At the beginning of CoS, Dobby says:

Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but never has he been asked to sit down by a wizard!

Do you think Dumbledore ever asked him to sit down, either before or after this encounter?

I know it is often assumed to be, but I think the 1935 birth date might actually be inaccurate. I knew that it was commonly thought to be that year, but I was surprised to see that Pottermore didn't actually state her birth year at all. I actually think, with her shown to be a professor in the 1910s in 'Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald', that she was likely born closer to 1900, or maybe even closer to 1890.

This post on the Fantastic Beasts thread and this article from MuggleNet are what I used to come to my conclusion. The reddit post, I think, gives a slightly questionable description of her employment history at Hogwarts, but the majority of it seems sound to me and it is mostly supported by the MuggleNet article.

The article also supports my late 1800s to early 1900s birth date conclusion and both the article and the post lead me to believe that when McGonagall answered "Thirty-nine years this December" to Umbridge's question of how long she had been working at Hogwarts, she didn't mean 39 years consecutively and actually meant 39 years total.

It could also be that McGonagall meant that she had been in her then-current position for 39 years and/or that she worked at Hogwarts in another position prior to being a Transfiguration teacher, possibly working elsewhere in-between separate Hogwarts employment periods (in these scenarios, she would've likely meant '39 years consecutively' in her answer to Umbridge).

I'm not completely knowledgeable of the entire history of each character or the canons throughout the book series so if anybody has any corrections or things to add, please let me know!

And it's funny, I'm not as into Harry Potter as I used to be, but I saw that my younger brother was watching 'Fantastic Beasts' and randomly started to do some very, very, very extensive research on the lore within the series which led me to center on McGonagall's backstory. It makes sense, though; she's always been one of my favorite characters of the series. ☺️

It is absolutely disgusting in my eyes at least.

If the magical solution they cooked up to Be Friends With The Werewolf is something that is still risky and needs great caution -- kind of in the spirit of "Chris Pratt trains veloceraptors to Bond With him and Follow Orders" perhaps -- then it would be slightly more understandable that they would feel more Invincible and then experiment with letting the werewolf out of the safe house, because the werewolf COULD still bite them but they are executing means to prevent that.

However with their Animagus Form plan, they instead have TOTAL immunity against a werewolf's bloodlust. A Harry Potter werewolf would sooner knaw and claw THEMSELVES before ever going after living breathing animals or fake-animals as it turns out. They ONLY go after people. Padfoot got hurt by Werewolf Moony at last... because he tried to stop Moony from going after Ron Hermione and Harry, the people. If he didn't literally get in the way, Moony would just run by him.

Which sheds a whole new level of cringy light at the threat they posed to Hogwarts and Hogsmede. Those three are the ONLY people who both know of the student werewolf and is fully protected. (McGonagall has her Animagus form, true, but she wouldn't be knowing to Transform Into Cat before even seeing the werewolf, because she wouldn't expect the werewolf to be OUTSIDE.) HOW is this more ok than if Tom Riddle decided to ride the Basilisk around even an empty Hogwarts Castle? He is the Heir of Slytherin and a Parseltongue and he can put a blindfold over his eyes. Yet I'll bet if the authorities knew he was riding around on a Basilisk in, again I stress, even an empty castle, they would probably do the equivalent of "Nuke it from orbit, it is the only way to be sure" and be totally justified in killing Prefect and model student Tom Marvolo Riddle along with the beast, wouldn't they?

So why are so many of us allowed to stretch the FRIENDSHIP thing for so far in excusing Sirius and James? They could have just STAYED in the goddamn Shack and accompanied Remus, and then it would only be the three Best Friends who may be in danger of the werewolf's bites. Even tho again as Animagi the chances are basically 0.

It becomes less FRIENDSHIP than it becomes a source of fetishized danger fun. I'm not surprised thst later Kames and Sirius trusted Peter more than Remus.

