Hi.
Let me start by saying that I’m a huge Harry Potter fan, a proud Potterhead.
But even though I love the books and enjoy most of the movies, I am a nitpicker by heart and can see the faults in the most beautiful things.
Here are a couple of plot holes I found while reading the books or by searching online
- Ollivander must be rich!
Why? Because he sells wands for 7 galleons. Seems like a good price I suppose, until you find out that a unicorn hair costs 10 galleons and many wands have those hairs, along with parts of many different magical creatures, which probably elevates the price to make a wand a lot more.
That means he is losing at least 3 galleons per wand he sells. The only way he could maintain his shop is by having a lot of money in his pocket already. He must be rich if he can afford to lose that much money
2. In the Triwizard tournament, what in Merlin’s beard were the spectators doing??
Imagine you go to watch the first task. You’re there looking at the champions battling a dragon! How exciting!!
Then you go to the second task.
“How pretty the water is today! I wonder what the champions are doing inside it SINCE I CAN’T SEE THEM!!”
Granted, when the champions emerged from the water you would cheer them, but what were they doing while they waited?
Same with the 3rd task. They had to wait for the champions to leave the maze…
3. Harry used 3 wands to make his Stupefy Charm stronger against Fenrir Greyback in the Deathly Hallows.
It didn’t seem to have any draining effect on him, so it feels like using just one, right?
THEN WHY DIDN’T THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX AND THE DEATH EATERS ALSO USE THIS METHOD??
Okay, I’m calm. Let me have a sip of my butterbeer. Hmmm… splendid!!
4. The Golden Trio are idiots!
Calm down, calm down! Here’s why:
In the Deathly Hallows, while on the hunt for Horcruxes, they struggle a lot to find food.
Hermione had literally told Ron that food is
One of the five exceptions of Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration. You can summon it if you know where it is, you can transform it, you can increase the quantity if you’ve already got some.
But even knowing this, they steal or go to grocery stores/ corner shops. If you have a Reese’s cup, multiply it by a gazillion.
ALSO! They saw their friends Accioning (using the Accio spell) in a river and getting salmon that way and they never tried it while on their trip.
Blimey!
5. Voldemort could have killed Harry using the simplest trick imaginable.
Accio glasses!! AVADA KEDAVRA!
Instead…
And here’s the last one as you’re probably already tired of my rambling.
6. Bill and Arthur Weasley decided to become their own Secret Keepers. Meaning… If James and Lily had been their own Secret Keepers, Lord Noselessmort would probably still be looking for them.
Would his reign of terror still be upon the Wizarding World? Why yes, but Harry would still have his parents, Sirius would be free and Peter Ratfacegrew would be useless to Voldy Morty.
Thanks for reading and if there already is an answer to any of these please let me know as I can’t Obliviate them from my mind.
Cheers!