bulgarian Seeker Victor Krum catch the Snitch. This got left out of the film.

True, but the Snitch is still waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay OP, to the point where, in 99 games out of 100, whichever team's Seeker catches the Snitch is going to win .

Though, I think I read somewhere that Rowling did this deliberately, in order to poke fun at Muggle sports and their fans .

[JHG]

So…how is Snape’s entitlement to Lily Evans true love again? He even called her the M-word! 5,000,000 points to Hufflepuff!

[Moonshroom]

Bertie Bott's Beans would NOT be a popular treat in real life... in fact, I think they would be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

And I know this because we sorta had them here, in the form of the aptly-named "PUAJ!" candy pieces, a bit of bubblegum that could either taste divinely or like hot garbage. They survived like three months on the market, then were forcibly discontinued.

[Kyng]

Bertie Bott's Beans would NOT be a popular treat in real life... in fact, I think they would be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

And I know this because we sorta had them here, in the form of the aptly-named "PUAJ!" candy pieces, a bit of bubblegum that could either taste divinely or like hot garbage. They survived like three months on the market, then were forcibly discontinued.

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't have enjoyed them .

If they existed in real life, it'd be basically impossible to keep consumers safe from the thousands of different allergic reactions that they could induce. I assume the Harry Potter universe has some magical means of stopping these allergic reactions... but even so, there must be plenty of people like Dumbledore, who stopped consuming them after eating a vomit-flavoured one .

[Moonshroom]

Bertie Bott's Beans would NOT be a popular treat in real life... in fact, I think they would be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

And I know this because we sorta had them here, in the form of the aptly-named "PUAJ!" candy pieces, a bit of bubblegum that could either taste divinely or like hot garbage. They survived like three months on the market, then were forcibly discontinued.

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't have enjoyed them .

If they existed in real life, it'd be basically impossible to keep consumers safe from the thousands of different allergic reactions that they could induce. I assume the Harry Potter universe has some magical means of stopping these allergic reactions... but even so, there must be plenty of people like Dumbledore, who stopped consuming them after eating a vomit-flavoured one .

Hey, that's a really good point... allergic reactions would absolutely wreck some kids.

I can, however, see them as something Fred and George would illegally sell just for the kicks.

[Moonshroom]

You know what DID make a lot of sense, even though it is otherwise really stupid? The way no-one ever notices Hogwarts students getting to their train. Sure, it is silly NOW, but I bet the station didn't even have that many security cameras at all and even if it did, they would hardly be pointed at a wall. And if a Muggle caught a glimpse of the action, would they dare reporting it? A lot of things could be happening at a busy station and it would be fair to chalk it up to a confusion.

The book actually benefits immensely from the time period it was written on. Now the secret would be out within hours, the second a bored Brit pointed his iPhone at the column.

Perhaps a "Things that DID make sense in Harry Potter" thread is in order. Maybe.

[JHG]

Bertie Bott's Beans would NOT be a popular treat in real life... in fact, I think they would be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

And I know this because we sorta had them here, in the form of the aptly-named "PUAJ!" candy pieces, a bit of bubblegum that could either taste divinely or like hot garbage. They survived like three months on the market, then were forcibly discontinued.

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't have enjoyed them .

If they existed in real life, it'd be basically impossible to keep consumers safe from the thousands of different allergic reactions that they could induce. I assume the Harry Potter universe has some magical means of stopping these allergic reactions... but even so, there must be plenty of people like Dumbledore, who stopped consuming them after eating a vomit-flavoured one .

But I totally would try one! I think mine’s cheese mussel!
Nope, it’s mud! Get the bucket!

[Moonshroom]

I think there was a time in which Harry used a lantern to navigate the school at night while wearing the invisibility cloak XD

[JHG]

I think there was a time in which Harry used a lantern to navigate the school at night while wearing the invisibility cloak XD

It was a stealth mission! What else was he supposed to do? Go in the dark and slip on a banana peel?

[Kyng]

Yeah, would've been kinda impossible to do without some kind of light source . I suppose he could've cast Lumos with his wand - but even then, he would've had to stick the end of his wand out of the invisibility cloak.

(Though, at least he wouldn't have alerted Filch to his presence by breaking the lamp!)