And that is why even if Snape was already a card-carrying Death Eater in fifth year, him exposing Lupin (and the shoddy excuse of a SECURITY System) would have been "Right thing for the wrong reasons", at worse. The whole thing was a joke. Either Dumbledore or McGonagall ought to have invisibly set up camp near the Whomping Willow to make sure no one gets in or out.

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Thoughts on this?

And what are some of your Die Mad moments? :)

I’m sure there’s all kinds of threads about James Potter himself, this is mostly about my feelings towards the character. I was also bullied in school so, I bring that with me.

James grew up wealthy, was immediately popular. The book said he hexed other students as well, it wasn’t just Snape. Him and the marauders were basically the bullies the Draco’s of Hogwarts. Although they were fiercely against the dark arts.

James eventually grew out of it, but mostly stopped because he wanted the most popular girl in school to go out with him. And despite all the people he had bullied, she decided to go out with him anyways. Basically for all his behavior, he was rewarded with a relationship with the most attractive and popular girl in the school.

Not only that, but even after being involved in a prank that nearly killed another student that he didn’t like he got awarded the head boy ship. Which basically meant he was the head of the prefects, and had authority over other students. Even though he was a rule breaker, and probably bullied a good deal of those same students.

I’m not happy he died, but I’m not really sad. I know it’s probably wrong to think it but a small part of me feels like it was a bit of justice. What happened to not only him but that all the mauraders met early death.

Am I wrong for feeling this way, does anyone else feel this way? If you disagree with my feelings, what are some arguments you would present against my point of view, I’m open to being convinced.

In my opinion, because of the way Snape treats Harry, it seems like he hated James more than he loved Lily. Harry is pretty much Snape’s last reminder of the woman he loved available to him. You think that would have a positive influence on the way Snape treated Harry. Yet his hatred of James overshadowed that fact.

Edit: To answer my question I think you can ask yourself: which did Harry feel more, Snape’s hate for James or his love for Lily? Harry represents the last of both James and Lily on this earth, the two people for whom Snape felt the most strongly. But Harry didn’t get the “I loved your mother so I’m going to love you” treatment. He got the “sins of the father are the sins of the son” treatment with every interaction he had with Snape. If Snape’s love and hatred were equal, I think it would have translated into Snape simply ignoring Harry’s existence. But that’s not what happened; he chose to taunt Harry about James at every opportunity.

I just don’t understand why Dumbledore would keep what he knew about Voldemort’s horcruxes a secret from everyone except the limited info he gave to Harry. Why not tell members of the Order? Why not leave Harry in the best position possible by having some of the most skilled and deeply trusted wizards on the hunt for horcruxes with the trio?

I've been wondering, what were the students supposed to be taught? Only spells or something else? Considering we never got a normal teacher except Remus Lupin, but that was only the third year, I'm curious about every year.

Need it for my fic/story, whatever it would be called, unpublished role-playing with my mind? Probably that.

I have recently stumbled upon the Wikipedia page about the theft of the Stone of Scone in 1950 and have noticed a few key points in regards to the theft that made me think of Harry's escape from Dursleys' in '92 with assistance from Ron and the twins.

1. Four people were involved in the theft.
2. The vehicle used in the theft was Ford Anglia.
3. Before making their way to Scotland, the thieves had to make a layover somewhere (Kent/Warwickshire) in England before going north.
4. A person involved in the incident is called Vernon.

I am aware that not everything lines up perfectly, but I believe it would be a sign of poor writing if they did. I am more inclined to believe that an author of JK Rowling's skill would be able to reimagine the event and make some changes so that those who know, would know.

I’m listening to the audio books and am in book 7 and the cloak is described as making the wearer truly invisible, giving constant and impenetrable concealment, no matter what spells are casted at it. But Mad Eye or rather Barty as Mad Eye could see it when Snape was looking for Harry. How? I mean the cloak should be “invisible” even to death

When hagrid found Harry, he was saying how Voldemort killed a bunch of powerful wizarding families but Harry survived even though he was a baby, but the bones were killed too? I thought Susan bones was in the sorting and got put in huffflepuff? Please help me

It’s been YEARS since I’ve read Cursed Child (so forgive me if i get any parts of the story wrong) and i liked it at the time (I was also very young at the time) , however everyone on here seems to hate it and not consider it canon. Looking back at it now, i understand where everyone is coming from, however there is quite a bit i really like about The Cursed Child.

The main thing i enjoy is Albus’s characterisation and the way he shares many similarities to Harry, despite his Journey taking very different turns.

First off , i really like how Albus’s fears of being sorted into Slytherin, parallels his father’s fears, however Albus’s fears change after meeting Scorpius on the Hogwarts express and Harry develops his fear after meeting Ron on the Hogwarts express. I really like the idea of Albus being friends with Scorpius (in contrast to heir parents relationship), and him being sorted into Slytherin. Albus and Scorpius also seem to be quite unpopular compared to their parents.

I love how Albus instantly has high expectations placed upon him (Being the son of Harry Potter and being a Weasley descendant), and is already famous (again much like his father), however Albus’s story takes a quick turn from the beginning of school , and he is viewed as a disappointment and as the ‘Cursed Child’ ,by being sorted into slytherin and by being nothing like his Father or the rest of his family (eg hating quidditch). I like how Albus ,unlike everyone else, didn’t view his Father as a ‘perfect hero’, but looked at the ‘flaws’ of his father as well.Overall i enjoyed the portrayal of Albus and Harry’s difficult relationship in general, with Albus being the rebellious Son and Harry having struggles being a father.

I also really like the fact that Albus and Scorpius got up to adventures much like the Golden trio did, like when they tried to escape the Hogwarts express for what they believed was for the right cause.

Amos Diggory begging for Harry to find a way to bring back his dead son, was also something I really enjoyed. We already knew that Amos was very prideful towards his only Son, and how much he loved him, so for him to still feel grief towards his son’s death after so many years and blame Harry for it , was a very interesting part of the storyline, in my opinion. I also loved how Albus’s view on his father changes after hearing this conversation, and makes it HIS goal to correct one of the few ‘flaws’ of the ‘Great, Heroic Harry Potter’

Although a lot of the Time travelling parts of the story didn’t have much accuracy, i really enjoyed seeing the alternate timelines created after the Time travel, and how by attempting to save Cedric ,created a world where Voldemort ruled and Harry Potter was dead. This shows how, although Albus and Scorpius had a good heart and they only wanted to save Cedric’s life to help his grieving father, that some events in history/ time travel shouldn’t be messed with or their actions will lead to dark consequences. It was also interesting seeing Harry , Albus and the rest of the main characters use the time turner to save the timeline and relive the night Harry’s parents died.

I liked how Draco and Harry got on as parents, and how despite their differences and previous rivalry, they both only wanted the best from their sons and to be good father figures. It was interesting seeing Draco as a father , especially due to his past and seeing him deal with the death of his wife, whom he had married against his father’s will.

Overall although there are many flaws to The Cursed Child and many aspects i don’t consider canon, there are also many aspects of the story which I love and consider Canon.

Movie Ginny was bland, but it's not like book Ginny was a very nuanced character with layers.

Rowling is adept at writing memorable side characters- The Twins, Luna, Neville etc and showcasing their talents or journey beautifully. She even gives Neville an arc of his own.

She failed to do that with Ginny in my opinion.

Just a thought that crossed my mind. Bc we see that werewolfs are creatures but, like remus, they can be wizards. Is it the same for vampires? What it the process for someone to become a vampire in this universe??

Can someone explain to me why a witch and a SAHM couldn’t whip up a decent pair of dress robes for Ron? I know she made that ugly dress poor Jenny had to wear, but at the very least she could have taken off that tatty lace and taken away the “Aunt Tessy” smell from Ron’s robes. Or resize Mr. Weasley’s dress robes to fit Ron for the Yule ball. For that matter, couldn’t she have done a spell to smarten up all the used robes her kids had to wear?

So I was thinking how only Ravenclaw has a motto in the books. The closest we get to a motto for the other houses is the sorting hat's song in the first book:

Gryffindor
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart.
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart

Slytherin
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You’ll make your real friends,
These cunning folk use any means
to achieve their ends.

Hufflepuff
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil.

Ravenclaw
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you’ve a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind.

Honorary mention: The latin one for Gryffindor from Hogwart’s legacy is "Forti Animo Estote", which translates to "Be of Good Courage" or "Stay Strong of Heart".

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I made some rhyming motto's for the other three houses:

🦅 Ravenclaw: "Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure."

🦡 Hufflepuff: "Just and loyal are true and unafraid of toil."

🦁 Gryffindor: "Brave at heart wear honour like art."

🐍 Slytherin: "Where ambition lies, the cunning rise."

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Let me know your thoughts!

P.S. In the Slytherin one, "lies" could have another sneaky meaning which is such a Slytherin thing!

What we know from the books is that Rodolphus Lestrange is an extremely rich pureblood with a Gringotts vault full of gold. He was very happy to let Voldemort use his vault to store his things (the cup and later the sword), which Voldemort appears to directly hand to his wife Bellatrix without even asking Rodolphus for his consent. Bellatrix openly adores Voldemort in front of all the other Death Eaters, and she seems to have been his full-time Death Eater with Rodolphus funding her lifestyle. In no way has any of this dampened Rodolphus’s loyalty to Voldemort.

He went looking for Voldemort with Bellatrix when he vanished, remained absolutely loyal to him when all the other Death Eaters abandoned him, and went to jail alongside Bellatrix for him without a trace of fear (during his trial he was “staring blankly” up at Crouch).

He got out of jail, but went back to Azkaban AGAIN only a few months later when he was captured at the Ministry, on a mission for Voldemort. He got out, and we know from Deathly Hallows that he was injured once again while fighting for Voldemort to capture Harry. He remained fully loyal to Voldemort after all this, and Voldemort then gave the sword of Gryffindor to Bellatrix to store in his vault.

IF we accept Cursed Child as canon, after Voldemort and Bellatrix’s death Rodolphus paid a lot of gold to have their daughter safely taken in by a pureblood family. Then he went to jail again, and as soon as he got out he went to find Voldemort and Bellatrix’s daughter to tell her who she truly was (Delphini refers to him as “Bellatrix’s faithful husband). All of this while having no heir of his own to continue his ancient line.

Is he as much in love with Voldemort as Bellatrix is? She and Voldemort hardly ever mention him, and he was the one doing everything and more for them, and footing their bills! Truly Voldemort’s most underrated, most loyal supporter.

in the film, dh part 1 why does harry start like almost drowning and freaking out when he touches the sword?

How can I post pictures? My girlfriend found a small amount of funny photos that look like they came from behind the scenes. I wanted to post them here but it won’t let me add pictures. So curious on how I can share them with everybody.

The death of Snape has always seemed hugely brutal. But I don’t quite get why Voldemort used Nagini.

Voldemort kills Snape to make sure he has control of the wand (obviously he’s wrong, but that’s the purpose). Why would he risk using Nagini, potentially not personally defeating Snape, and not gaining the Elder Wand’s power?

I also feel like Voldemort values Snape enough to not give him a horrific death. But, that’s more a personal opinion than anything.

(I’m just rewatching DH2 now, currently only annual re-read but haven’t got to DH yet, so sorry if I’m misremembering the books.)

I feel like you can't go a chapter without the word mr or Mrs

Don't you guys think its weird that everyone marries who they met in high school in the wizarding world? Hermione marries Ron, and Harry marries Ginny. Do their lives just end after Hogwarts? We haven't seen anyone who has met anyone else at their jobs or just out on the street? They all fall in love in high school and stay "betrothed." Isn't it weird?

The official reason for his recruiment is that Mundungus can work with the criminal world. However, it seems that Mundungus is always causing troubles. Did Dumbledore have some secret plan for Mundungus?

The movies did a poor adaptation. Every magical character in the books has rotten teeth in cannon. They dont care, because they can eat through magic